In 1983 I appeared on stage at The Luxor.I was appearing in the International Tour of West Side Story.
If my memory is correct, at that time the seats were a very royal purple. The stage was a nice size, and the backstage area and dressing rooms were quite nice as well
Seems that Century and its booking agents were just grabbing at straws in the hopes of finding something, anything, to book. Programs were run on a double bill for 1 week with the new show coming in on Wednesday.
I do remember that at this time it was very hard to get an audience into the theatre, some nights we must have had only 10 people in the house.
some more odd and interesting bookingS. All were double bills.
9/72-PRIME CUT
9/72-THE BOYS IN THE BAND
9/72-SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE
9/72-MINNIE & MOSKOWITZ
9/72-THE WAR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
9/72-A MAN CALLED HORSE
9/72-THUNDERBALL
9/72-YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
10/72-STANLEY 10/72-THE NIGHT OF THE LEPUS 10/72-VAMPIRE CIRCUS 10/72-COUNTESS DRACULA 10/72-HICKEY AND BOGGS 10/72-RETURN OF SABATA 10/72-THE CANDIDATE 10/72-RACHEL,RACHEL
11/72-DAUGHTERS OF SATAN 11/72-SUPERBEAST 11/72-HAMMER 11/72-HALLS OF ANGER 11/72-VIRGIN WITCH 11/72-THE MINX 11/72-MELINDA 11/72-COOL BREEZE
12/72-SUPER FLY
12/72-COOL HAND LUKE
12/72-TEENAGE SEX REPORT
12/72-TEENAGE MOTHER
12/72-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX…
12/72-WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY?
12/72-LADY SINGS THE BLUES
12/72-SUCH GOOD FRIENDS
11/73-SCREAMING TIGER 11/73-BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA 11/73-GORDONS WAR 11/73-TROUBLE MAN 11/73-SAVE THE CHILDREN 11/73-THE MAN 11/73-DONT LOOK IN THE BASEMENT 11/73- LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT 12/73-THE SISTERS 12/73-DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN 12/73-SSSSSSS 12/73-HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER 12/73-THE DEADLY TRACKERS 12/73-TRAIN ROBBERS
There is a book being sold on LI ( and perhapsin other sections of the country) about the history of the Village of Freeport. In it is a picture of the Grove taken in the late 20s or early 30s. Nice shot showing the original marquee and the vertical blade spelling out GROVE. Also in the same book, a shot of the Freeport Theatre taken around the same time,showing the original marquee and vertical blade as well.
May 1965, the premiere of the first HARLOW starring Carol Lynley. This was the quickly filmed B&W Electronovision bio rushed into theatres to beat the Joseph E. Levine/Paramount HARLOW. Sharing the bill with the film was a Rock and Roll stage show hosted by, I believe, Clay Cole.
August 1965 saw the premiere of the Joseph E. Levine/Paramount production of HARLOW starring Carroll Baker. The film did not play long and the theatre after being bought by the Nederlanders quickly took the HARLOW marquee down and put up the SWEET CHARITY starring Gwen Verdon marquee-even though the stage musical was not to open until late 1966 or 67.
Looking thru the microfilm files at the NY Public Library, August 1968 had an engagement of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE for a few weeks, after which THE ODD COUPLE played the theatre
glad you liked the picture so much Cliff that you lifted it from the very next page where i posted it years ago.
Best rivoli157
just uploaded a pic of the theatree when KRAKATOA was playing there
new photo- Loews State 1&2 during engagement of OLIVER! and CASTLE KEEP. 1969
Just uploaded photos of the marquee and front of theatre during the engagements of STAR!, HELLO, DOLLY! and JUSTINE. Taken in 1968 and 1969
In 1983 I appeared on stage at The Luxor.I was appearing in the International Tour of West Side Story.
If my memory is correct, at that time the seats were a very royal purple. The stage was a nice size, and the backstage area and dressing rooms were quite nice as well
Seems that Century and its booking agents were just grabbing at straws in the hopes of finding something, anything, to book. Programs were run on a double bill for 1 week with the new show coming in on Wednesday.
I do remember that at this time it was very hard to get an audience into the theatre, some nights we must have had only 10 people in the house.
some more odd and interesting bookingS. All were double bills.
