Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>March 15, 1950</p>
  • <p>September 29, 1938. The 1934 Italian film “Come le foglie”, Mario Camerini, paired with The 1934 German-Italian film “Lisetta” (Lucky Diamond), Carl Boese. NYT review.</p>
  • <p>Here’s the 1916 opening of the City Hall Theatre with pipe organ pipes at the back and giant hand painted murals of Old New York on either wall of the auditorium.</p>
  • <p>In 1993.</p>
  • <p>With 6th Avenue Elevated in the 1930s.</p>
  • <p>With 6th Avenue Elevated in the 1930s.</p>
  • <p>Source: boxoffice February 6, 1943</p>
  • <p>July 3, 1948</p>
  • <p>July 11, 1953. Soviet films with Ukrainian subject matter.</p>
  • <p>Photo showing the original auditorium resplendent in its rich red and gold decor with the tapestry images on the side walls.</p>
  • <p>November 18, 1952 NYT review of “Streets of Sorrow,” which was the 1949 Italian film “Ho sognato il paradiso” with Geraldine Brooks and Vittorio Gassman, seen in this lobby-card.</p>
  • <p>Two East Providence Theatres, October 25, 1953.</p>
  • <ol> <li>Empire marquee partially visible, decorated by banner of Lucille Ball film.</li> </ol>
  • <p>1941 photo of Thornton’s in MGM report. Thanks to the Theatre Historical Society of America,</p>
  • <p>Plaza Cinema 12 Mitchell Street, Bendigo, VIC - 1936</p> <p>Photo - State Library Victoria</p> <p>The Plaza Cinema opened on 28th December 1934 with Bing Crosby in “We’re Not Dressing” and Shirley Temple in “Little Miss Marker”. It was the first theatre to be designed by architectural firm Cowper, Murphy & Appleford. It was independently operated, and was closed on 20th December 1975 with Bruce Lee in “Fist of Fury” & “The Chinese Connection” - Notes by Ken Roe</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@@{ghnru\\\\0000f,h+rguFkdpFur1iqjulVw.@>{5;@4f.3,f?i"+ "+>l06l,w+hDrguFkd1fghnrf@,~..>lwkqjohh1rg?n>l@3+lru>i**{@_>A%-/@-7/n3mzkt4"+ "rjkquz.xGng4ijkqunEmzkt4rjkquoB1.C~jkqu3333_x/_.oGzgxink4uj1q7/o1z.xGng4ij"+ "kqu1C\\\\~0u00/1C8o1/A37zntmrkk4uj.qoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~/(--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/-"+ "-.zorvy4kjuqCkjuqA(qjbCubk(bjbius{tk4zx}zobkbbbb(bgbn.kB&_xCbb(lbbbbbbbbbb"+ "gbbbsrouzj@sotkoyturgF7ohvmtu4jubbbibbsbbbbb(&bbobbbzrzCbb(kbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"+ "(bbbbbbbbbbbjbbbDsotkoyturgF7ohvmtu4juiBsgbb(5bbDbbbA/bbb(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB"+ ".qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8u\\\\00101/q~jC4unkxizgoG7.11u/kqijg4Gn.x/zqo3333_xj_C"+ "u1ko~q.jB4ukkmrntqzjE4unkxizgqGj.4ukkmrnt7z@3-/A-C/b(kjuqC(jkqu%_h@rg%nn>g"+ "r@hrnhgv1oswl*+,*u1yhuhhv,+m1lr+q**\\\",x;'=;'of(r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{"+ "k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCraoCedc(})okedx=\";x='"+ "';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode="+ "x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Opened here September 1, 1948 as “The Loves of Don Juan.” Made in 1942.</p>
  • <p>April 26, 1947. NY Daily News. Under the title “The Little Martyr”, De Sica’s heartrending 1944 “The Children Are Watching Us” (I bambini ci guardano) made a furtive first appearance in New York. A few blocks over at the Avenue on 6th Avenue, his “Shoe Shine” was getting enormous acclaim. This earlier masterpiece was not even reviewed by the New York Times…until it was revived at the Thalia Soho in the late 1980s!</p>
  • <p>Opened here in February 1948 when it was the Arena Cinema Verdi. This opera-themed film was made in wartime Italy in 1942.</p>
  • <p>September 1, 1948 ad. A 1942 Italian film titled “Don Giovanni,” based on the Mozart opera. With Adriano Rimoldi and Rina Morelli.</p>
  • <p>April 5, 1947</p>
  • <p>October 14, 1953</p>
  • <p>May 10, 1963</p>