From this date and for three days (Jan 6-8th), 1930, The Six Rockets, an all-girl RKO acrobat troupe began a three day run at the Binghamton as one of 5 ‘Big Time [vaudeville] Acts’ alongside the Paramount feature, ‘Charming Sinners.’ More info on The Six Rockets at http://www.inesitadasilva.com/?page=Keith%27s-Theatre. A press clipping from the January 8 issue of The Binghamton Press is also available from me in case interested.
While searching for performance dates for The Six Rockets, my grandmother’s all-girl vaudeville acrobatic act, I came across this article: http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/PittburghPressDec9_1929.jpg which suggests the Harris was showing movies as early as December 1929 (see third column, fourth line from bottom). However, most sources suggest The Harris didn’t come into being until much later. Was my grandmother’s theatre therefore another Harris in Pittsburgh perhaps? For those curious, more on The Six Rockets here: http://www.inesitadasilva.com/index.php?page=Keith%27s-Theatre
On Sunday 2nd Dec., I visited the recently re-opened Atrium to see a children’s show. Although it was billed as an English performance on the theatre’s Facebook page, it seems that informational content was quickly run through Google Translate, as the show was performed in Hungarian.
As for the theatre, truthfully I was rather disappointed. It’s had a lick of paint outside and inside, but this is really all. The theatre appears to have re-opened on those grounds, but in reality it badly needs renovating. The entrance hall was exceptionally cold, the double doors struggling to keep the chill from the street out, while the foyer itself was barely heated.
Within the dark and gloomy auditorium there was a great deal of mustiness, characteristic of a venue that’s been closed for years. Nothing has really changed other than all the seats in the upper balcony have been ripped out (thus the theatre capacity is down from 700 to 300).
I over enthusiastically booked seats before venturing inside the theatre for a showing of the director’s cut of Bladerunner on 21st December around midnight. I hope to make the most of the occasion!
A few photos are posted here:
http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/Atrium_Indoors_SunDec2_1.jpg
http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/Atrium_Indoors_SunDec2_2.jpg
http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/Atrium_Indoors_SunDec2_3.jpg
In short, this is a great opportunity for a developer! If anyone is familiar with the REX Theatre in Berkhamstead (see: http://therexberkhamsted.com/), this represents what the Atrium could become. A facelift could work wonders.
However, according to its new website here: http://www.atriumfilmszinhaz.hu/ the refurbished theatre opens in Nov. 2012. It can be found on Facebook under; Átrium Film-Színház
I read that it remains a fabulous Art Deco theatre but now seats 300 (as opposed to 700) and will, besides putting on vintage and art films, host theatre and other stage-related events e.g. dance, pecha kucha presentations, classical and popular music performances(Award ceremonies I could imagine too). Weekends are for kids and families, reports Budapest’s free ‘Funzine.’
Fortunately for us expats it will become the hub for English-language theatre as the Merlin Szinhaz over in Pest closed its doors I think in April. Parking for those who take their cars rather than the tram(!) will be best up the road at the shopping centre, Mammutt.
Absolutely can’t wait to take a peek inside. Will share photos once appropriate.
This might be of interest to one or two visitors: an ad featuring the Six Rockets (more info about them here: View link from the Falls Gazette, featuring them as the headline act at the Bellevue Theatre, part of “Keith-Albee Supreme Vaudeville.†They are described as Sensational European Lady Entertainers. NB: the silent movie shown on the poster was released 22 January 1927 in the USA.
Many thanks residents for the above URLs and informative posts. I’d like to share with site visitors a web page regarding one European (actually German) vaudeville act called the Six Rockets that passed through Atlantic City on a couple of occasions. The page here: View link links up many vintage photos from the Act’s two visits there, although sadly none are from inside any theatre itself and rather reveals what an act was up to when not on the stage.
However, I would like to take this opportunity to enquire whether CT readers may know whether some theatres more than others among Atlantic City’s vaudeville houses may have hosted German or European acts (if that’s a possibility at all). A number of the city’s residents claimed German ancestry, so would some houses like the Globe perhaps have catered rather more for the German speaking community? From the German Programm that the girls can be seen reading here: View link it would appear so.
Any suggestions or thoughts are more than welcome. Thank you very much in advance and I trust this post is useful to visitors.
Many thanks residents for the above URLs and informative posts. I’d like to share with site visitors a web page regarding one European (actually German) vaudeville act called the Six Rockets that passed through Atlantic City on a couple of occasions. The page here: View link links up many vintage photos from the Act’s two visits there, although sadly none are from inside any theatre itself and rather reveals what an act was up to when not on the stage.
