The May, 1915, issue of The Western Architect also contains floor plans and some excellent photographs of the original interior, its balcony, patterned brick walls, and leaded glass light fixtures. Has anyone been inside this building recently? Do any of these original features still exist?
Itswagon — I believe your quote applies to the original Lyric theatre (http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7210), which was across the street from this namesake.
Was the New Amsterdam Theater in New York used as a filming location for “The Great Ziegfeld” (1936)? Some scenes with Fanny Brice supposedly take place in the auditorium and lobby of that theater, and it’s hard to tell if it’s a set or the real thing! It’s a pretty good recreation, if it’s a Hollywood set!
Could this theatre have also been called the Agate, which was located at 2225 E. Franklin Avenue? The Agate is listed under independent theaters in this May 1934 ad: http://tinyurl.com/ybagbaa
According to the barton.theatreorgans.com Web site, a Kilgen organ opus 3020 was installed in the Roof Garden (Blue Mouse) Theater in 1920. Is this a different theater? or did the Blue Mouse have a roof garden?!
I was an usher at the Lyric theater during the summer of 1965 while I was in college. I got to see “In Harms Way” starring John Wayne, “I’ll Take Sweden” starring Bob Hope, and “Cat Ballou” starring Jane Fonda, all first-run features. The exterior of the Lyric had been updated, so I didn’t realize what a beautiful building it had been in the 1920s. I wish I had paid more attention to the interior, which was nice, but certainly not palatial like the Minnesota/Radio City theater. There was a small, boarded over, orchestra pit, and a very small “back stage” area behind the movie screen — not enough room for any kind of a stage show.
Looks like it might have actually had a roof garden.
The House of Kolor website contains a small photo of the Metro theatre in its days as an auto paint shop: http://www.houseofkolor.com/about/about.jsp
The May, 1915, issue of The Western Architect also contains floor plans and some excellent photographs of the original interior, its balcony, patterned brick walls, and leaded glass light fixtures. Has anyone been inside this building recently? Do any of these original features still exist?
Itswagon — I believe your quote applies to the original Lyric theatre (http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7210), which was across the street from this namesake.
Was the New Amsterdam Theater in New York used as a filming location for “The Great Ziegfeld” (1936)? Some scenes with Fanny Brice supposedly take place in the auditorium and lobby of that theater, and it’s hard to tell if it’s a set or the real thing! It’s a pretty good recreation, if it’s a Hollywood set!
The official website for the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center is: http://cafac.org/
The Nokomis Theater is currently being reborn as the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center: http://fireartscenter.blogspot.com/
Future home of the Miles Theatre (about 1908):
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The Miles Hippodrome (about 1910):
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The New Garrick Theatre (1925):
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The Century Theatre (about 1948):
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Could this theatre have also been called the Agate, which was located at 2225 E. Franklin Avenue? The Agate is listed under independent theaters in this May 1934 ad: http://tinyurl.com/ybagbaa
The Metro is listed under independent theaters in this May 1934 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/ybagbaa
According to the barton.theatreorgans.com Web site, a Kilgen organ opus 3020 was installed in the Roof Garden (Blue Mouse) Theater in 1920. Is this a different theater? or did the Blue Mouse have a roof garden?!
I was an usher at the Lyric theater during the summer of 1965 while I was in college. I got to see “In Harms Way” starring John Wayne, “I’ll Take Sweden” starring Bob Hope, and “Cat Ballou” starring Jane Fonda, all first-run features. The exterior of the Lyric had been updated, so I didn’t realize what a beautiful building it had been in the 1920s. I wish I had paid more attention to the interior, which was nice, but certainly not palatial like the Minnesota/Radio City theater. There was a small, boarded over, orchestra pit, and a very small “back stage” area behind the movie screen — not enough room for any kind of a stage show.