Chopin Theatre

DavidZornig on November 3, 2022 at 1:02 am

WLS-TV reports on the premiere of CHEAT YOU FAIR, April 6, 2007 at the Chopin Theatre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShF-nG_CjAw

DavidZornig on December 6, 2020 at 12:32 pm

Block Club Chicago piece with fundraiser for Chopin Theatre.

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/12/01/102-year-old-chopin-theatre-asks-public-for-help-surviving-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR3tQ4Kwir0EwOUuOMePYDUnfG–UuT0MZnYe9_xImq3AOohC586ynKvaBQ

GFeret on September 3, 2014 at 3:21 pm

there’s more than one illuminated sign in the distance down milwaukee, and the further one could be for Paulina theatre. I remember weiboldts and its sign, my buddy dave worked there late ‘60s in their grocery dept.

GFeret on September 2, 2014 at 9:49 pm

that old northwest looking photo linked above i find a little interesting in that the triangle in the middle of the 3-way intersection appears essentially barren. admittedly it’s a dark night-time image. i know the milwaukee-dearborn subway began construction 1939 (or sooner) but was soon put on hold in favor of concentrating what wartime resouces there were on the state st subway construction (and the dearborn subway opening delayed to 1951). trying to peer down milwaukee avenue is a bit problematic in this photo since there’s so much lighting haze but i suspect what’s down there’s the marquee of another theatre The Paulina

GFeret on August 8, 2014 at 9:08 pm

(the following repeated from photo comments)

this wknd fri-sat-sun the CHOPIN theatre is advertising as having some ‘Moving Sale’ open to the public:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/gms/4608555303.html

(you may have to copy & repaste this link into the addressline of your browser to use it)

august 8,9,10

GFeret on August 8, 2008 at 9:15 pm

(….at the risk of sounding like I’m plugging this show….)

TONY CLIFTON live (after a fashion) now at the CHOPIN!

What makes this particularly interesting is who T.C. really is – Mr. Bob Zmuda, who some may be aware hails from the Humboldt Park neighborhood here originally himself.

So I can’t help but wonder if Bob is getting a special kick out of playing the CHOPIN of all places, where he probably saw flicks at (when it was last a cinema in the ‘50s) when he was a kid (I believe he’s old enough).

And I’ll close by stating I think his Clifton shtick is am absolute scream and I’ll be seeing it. Even if this is interpreted as a plug no-one should mind greatly because all the ticket proceeds go to the charity COMIC RELIEF, which Bob runs.