However, I would like to take this opportunity to enquire whether CT readers may know whether some theatres more than others among Atlantic City’s vaudeville houses may have hosted German or European acts (if that’s a possibility at all). A number of the city’s residents claimed German ancestry, so would some houses like the Apollo perhaps have catered rather more for the German speaking community? From the German Programm that the girls can be seen reading here: View link it would appear so.
Any suggestions or thoughts are more than welcome. Thank you very much in advance and I trust this post is useful to visitors.
Within the introduction above, reference is made to the Palladium serving as a cinema from 19th March 1928, for three months. In fact it hosted something of a double act, as this clipping attests: View link
The Six Rockets Acrobatic Act included my grandmother and her sister. More interesting stories about them are included here for readers' interest: View link
According to one of my grandmother’s daughters, she and Sophie Tucker enjoyed a good laugh and appreciated one another’s company!
I am very grateful to a CT denizen who passed on the clipping to me as part of a research project into the adventures of my grandmother. The clipping comes from an online resource about the history of the London Palladium: http://tinyurl.com/4p3pj7d
I hope these links will be useful to readers and visitors.
Thanks to Lost Memory for posting the Citizen piece.
I would like to complement that with a clipping from 1926 which echoes the third paragraph: “a quality theater …for vaudeville and other stage shows. However, it soon added movies to its programs.”
My grandmother was an acrobat act that was one of those other stage show programs and a short preview for her acrobat troupe can be seen here: View link
More about my grandmother’s vaudeville adventures in America are detailed here: View link
I should like to thank one of CT’s denizens who found this newsclipping very kindly on my behalf.
I hope it shall be useful to others!
PS.A photo of the Jefferson would be very much appreciated!
Amazing CWalczak! How ever ever did you come across that one?! I am indebted to you! Thank you so much! The brochure is on its way already! Meanwhile the abovementioned photo remains a mystery unfortunately. Myrtle Beach as far as I can tell was far from developed during the 20s but thank you Ron Newman!
Thanks Ron. The bandstand is definitely an option. In the right hand photo one can see the band performing. As these were ‘dumb acrobats,’ inevitably they needed the backing of a band. Although evidently not always as in two photos I don’t see musicians. Thanks for the amusement park tip. So the next question is, where may that be..
The poster I’d like to share with you here View link was for a show which took place in the Loew’s Midland Theater I suspect in 1929. The back of the ad promotes a film called “The Taming of the Shrew†which featured Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. It was released on 30 Nov, 1929. I guess the show then was about the same time.
I’d have a couple of questions in relation, and would welcome your thoughts.
First, it says ‘our opening show.’ Would I be right to assume this does not mean the opening show of the theatre itself (which according to the above would have to be 1927) but rather means one of the following: the first vaudeville show in the theatre or the opening show of the Six Rockets at this theatre. In case of the latter, would that mean they’d perform a run of shows? If yes, appx. how many would be a reasonable estimate? I should add, the Rockets includes my grandmother and her sister (bottom left and bottom right respectively who by this time had been on the road since mid-1928!
Second, are all the original schedules of the theatre archived anywhere?
Many thanks in advance for any comments! Warm wishes and season’s greetings!
Thank you! Then the ‘chaperone’ site visitors can see here: http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/1930sUSA.jpg also stood in front of the Lowell Theatre. Thank you for helping to confirm another theatre my grandmother visited during her Vaudeville career!
After reviewing the useful notes above, I would like to ask whether cinema treasures' patrons might be able to verify the photograph you can see here of a B.F. Keith’s Theatre at: View link
Is this probably the Keith’s in Lowell, MA? The photo was made I believe between 1928 and 1931. I’ve been through all 12 Keith’s Theatres listed on CT, so if it is not the one in Lowell, would site visitors have any idea which Keith’s it might be? A photo of the Lowell Theatre between 1913 and 1941 might resolve the riddle! Many thanks in advance.
After reviewing the useful links above, I am having a hard time determining whether the photograph you can see here of Keith’s Theatre at: View link
is the Keith’s in Dayton, Ohio. The photo was made I believe between 1928 and 1931. If it is not that in Dayton, would visitors have any idea which Keith’s it might be? Many thanks in advance. Inesita da Silva
Hello Folks, I would like to share with you the following poster at: View link from a stage act that appeared at the Strand Theatre on Broadway. The Six Rockets, are said to be represented by ‘Johnson and Lowenstein.’ I would be curious to know more about this company whose offices were known to be 1560 Broadway, with a view to better understanding the places my grandmother (shown right in the group shot) visited as the Six Rockets. Are there any specialist sources I might use? Also, is it possible to at all to obtain the performance schedules of this venue in order to date the Rockets' performance? Last, by virtue of their performance at the Strand, exactly how ‘big’ might they have been? Any reference to an encyclopaedic-like summary on Vaudeville acts or diary-like accounts would be wholly appreciated!
