The February 11, 1914 killing, which determined to be self-defense, goes as follows: The deceased suspect, an intoxicated negro identified as Percy Foster, stabbed Danville Police officer W.C. Hall dozens of times while resisting from police before the officer bravely pulled out a gun and fatally shot Foster in the chest. Foster struggled lying stretched on the floor but died five minutes later on-scene. Hall was taken to a nearby hospital in life-threatening injuries to the left side of his chest and his left arm being terribly gashed. The shooting happened at 10:00 PM CST that night at the Columbia Theatre’s lobby, and every single moment of it was watched by hundreds of negro moviegoers.
Prior to the incident just minutes before it happened as Hall, the youngest officer of the department at the time, approached to Foster, Officer R.M. Gee asked Hall to take Foster into custody. But that turned around when Foster was remonstrated twice, and as the officer laid his hand upon the lapel of his coat to force the negro to accompany him. Foster was seen by people standing nearby to draw from his side pocket which reveals to be a long open knife and stabbed the officer twice. As Hall reached back for his gun, Foster drove the blade into his left breast with a quick thrust and Hall staggered back against the wall of the lobby. With self-defense, he pulled out his .38 caliber and shot Foster twice point-blank who was 6ft away from him. The first shot appeared to take no affect but the second one piled him up on the box office just outside the theater. Sergeants Edwards and Plainclothesman Prescott ran out of the building being joined by other officers and patrons who heard the reports. The two ran to his assistance, carried Hall, and aided him to the Baroody’s Confectionary Store nearby where Hall was held for a few moments while the first vehicle traveling uptown passed and he was carried onto a street car before being taken into the office of Dr. S.E. Hughes. Meanwhile, the first officers who saw Foster saw readily that he was mortally wounded by a bullet through the heart and one side above the hipbone. He was stretched out upon the floor while calls were sent to physicians to hurry to his aid. Dr. J.L. Jennings arrived first but Foster was already dead, and this was followed by Dr. C.C. Hudson afterward.
Levy later opened his Hippodrome, but also suffered a scene when he committed suicide with a gunshot wound to his head inside the theater in 1930.
Opened with “Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid”, and was first operated by ABC North Central Theatres. Plitt closed the theater on August 30, 1982 with “Garp”.
After the ABC Hanley’s closure, most of the theater’s equipment (alongside some from Doncaster) went to an ABC superfan from Stoke-On-Trent who built his own ABC theater in his backyard within a span of five years between 2012 and 2017.
His theater eventually became national headlines across Great Britain, and will eventually be added as a special treat into Cinema Treasures later in the near future.
The Cherry Hill Mall Cinema opened its doors by General Cinema on April 11, 1962 with Audrey Hepburn in “The Children’s Hour”, and was twinned on November 23, 1973.
NOTE: The “Old McDonald’s Farm” tagline at the bottom right of the grand opening advertisement was actually a farm attraction for all audiences in the mall which contains a mix of geese, ducks, and chicks.
The CinemaScope screen shown here measures 80x37ft, which was installed in December 1954 while under the management of Roy Brockman who also owned the Ritz.
Closed on May 21, 1998.
Closed on May 8, 2000.
The February 11, 1914 killing, which determined to be self-defense, goes as follows: The deceased suspect, an intoxicated negro identified as Percy Foster, stabbed Danville Police officer W.C. Hall dozens of times while resisting from police before the officer bravely pulled out a gun and fatally shot Foster in the chest. Foster struggled lying stretched on the floor but died five minutes later on-scene. Hall was taken to a nearby hospital in life-threatening injuries to the left side of his chest and his left arm being terribly gashed. The shooting happened at 10:00 PM CST that night at the Columbia Theatre’s lobby, and every single moment of it was watched by hundreds of negro moviegoers.
Prior to the incident just minutes before it happened as Hall, the youngest officer of the department at the time, approached to Foster, Officer R.M. Gee asked Hall to take Foster into custody. But that turned around when Foster was remonstrated twice, and as the officer laid his hand upon the lapel of his coat to force the negro to accompany him. Foster was seen by people standing nearby to draw from his side pocket which reveals to be a long open knife and stabbed the officer twice. As Hall reached back for his gun, Foster drove the blade into his left breast with a quick thrust and Hall staggered back against the wall of the lobby. With self-defense, he pulled out his .38 caliber and shot Foster twice point-blank who was 6ft away from him. The first shot appeared to take no affect but the second one piled him up on the box office just outside the theater. Sergeants Edwards and Plainclothesman Prescott ran out of the building being joined by other officers and patrons who heard the reports. The two ran to his assistance, carried Hall, and aided him to the Baroody’s Confectionary Store nearby where Hall was held for a few moments while the first vehicle traveling uptown passed and he was carried onto a street car before being taken into the office of Dr. S.E. Hughes. Meanwhile, the first officers who saw Foster saw readily that he was mortally wounded by a bullet through the heart and one side above the hipbone. He was stretched out upon the floor while calls were sent to physicians to hurry to his aid. Dr. J.L. Jennings arrived first but Foster was already dead, and this was followed by Dr. C.C. Hudson afterward.
Levy later opened his Hippodrome, but also suffered a scene when he committed suicide with a gunshot wound to his head inside the theater in 1930.
Damn! That’s very unusual to end a movie theater’s life!
So that’s what the Pacific Theatres snipe looks like back in 2000. Nice shot!
Functions Update: The 21 Drive-In actually runs both first-run and classic films, according to its website.
First operated by Robert L. Lippert Theatres.
Once known as Mullins Cinema, and was still open in the late-1980s. At the time, it was operated by Blackwood Theaters.
Twinned on December 17, 1982.
Still open in 1984.
Opened in 1953.
Opened with “Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid”, and was first operated by ABC North Central Theatres. Plitt closed the theater on August 30, 1982 with “Garp”.
Opened with Randolph Scott in “Gunfighters” (unknown if extras added).
Actual closing date is June 10, 1996.
Closed on December 8, 2003.
Also, the AMC Boston Common 19 is not the only downtown first-run movie theater in Boston. Don’t forget about the Causeway.
After the ABC Hanley’s closure, most of the theater’s equipment (alongside some from Doncaster) went to an ABC superfan from Stoke-On-Trent who built his own ABC theater in his backyard within a span of five years between 2012 and 2017.
His theater eventually became national headlines across Great Britain, and will eventually be added as a special treat into Cinema Treasures later in the near future.
The Cherry Hill Mall Cinema opened its doors by General Cinema on April 11, 1962 with Audrey Hepburn in “The Children’s Hour”, and was twinned on November 23, 1973.
Closed after the 1983 season.
The screen was shown at the far right.
That definitely looks like the drive-in’s screen. So now it makes sense on why he added the photo.
Opened on July 30, 1976, closed on August 6, 2000.
The Funabashi Lalaport was also home to the first ever drive-in theater in Japan, it’ll have its own CT page soon.
The CinemaScope screen shown here measures 80x37ft, which was installed in December 1954 while under the management of Roy Brockman who also owned the Ritz.
Went through an auction in June 1947. According to an advertisement saying that all of the 283 seats and RCA projection remain in good condition.