9/72-PRIME CUT 9/72-THE BOYS IN THE BAND 9/72-SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE 9/72-MINNIE & MOSKOWITZ 9/72-THE WAR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN 9/72-A MAN CALLED HORSE 9/72-THUNDERBALL 9/72-YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
10/72-STANLEY
10/72-THE NIGHT OF THE LEPUS
10/72-VAMPIRE CIRCUS
10/72-COUNTESS DRACULA
10/72-HICKEY AND BOGGS
10/72-RETURN OF SABATA
10/72-THE CANDIDATE
10/72-RACHEL,RACHEL
11/72-DAUGHTERS OF SATAN
11/72-SUPERBEAST
11/72-HAMMER
11/72-HALLS OF ANGER
11/72-VIRGIN WITCH
11/72-THE MINX
11/72-MELINDA
11/72-COOL BREEZE
12/72-SUPER FLY 12/72-COOL HAND LUKE 12/72-TEENAGE SEX REPORT 12/72-TEENAGE MOTHER 12/72-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX… 12/72-WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY? 12/72-LADY SINGS THE BLUES 12/72-SUCH GOOD FRIENDS
Thank you Garth
11/73-SCREAMING TIGER
11/73-BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA
11/73-GORDONS WAR
11/73-TROUBLE MAN
11/73-SAVE THE CHILDREN
11/73-THE MAN
11/73-DONT LOOK IN THE BASEMENT
11/73- LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
12/73-THE SISTERS
12/73-DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN
12/73-SSSSSSS
12/73-HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER
12/73-THE DEADLY TRACKERS
12/73-TRAIN ROBBERS
These were all double bills
The nail was in the coffin, the final months bookings were all over the place-well so were the last 2 years:
2/74-DELIVERENCE
2/74-THE CANDIDATE
2/74-DEEP THROAT II
2/74-PAPER MOON
2/74-PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
And the final booking:
2/74-THE PAPER CHASE
2/74-KID BLUE
A bit of a pick up albiet with 2nd 3rd and 4th runs:
1/74-THE DON IS DEAD/ SHOWDOWN
1/74-MIDNIGHT COWBOY/WHERES POPPA?
1/74-DAY OF THE JACKAL/PETE N TILLIE
1/74-LIVE AND LET DIE
1/74-SCORPIO
And on 1/28/74 there was a one time only affair, THE ALI/FRAZIER FIGHT
9/73- FEARLESS FIGHTERS
10/73- SLAUGHTERS BIG RIP PFF
The Freeport Theatre closed on September 15, 1972. Its last presentation was a double bill:
THE PUBLIC EYE/ MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
The Grove Theatre closed on March 3, 1974, Its final presentation was a double bill:
THE PAPER CHASE/ KID BLUE
There is a book being sold on LI ( and perhapsin other sections of the country) about the history of the Village of Freeport. In it is a picture of the Grove taken in the late 20s or early 30s. Nice shot showing the original marquee and the vertical blade spelling out GROVE. Also in the same book, a shot of the Freeport Theatre taken around the same time,showing the original marquee and vertical blade as well.
Some info please-perhaps someone can help?
At which theatre did the films FUNNY GIRL, STAR! OLIVER! and FUNNY LADY play?
Some bookings of the 1960s and 1970s:
8/63-BYE, BYE BIRDIE
8/65-WHATS NEW PUSSYCAT?
8/69-MONTEREY POP
4/70-THE REIVERS
4/70-FUNNY GIRL
4/71-TORA! TORA! TORA!
4/71-CELEBRATION AT BIG SUR
Some bookings of the 1960s and 1970s:
6/65-HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
6/65-GENGHIS KHAN
8/65-VON RYANS EXPRESS
8/69-POPI
4/70-THE MERCENARY
4/70-MIDNIGHT COWBOY
4/71-ALICES RESTAURANT
4/71-THE NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKYS
4/71-COLD TURKEY
Some bookings of the 1970s:
4/70-THE DAMNED
4/70-TICK,TICK,TICK
4/70-FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED
4/70-GOODBYE,MR.CHIPS
Some booking of the 1960s and 1970s:
12/64-THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY
12/64-THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY
6/65-OPERATION CROSSBOW
6/69-GOODBYE, COLUMBUS
4/70-MAROONED
4/71-ZACHARIAH
The one fIlm I recall seeing here is ALL THAT JAZZ in 1979 or early 1980.
May 1965, the premiere of the first HARLOW starring Carol Lynley. This was the quickly filmed B&W Electronovision bio rushed into theatres to beat the Joseph E. Levine/Paramount HARLOW. Sharing the bill with the film was a Rock and Roll stage show hosted by, I believe, Clay Cole.
August 1965 saw the premiere of the Joseph E. Levine/Paramount production of HARLOW starring Carroll Baker. The film did not play long and the theatre after being bought by the Nederlanders quickly took the HARLOW marquee down and put up the SWEET CHARITY starring Gwen Verdon marquee-even though the stage musical was not to open until late 1966 or 67.
Looking thru the microfilm files at the NY Public Library, August 1968 had an engagement of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE for a few weeks, after which THE ODD COUPLE played the theatre
again WarnerChatham, great shots. Sad to see the pacman and other early video games in the lobby,a sign of things to come