Many thanks in advance, Inesita
Many thanks Tinseltoes! I agree, but I guess my grandmother was stood before her own theatre poster ;–) I have continued the line of enquiry regarding Keeney’s in the context of Loew’s Melba Theatre over at: /theaters/4149/ Thanks again and Best wishes, Inesita
Hello All,
I’ve found the discussion thread above fascinating, having arrived thanks to Tinseltoes response to my query posted over at: /theaters/3979/ regarding Keeney’s Theatre. It’s a pity though so many of the links above are no longer active – I couldn’t see the photos of the inside of the theatre, nor the ebook because I am outside the US. Never mind!
My German grandmother was part of a vaudeville act, sometimes called the Six Rockets and also the Six Marinelli Girls between 1923 and 1931, and toured much of the US. She can be seen in front of a Keeney’s poster here: View link The back of the photo says 1925.
Following the note above that the theatre became Loew’s in 1925, would anyone be able to indicate when exactly the theatre changed hands in 1925? It would help me date the photo more precisely.
I would have many other questions related to my grandmother’s life as a Loew’s and Vaudeville act, salary, life on the road, the theaters she played and so on. I have more interesting photos and vaudeville posters to share which I think will be of benefit to this community too. One challenge is finding the names for the theatres shown. I trust the ‘Looking for help’ message board will be an appropriate starting place. The background is that I am writing a book on my grandmother’s life and origins. Many thanks in advance for any assistance. Inesita
An interesting discussion thread above, which I picked up on when googling ‘Keeney’s Theatre Livingston St. Hanover Place.’ I have a photo of my grandmother and her Vaudeville troop outside a theatre poster, it maybe the theater too, from roughly 1925. It is posted here: View link
Could anyone verify for me whether she’s outside the theatre itself? Comparing with the 1905 snap of it here: http://www.shorpy.com/node/4906?size=_original it wouldn’t appear so. Thanks,Inesita (of interest?: View link)
From this date and for three days (Jan 6-8th), 1930, The Six Rockets, an all-girl RKO acrobat troupe began a three day run at the Binghamton as one of 5 ‘Big Time [vaudeville] Acts’ alongside the Paramount feature, ‘Charming Sinners.’ More info on The Six Rockets at http://www.inesitadasilva.com/?page=Keith%27s-Theatre. A press clipping from the January 8 issue of The Binghamton Press is also available from me in case interested.
While searching for performance dates for The Six Rockets, my grandmother’s all-girl vaudeville acrobatic act, I came across this article: http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/PittburghPressDec9_1929.jpg which suggests the Harris was showing movies as early as December 1929 (see third column, fourth line from bottom). However, most sources suggest The Harris didn’t come into being until much later. Was my grandmother’s theatre therefore another Harris in Pittsburgh perhaps? For those curious, more on The Six Rockets here: http://www.inesitadasilva.com/index.php?page=Keith%27s-Theatre
On Sunday 2nd Dec., I visited the recently re-opened Atrium to see a children’s show. Although it was billed as an English performance on the theatre’s Facebook page, it seems that informational content was quickly run through Google Translate, as the show was performed in Hungarian.
As for the theatre, truthfully I was rather disappointed. It’s had a lick of paint outside and inside, but this is really all. The theatre appears to have re-opened on those grounds, but in reality it badly needs renovating. The entrance hall was exceptionally cold, the double doors struggling to keep the chill from the street out, while the foyer itself was barely heated.
Within the dark and gloomy auditorium there was a great deal of mustiness, characteristic of a venue that’s been closed for years. Nothing has really changed other than all the seats in the upper balcony have been ripped out (thus the theatre capacity is down from 700 to 300).
I over enthusiastically booked seats before venturing inside the theatre for a showing of the director’s cut of Bladerunner on 21st December around midnight. I hope to make the most of the occasion!
A few photos are posted here: http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/Atrium_Indoors_SunDec2_1.jpg http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/Atrium_Indoors_SunDec2_2.jpg http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/Atrium_Indoors_SunDec2_3.jpg
In short, this is a great opportunity for a developer! If anyone is familiar with the REX Theatre in Berkhamstead (see: http://therexberkhamsted.com/), this represents what the Atrium could become. A facelift could work wonders.
Indeed the Atrium has been in a sorry state.
