Funny, it’s written here that the last film to be shown at the Carthay Circle Theatre was Shoes of the Fisherman. I thought it was Gone with the Wind, because I remember the dismantling that began to take place after its re-release. I worked there for a year, remember well the green satin brocade usherette costumes and the “livery” worn by the ushers. A not-insignificant outcry against its slated demise could not stop that venerable gem of a theatre from being reduced to rubble. Pity. The State Theatre in Traverse City, MI, nowhere near as grand and formidable, has been restored to full and functional glory, thanks to the tenacity of folks who create the Traverse City Film Festival, most notably, Michael Moore.
Funny, it’s written here that the last film to be shown at the Carthay Circle Theatre was Shoes of the Fisherman. I thought it was Gone with the Wind, because I remember the dismantling that began to take place after its re-release. I worked there for a year, remember well the green satin brocade usherette costumes and the “livery” worn by the ushers. A not-insignificant outcry against its slated demise could not stop that venerable gem of a theatre from being reduced to rubble. Pity. The State Theatre in Traverse City, MI, nowhere near as grand and formidable, has been restored to full and functional glory, thanks to the tenacity of folks who create the Traverse City Film Festival, most notably, Michael Moore.