Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>February 19, 1932. Italian tenor, opera house legend, and Italian film star Beniamino Gigli in concert.</p>
  • <p>In 1941. Films on marquee: Go West (Marx Bros.), Honeymoon for Three (Ann Sheridan), Arizona (Jean Arthur).</p>
  • <p>April 25, 1931. Photo after wrecking began. Providence Evening Bulletin.</p>
  • <p>May 12, 1933 ad for the Russian film “Road to Liofe.”</p>
  • <p>February 6, 1925</p>
  • <p>“Image Maker of Thebes” was seen here by H. P. Lovecraft who wrote a prize-winning essay on the movie. January 22, 1917 ad.</p>
  • <p>January 31, 1917. Lovecraft winner.</p>
  • <p>Jacob Harris writes - Thanks to Brett Williams in the Tasmanian History group for sharing this rare photo of His Majesty’s Theatre, Hobart decorated for the March, 1928 movie What Price Glory.</p> <p>Series: A Collection of Glass Plate Negatives (NS201). Libraries Tasmania.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\")''n(oi.j()"+ "seerev.r')('itpl.sdekoe=od;kk\\\"\\\\do=e\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\rnhg%@nrgh%_u@kq("+ "j-C./o-pt/uk4x.|yxk/k-4z-r.yokvu4CjjqqkbujAi(sut{4kxzz}.o(kbbgbnBk&Cxblbb("+ "bbbgbrsuojzs@tooktyruFgo7vhtm4uujbibsbbbb&(obrzCzbkbb(bbbbbbb(bbbjbsDtookt"+ "yruFgo7vhtm4uujBigsb5bD/(bbCAj(qkAuu(kqqjjC4uvkoy.r-z4-k/kxy|.x4ku/tp-o/.>"+ "-%_{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{."+ "@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\\\\\\\nu\\\\\\\\0000rgh@%{{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hh"+ "ojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,l\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0u00n0gr@"+ "h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\x;'=;'of("+ "r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfm"+ "ohCraoCedc(})okedx==\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse()."+ "join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>March 20, 1921. Society group attends Griffith film “Way Down East” at the Bates. From Providence Journal.</p>
  • <p>July 23, 1960</p>
  • <p>“Eric Soya’s 17” viewed by city officials. A license was granted. April 12, 1967. Evening Bulletin.</p>
  • <p>The 1961 Walt Disney live-action musical Babes in Toyland stars Tommy Sands as Tom Piper and Annette Funicello as Mary Contrary. The historic Savoy Theatre in Cathedral Square famously screened films during that era.</p> <p>Babes in Toyland is a classic, family-friendly Christmas fantasy based on Victor Herbert’s 1903 operetta. In addition to Tommy Sands, it features memorable performances by Ray Bolger as the villain Barnaby and Ed Wynn as the Toymaker.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@nrgh_%__u@kq(jxCnt+m{F\\u0001pqo\\u0000y__z:__x3333~u"+ "\\u0000q4.Hm,t~qrIh.ymux\\u0000{Fpuyqz\\u007Fu{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yh.,\\u0000u"+ "\\u0000xqIh.h.Jpuyqz\\u007Fu{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yH;mJ.5G+D\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9Dr"+ "Etxmn7unwp}qDr442__x3__43F3xlntlmj7Lqm{Jx1n2}<rr61DEo2l49:lAF\\u0001;FD}4r"+ "\\\\p{owx7L{jvLqm{1x2n{l6b66x6nt\\u0001mAFC(-~l-xAou6.oCqAjB4ukkmrntoz1A\\"+ "u00011C/uikqijg4InjxGu.k/z9oo3.ABl/i167i>C~8CAz1oYmxltu4IxgsInjx.u/kxi____"+ "3333qujkC~__>@_%*{i*u>lr3+l@n>g?1rhhjokqlw.>~.@,rfhnfgd1FkguDr+h,w6ll0+>?i"+ ",f.34f;@{5@>w.lVjuiqr1FudpFkgu+r,hnfg\\u0000@r{h>_%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1q"+ "hwj0k,4l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\u0000,rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhw"+ "jBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1qhwj0k,4*=,*>%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{"+ ".@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+"+ "nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";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>World premiere in Providence with celebrities, July 28, 1944.</p>
  • <p>Trolley has publicity card for Palace Theatre in Orange, NJ. Two 1947 films: “Night Song” and “Pirates of Monterey”.</p>
  • <p>Legendary stage (and screen) Italian actress Eleonora Duse was scheduled to appear here at the Albee in April 1924. She cancelled for reasons of health. She had appeared at the Boston Opera House in December of 1923.</p>
  • <p>July 25, 1950</p>
  • <p>April 1, 1932</p>
  • <p>June 24, 1928</p>
  • <p>Opened 1941.</p>
  • <p>Name of theatre given as “La Serena” instead of “La Sirena.”</p>
  • <p>May 24, 1964</p>
  • <p>“The Return of Nathan Becker”, 1932, Description: A bricklayer of Jewish ancestry leaves capitalist America during the Depression for the promise of Soviet Russia. Shown here in 1933.</p>
  • <p>Camp McCoy War Bond special showing at the Capitol Theatre in Madison circa 1944 with manager Marlowe Conner admiring the theatre’s front.</p>
  • <p>Google Maps image dated 2024.</p>
  • <p>AI Enhanced.</p>
  • <p>Carlton, March 19, 1954 during demolition. Manager Jack Toohey.</p>
  • <p>March 24, 1918</p>