The Brandt Circuit, which had been operating the Central with sub-run product, refurbished it into the first-run Gotham, starting with this Monogram shocker.
In January, 1929, Fox Theatres Corporation announced plans to build a 52-story skyscraper on the SW corner of Broadway and 47th Street, using Walter H. Ahlschalager as architect. The Central Theatre and surrounding buildings would be demolished for the project, which would include a large movie palace with entrance on West 47th Street. A news clipping has been posted in the Photos Section. The arrival of the Depression and William Fox’s bankruptcy eventually killed the idea.
Film was a move-over of a roadshow, now being shown at reduced prices. Stage revue had a secular first half, including the Roxyettes as wooden soldiers, and a religious finale depicting “The Last Supper.”
The Interboro Circuit’s takeover in 1946 included the theatre’s first refrigerated air-conditioning system…The Newtown fronted on Corona Avenue, part of the trolley car route that connected Ridgewood and downtown Flushing. MTA buses now provide the same service.
Now frequently revived on television during the Easter holiday season, the Technicolor musical was originally released during the summer of 1948, starting with this booking which was notched to Fourth of July celebrations.
The ad for the British import gave no credit to the film’s director, Alfred Hitchcock, but did squeeze in mention of the Mayfair’s owner, Walter Reade.
The Picker family owned theatres in Manhattan and the Bronx before selling the operating leases to Loew’s. The current David Picker is the son of Eugene Picker, who became an executive of Loew’s Theatres and eventually president by the time the Tisch brothers bought control.
Tall office building at left (1540 Broadway) is now demolished and served as HQ to Loew’s corporate empire. The adjacent Loew’s State Theatre was demolished simultaneously.
The Cecilwood was a “strawhat” summer legit theatre that sometimes showed movies but not regularly enough to qualify as a cinema. But it was located near Beacon, which is across the Hudson River from Newburgh, and in a different county. If listed at all at CT, the Cecilwood should be under Beacon, not Newburgh.
In May, 1928, Loew’s and the Stanley Corporation agreed to “pool” the Stanley with the Century and Valencia, with Loew’s operating all three Baltimore theatres. This deal lasted until 1934, when the Stanley reverted to management by the Warner Brothers owned circuit, according to reportage in Variety.
On this eleventh day of March in 1943, the Capitol Theatre resumed the stage/screen policy that was dropped in 1935 due to Depression conditions. With the wartime boom in attendance, the Capitol had been losing patronage to rivals with stage presentations— Radio City Music Hall, the Roxy, Strand, Paramount, and Loew’s State. The resumption of stage shows at the Capitol lasted until 1952, when the theatre switched back to films only.
The Rhodes first opened on June 10th, 1938, as part of the new Rhodes Center. The inaugural film was MGM’s “Test Pilot,” which had already played at Loew’s Grand in downtown Atlanta.
In March, 1940, the Rhodes was the first theatre in Atlanta to present “Gone With the Wind” following the completion of the epic’s world premiere engagement at Loew’s Grand. An ad with more details has been posted in the Photos Section.
The Brandt Circuit, which had been operating the Central with sub-run product, refurbished it into the first-run Gotham, starting with this Monogram shocker.
In January, 1929, Fox Theatres Corporation announced plans to build a 52-story skyscraper on the SW corner of Broadway and 47th Street, using Walter H. Ahlschalager as architect. The Central Theatre and surrounding buildings would be demolished for the project, which would include a large movie palace with entrance on West 47th Street. A news clipping has been posted in the Photos Section. The arrival of the Depression and William Fox’s bankruptcy eventually killed the idea.
This group ad published on Easter Sunday, March 27th, 1932, covers some but not all Loew’s theatres in Brooklyn and Queens.
Film was a move-over of a roadshow, now being shown at reduced prices. Stage revue had a secular first half, including the Roxyettes as wooden soldiers, and a religious finale depicting “The Last Supper.”
The B&W adaptation of Noel Coward’s epic stage play went on to win the Academy Award for “Best Picture” of 1932-33.
The Interboro Circuit’s takeover in 1946 included the theatre’s first refrigerated air-conditioning system…The Newtown fronted on Corona Avenue, part of the trolley car route that connected Ridgewood and downtown Flushing. MTA buses now provide the same service.
Now frequently revived on television during the Easter holiday season, the Technicolor musical was originally released during the summer of 1948, starting with this booking which was notched to Fourth of July celebrations.
The ad for the British import gave no credit to the film’s director, Alfred Hitchcock, but did squeeze in mention of the Mayfair’s owner, Walter Reade.
“Formal” premiere meant that guests were expected to dress “formally,”— men in tuxedos, women in evening gowns.
Filmed on studio sets in Moscow, the Russian anti-Nazi melodrama was shown with English sub-titles, a fact unmentioned in the ad.
Left photo with projection booth looks north towards Fisk Building, which still stands on West 57th Street between Eighth Avenue & Broadway.
Election Day, and much closer to Thanksgiving than to St. Patrick’s Day.
Night before St. Patrick’s Day, with “Command Decision” and “Racing Luck” on screen.
This was a difficult period for the Palace, with subsequent-run double features simultaneous with RKO neighborhood theatres.
The Picker family owned theatres in Manhattan and the Bronx before selling the operating leases to Loew’s. The current David Picker is the son of Eugene Picker, who became an executive of Loew’s Theatres and eventually president by the time the Tisch brothers bought control.
Tall office building at left (1540 Broadway) is now demolished and served as HQ to Loew’s corporate empire. The adjacent Loew’s State Theatre was demolished simultaneously.
The Cecilwood was a “strawhat” summer legit theatre that sometimes showed movies but not regularly enough to qualify as a cinema. But it was located near Beacon, which is across the Hudson River from Newburgh, and in a different county. If listed at all at CT, the Cecilwood should be under Beacon, not Newburgh.
In May, 1928, Loew’s and the Stanley Corporation agreed to “pool” the Stanley with the Century and Valencia, with Loew’s operating all three Baltimore theatres. This deal lasted until 1934, when the Stanley reverted to management by the Warner Brothers owned circuit, according to reportage in Variety.
On this eleventh day of March in 1943, the Capitol Theatre resumed the stage/screen policy that was dropped in 1935 due to Depression conditions. With the wartime boom in attendance, the Capitol had been losing patronage to rivals with stage presentations— Radio City Music Hall, the Roxy, Strand, Paramount, and Loew’s State. The resumption of stage shows at the Capitol lasted until 1952, when the theatre switched back to films only.
One day after “Stagecoach” entered a second week at Radio City Music Hall.
This opposed the second week of Radio City Music Hall’s first Christmas holiday presentation, which had “Flying Down to Rio” on screen.
This might have been the “King Kong” sequel’s world premiere engagement. It opened four days later at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.
The Rhodes first opened on June 10th, 1938, as part of the new Rhodes Center. The inaugural film was MGM’s “Test Pilot,” which had already played at Loew’s Grand in downtown Atlanta.
In March, 1940, the Rhodes was the first theatre in Atlanta to present “Gone With the Wind” following the completion of the epic’s world premiere engagement at Loew’s Grand. An ad with more details has been posted in the Photos Section.
Marquee gave credit to vastly improved sound system.