Photos favorited by Kinospotter

  • <p>1956 world premiere at the Met</p>
  • <p>The Metropolitan was one of the first theaters in the South to have a disappearing orchestra pit, which could be raised fifteen feet from below the theatre floor up to audience level. A seperate elevator elevator controlled the organ console, which housed a Mighty Wurlitzer human voice organ.</p> <p>The organ was moved to a private home a later to the Pipe Organ Pizza in Houston. It was saved and restored and is currently at the Houston Community College.</p>
  • <p>Interior detail shot of the Metropolitan Theatre in Houston circa 1927</p>
  • <p>June 3, 1965 photo & description courtesy Retro Houston Facebook page.</p> <p>“The world premiere for Civil War drama SHENANDOAH took place at the Majestic Theatre here in Houston on June 3, 1965. Star James Stewart and other cast members made personal appearances at the event.”</p>
  • <p>Right side of auditorium from stage (1923)</p>
  • <p>Side view of Eberson’s atmospheric auditorium (1923)</p>
  • <p>Auditorium courtesy allekino.com</p>
  • <p>old real photo postcard</p>
  • <p>The Capitol Theater - June, 1981</p>
  • <p>Exterior with “The Lost Weekend” (December, 1945)</p>
  • <p>Art Moderne auditorium</p>
  • <p>Curtainized for Cinerama</p>
  • <p>Astor Theatre “Spellbound” (1945) engagement.</p>
  • <p>Astor Theatre “Spellbound” (1945) engagement.</p>
  • <p>“Gone With the Wind” Premiere, December 1939.</p>
  • <p>Another view of the Great Northern Theatre auditorium in North Olmsted with its curved screen circa 1965.</p>
  • <p>Saturday night in Times Square. New York, 1957. Photo & copy courtesy of the Riding Betties Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>December 1969 photo credit John P. Keating Jr.</p>
  • <p>January 1960 photo credit HenryK UPI News Service. “The Gene Krupa Story” opened January 15, 1960 with Gene Krupa and Sal Mineo in attendance.</p>