However, according to its new website here: http://www.atriumfilmszinhaz.hu/ the refurbished theatre opens in Nov. 2012. It can be found on Facebook under; Átrium Film-Színház
I read that it remains a fabulous Art Deco theatre but now seats 300 (as opposed to 700) and will, besides putting on vintage and art films, host theatre and other stage-related events e.g. dance, pecha kucha presentations, classical and popular music performances(Award ceremonies I could imagine too). Weekends are for kids and families, reports Budapest’s free ‘Funzine.’
Fortunately for us expats it will become the hub for English-language theatre as the Merlin Szinhaz over in Pest closed its doors I think in April. Parking for those who take their cars rather than the tram(!) will be best up the road at the shopping centre, Mammutt.
Absolutely can’t wait to take a peek inside. Will share photos once appropriate.
This might be of interest to one or two visitors: an ad featuring the Six Rockets (more info about them here: View link from the Falls Gazette, featuring them as the headline act at the Bellevue Theatre, part of “Keith-Albee Supreme Vaudeville.†They are described as Sensational European Lady Entertainers. NB: the silent movie shown on the poster was released 22 January 1927 in the USA.
Thank you so much!
Chris, Would you be so kind as to email me directly: ? I tried reaching you today but experienced some technical problems. Thanks
Many thanks residents for the above URLs and informative posts. I’d like to share with site visitors a web page regarding one European (actually German) vaudeville act called the Six Rockets that passed through Atlantic City on a couple of occasions. The page here: View link links up many vintage photos from the Act’s two visits there, although sadly none are from inside any theatre itself and rather reveals what an act was up to when not on the stage.
However, I would like to take this opportunity to enquire whether CT readers may know whether some theatres more than others among Atlantic City’s vaudeville houses may have hosted German or European acts (if that’s a possibility at all). A number of the city’s residents claimed German ancestry, so would some houses like the Globe perhaps have catered rather more for the German speaking community? From the German Programm that the girls can be seen reading here: View link it would appear so.
Any suggestions or thoughts are more than welcome. Thank you very much in advance and I trust this post is useful to visitors.
Many thanks residents for the above URLs and informative posts. I’d like to share with site visitors a web page regarding one European (actually German) vaudeville act called the Six Rockets that passed through Atlantic City on a couple of occasions. The page here: View link links up many vintage photos from the Act’s two visits there, although sadly none are from inside any theatre itself and rather reveals what an act was up to when not on the stage.
However, I would like to take this opportunity to enquire whether CT readers may know whether some theatres more than others among Atlantic City’s vaudeville houses may have hosted German or European acts (if that’s a possibility at all). A number of the city’s residents claimed German ancestry, so would some houses like the Apollo perhaps have catered rather more for the German speaking community? From the German Programm that the girls can be seen reading here: View link it would appear so.
Any suggestions or thoughts are more than welcome. Thank you very much in advance and I trust this post is useful to visitors.
Within the introduction above, reference is made to the Palladium serving as a cinema from 19th March 1928, for three months. In fact it hosted something of a double act, as this clipping attests: View link
The Six Rockets Acrobatic Act included my grandmother and her sister. More interesting stories about them are included here for readers' interest: View link
According to one of my grandmother’s daughters, she and Sophie Tucker enjoyed a good laugh and appreciated one another’s company!
I am very grateful to a CT denizen who passed on the clipping to me as part of a research project into the adventures of my grandmother. The clipping comes from an online resource about the history of the London Palladium: http://tinyurl.com/4p3pj7d
I hope these links will be useful to readers and visitors.
Thanks to Lost Memory for posting the Citizen piece.
I would like to complement that with a clipping from 1926 which echoes the third paragraph: “a quality theater …for vaudeville and other stage shows. However, it soon added movies to its programs.”
My grandmother was an acrobat act that was one of those other stage show programs and a short preview for her acrobat troupe can be seen here: View link
More about my grandmother’s vaudeville adventures in America are detailed here: View link
I should like to thank one of CT’s denizens who found this newsclipping very kindly on my behalf.
I hope it shall be useful to others!
PS.A photo of the Jefferson would be very much appreciated!
Amazing CWalczak! How ever ever did you come across that one?! I am indebted to you! Thank you so much! The brochure is on its way already! Meanwhile the abovementioned photo remains a mystery unfortunately. Myrtle Beach as far as I can tell was far from developed during the 20s but thank you Ron Newman!
Thanks Ron. The bandstand is definitely an option. In the right hand photo one can see the band performing. As these were ‘dumb acrobats,’ inevitably they needed the backing of a band. Although evidently not always as in two photos I don’t see musicians. Thanks for the amusement park tip. So the next question is, where may that be..
