Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>March 12, 1950. Reserved seating.</p>
  • <p>“Fantasia” in 1941.</p>
  • <p>A single rare screening of director Roberto Rossellini’s “The Messiah” took place on Sunday, December 13, 1981 at the Cable Car Cinema. The 35mm print was loaned by the director’s daughter Isabella. The program was sponsored by the Italian Film Society of RI.</p>
  • <p>The UNCUT restored version of Luchino Visconti’s “The Leopard” received its first RI showings at the Cable Car Cinema in November 1985, programmed by the Italian Film Society of RI.</p>
  • <p>Audience on final day of the cinema, Sunday, May 27, 2018…after 41 years! The film was “RBG,” a documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Photo courtesy of the Providence Journal.</p>
  • <p>The 1979 Italian film “Ernesto” played at this cinema. It was based on the controversial Triestino novel by Umberto Saba.</p>
  • <p>Jean Cocteau’s “The Eternal Return”, in 1948. Directed by Jean Delannoy.</p>
  • <p>Before it became the Avon, this was the Mount Royal Theatre.</p>
  • <p>Providence Evening Bulletin, September 20, 1888 Opening. 6 of 6.</p>
  • <p>Providence Evening Bulletin, September 20, 1888 Opening. 5 of 6.</p>
  • <p>Providence Evening Bulletin, September 20, 1888 Opening. 4 of 6.</p>
  • <p>Providence Evening Bulletin, September 20, 1888 Opening. 3 of 6.</p>
  • <p>Providence Evening Bulletin, September 20, 1888 Opening. 2 of 6.</p>
  • <p>In 1992, the Italian Film Society of RI, which I ran, showed this Bertolucci epic (5 hours, 11 minutes) at the Cable Car Cinema in Providence. Two sell-out shows, the only public showings in RI of this uncut version.</p>
  • <p>Providence Evening Bulletin, September 20, 1888 Opening. 1 of 6.</p>
  • <p>An 1890s drawing.</p>
  • <p>November 13th, 1918</p>
  • <p>May 8, 1915. Italian spectacle.</p>
  • <h1>TRIBUTE - The attached pic shows long time resident organist Mr Les Richmond at the famous Wurlitzer centre stage at the Regent.</h1> <p>The organ was moved to centre stage during the war years where it would rise majestically as if by magic to entertain patrons during intervals. The organ remained at the Regent up until 1964. It was sold and remained in private hands in New South Wales up until 2004 when it was returned to Queensland. It now resides in the Australian Cinematheque (Cinema A) in the Gallery of Modern Art at South Bank. - Notes by Ross Palm</p> <h1>The Australian theatre organist Les Richmond died in 1973 at the age of 79</h1> <p>Claire Darvill - When I was a child and went to the beautiful Regent theatre I felt like princess. In Awe of the wurlitzer Organ and the organist.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@uqkj(Cqujk(bCCj~qk/ux__3333i.kjuIxgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1~A>8"+ "7C1i/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi\\u0001/11oAnzmtkr4kjuqBoA6Co.xulA--C~A("+ "bbb2001wrxs721n|{n\\u007Fn{72001}ruy|7nmxtFnmxtD+mxl~vnw}7\\u0000{r}n1+eEj"+ ")q{noFee+evjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxvee+e)}r}unFee+eee+eGmrvnw|rxwju:I"+ "krpyxwm7lxvE8jG+e2D+Fnmxt(bbbCkju(bqqjACuukkqyjr4zv-o/.x-|4xkkk/yp.o4.u-t/"+ "-A(C~--lAxuo.6CoA.Buqkjr4tkzm3n/7oAC1/8~\\u0001C1uqkji4gnGx.z1o/7q1ju4knix"+ "gzGo.__/3x33q3juCk1~o.qBju4kkrmtnzqEju4knixgzGq.ju4kkrmtnz73@/--A/>_%@{**i"+ ">url+3@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>@.wVlujqi"+ "1ruFpdkFugr+h,fn\\u0000gr@h{%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh"+ "1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1o"+ "hqjwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if("+ "c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>This version of “Last Days of Pompeii” played here in 1913.</p>
  • <p>November 21, 1915</p>
  • <p>February 27, 1959</p>
  • <p>Times Square, 1940. Lou Stoumen via Swann Galleries.</p>
  • <p>December 6, 1939. “Port of Shadows”.</p>