The poster I’d like to share with you here View link was for a show which took place in the Loew’s Midland Theater I suspect in 1929. The back of the ad promotes a film called “The Taming of the Shrew†which featured Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. It was released on 30 Nov, 1929. I guess the show then was about the same time.
I’d have a couple of questions in relation, and would welcome your thoughts.
First, it says ‘our opening show.’ Would I be right to assume this does not mean the opening show of the theatre itself (which according to the above would have to be 1927) but rather means one of the following: the first vaudeville show in the theatre or the opening show of the Six Rockets at this theatre. In case of the latter, would that mean they’d perform a run of shows? If yes, appx. how many would be a reasonable estimate? I should add, the Rockets includes my grandmother and her sister (bottom left and bottom right respectively who by this time had been on the road since mid-1928!
Second, are all the original schedules of the theatre archived anywhere?
Many thanks in advance for any comments! Warm wishes and season’s greetings!
Thank you! Then the ‘chaperone’ site visitors can see here: http://www.inesitadasilva.com/images/1930sUSA.jpg also stood in front of the Lowell Theatre. Thank you for helping to confirm another theatre my grandmother visited during her Vaudeville career!
After reviewing the useful notes above, I would like to ask whether cinema treasures' patrons might be able to verify the photograph you can see here of a B.F. Keith’s Theatre at:
View link
Is this probably the Keith’s in Lowell, MA? The photo was made I believe between 1928 and 1931. I’ve been through all 12 Keith’s Theatres listed on CT, so if it is not the one in Lowell, would site visitors have any idea which Keith’s it might be? A photo of the Lowell Theatre between 1913 and 1941 might resolve the riddle! Many thanks in advance.
After reviewing the useful links above, I am having a hard time determining whether the photograph you can see here of Keith’s Theatre at:
View link
is the Keith’s in Dayton, Ohio. The photo was made I believe between 1928 and 1931. If it is not that in Dayton, would visitors have any idea which Keith’s it might be? Many thanks in advance. Inesita da Silva
Hello Folks, I would like to share with you the following poster at: View link from a stage act that appeared at the Strand Theatre on Broadway. The Six Rockets, are said to be represented by ‘Johnson and Lowenstein.’ I would be curious to know more about this company whose offices were known to be 1560 Broadway, with a view to better understanding the places my grandmother (shown right in the group shot) visited as the Six Rockets. Are there any specialist sources I might use? Also, is it possible to at all to obtain the performance schedules of this venue in order to date the Rockets' performance? Last, by virtue of their performance at the Strand, exactly how ‘big’ might they have been? Any reference to an encyclopaedic-like summary on Vaudeville acts or diary-like accounts would be wholly appreciated!
Many thanks in advance, Inesita
Many thanks Tinseltoes! I agree, but I guess my grandmother was stood before her own theatre poster ;–) I have continued the line of enquiry regarding Keeney’s in the context of Loew’s Melba Theatre over at: /theaters/4149/ Thanks again and Best wishes, Inesita
Hello All,
I’ve found the discussion thread above fascinating, having arrived thanks to Tinseltoes response to my query posted over at: /theaters/3979/ regarding Keeney’s Theatre. It’s a pity though so many of the links above are no longer active – I couldn’t see the photos of the inside of the theatre, nor the ebook because I am outside the US. Never mind!
My German grandmother was part of a vaudeville act, sometimes called the Six Rockets and also the Six Marinelli Girls between 1923 and 1931, and toured much of the US. She can be seen in front of a Keeney’s poster here: View link The back of the photo says 1925.
Following the note above that the theatre became Loew’s in 1925, would anyone be able to indicate when exactly the theatre changed hands in 1925? It would help me date the photo more precisely.
I would have many other questions related to my grandmother’s life as a Loew’s and Vaudeville act, salary, life on the road, the theaters she played and so on. I have more interesting photos and vaudeville posters to share which I think will be of benefit to this community too. One challenge is finding the names for the theatres shown. I trust the ‘Looking for help’ message board will be an appropriate starting place. The background is that I am writing a book on my grandmother’s life and origins. Many thanks in advance for any assistance. Inesita
An interesting discussion thread above, which I picked up on when googling ‘Keeney’s Theatre Livingston St. Hanover Place.’ I have a photo of my grandmother and her Vaudeville troop outside a theatre poster, it maybe the theater too, from roughly 1925. It is posted here: View link
Could anyone verify for me whether she’s outside the theatre itself? Comparing with the 1905 snap of it here: http://www.shorpy.com/node/4906?size=_original it wouldn’t appear so. Thanks,Inesita (of interest?: View link)