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Theatres on the north side of Hollywood Bld between Highland and Vine are: Vogue, Warner’s(Pacific 1-3), Holly(Studio, Music Hall, Academy), Vine(Admiral).
When it first opened as the French Casino it was affiliated with the French Casino in New York (located on the south-east corner of 7th Ave and 50th St) previously the Earl Carroll Theatre, which has now been demolished, and the London Casino Theatre, London UK (now the Prince Edward Theatre) /theaters/2497/
The Cinema Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 as the Cinema Casino Theatre, having 973 seats and was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc through the subsidiary S.H. Lynch. The 1950 F.D.Y. gives a seating capacty of 1,192.
Additional info on the London Casino Theatre’s affiliation with the two US theatres mentioned in my post dated Mar 12.
The French Casino in New York was originally the Earl Carroll Theatre located on the south-east corner of 7th Ave and 50th St. (now demolished and not listed here on Cinema Treasures as it never screened movies.
The French Casino, Miami Beach did show movies and is listed on Cinema Treasures as the Cinema Theatre /theaters/5716/
James;
The first edition of Film Daily Yearbook was 1918, It was a ‘trade’ manual published by the ‘trade’ magazine “The Film Daily”. Editor and publisher was John W. Alicoate. (went under the name Jack Alicoate as well)
Copies can occasionally be found in specialist second-hand book stores dealing with cinema subjects/theatres. Also copies do become available on the internet (do a title or author search on Amazon, Bibliofind etc in their used books section) Editions from the 1940’s and 1950’s tend to sell from $40 upwards. Earlier editions from $80 upwards. It is a VERY heavy book, (hardbound but rather fragile as they were only meant to be referenced for a year, then replaced by the next edition) usually running to about 1,000 to 1,200 pages and it deals with all aspects of the cinema industry/trade year by year.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 lists the Woodbine Theatre, but gives no seating capacity. This usually means that the theatre had just opened and details had not been passed on for publication. In the F.D.Y.1943 edition seating is given as 400 and in the F.D.Y.1950 edition it gives 740 seats.
No sorry James, Film Daily Yearbooks give listings by State, city, theatre name, seating capacity and sometimes address in major cities. They also list major theatre chains and what theatres they operated. They were published from the early 1920’s to the late 1950’s so if you get hold of a complete set you could determine some of the history of a building. I only have 3 editions 1941,‘43 and'50.
When it was the Princess Theatre it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary operator M.A. Lightman. The Film Daily Yearbok, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 1,130.
The book “Exit” A History of Movies in Baltimore by Robert Kirk Headley Jr. (1974) states that the Hippodrome was owned by Isidor Rappaport from July 1931 and he operated it until he leased all his theatres to Trans-Lux in 1962. The Baltimore premier of “My Fair Lady” was one of the successes under their tenure.
I stopped by and actually got into the Glen Theatre on my recent visit to CA (January 2005). It was a Sunday morning (being toured around LA theatres by Jeff Arrellano) and there was a side door open, the cleaners allowed us to take a look inside. Nothing of it’s orginal internal decoration survives now (probably lost when it became a bowling alley). Its current use is; Leonardo’s Restaurant and Nite Club.
The State Theater operated from 1915 – 1955. The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,206 and it was operated by Fox Wisconsin Circuit under the subsidiary Fox City Theatres Corp.
The architect was Frank Andree and it is noted it was equipped with a Kimble theatre organ.
It has been in use as a nightclub since (at least) the early 1980’s.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 doesn’t show a seating capacity but in the 1943 edition it is listed as having 900 seats. Both edition list the Ace Theatre as a Negro theatre for black audiences.
In the F.D.Y. 1950 it is still listed as a Negro theatre at the 1123 Charlotte Ave address given above, but seating is given as 431.
The photo above shows the huge stage house and the low side wall of the building. (It looks rough because buildings that backed onto it have been demolished). The main front of the theatre is to the right, off camera. Also in faded painted letters written on the flytower (almost visible in the photo) is a line of script with the wording ‘Home of Vitaphone Pictures’….there is more but it is too faded and not readable today.
The Film Daily Yearbook’s, 1941 and 1943 have the New Carmi Theatre with a seating capacity of 500. The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. gives a seating capacity of the Carmi Theatre as 780.
The Plaza Theatre is shown in the Film Daily Yearbook’s, 1941 and 1943 as having 350 seats. It was operated at this period of time by Fox Midwest Amusement Corp. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y a seating capacity is given as 772.
The Granada Theatre was operated by Fox Midwest Amusement Corp. in the 1940’s. The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,000. In the 1950 edtion of F.D.Y. seating is given as 1,200.
The Film Daily Yearbook 1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,068. At this period of time it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. by subsidiary E.J. Sparks.
In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. seating is given as 1,135. It was operated by Paramount
clvee;
Theatres on the north side of Hollywood Bld between Highland and Vine are: Vogue, Warner’s(Pacific 1-3), Holly(Studio, Music Hall, Academy), Vine(Admiral).
When it first opened as the French Casino it was affiliated with the French Casino in New York (located on the south-east corner of 7th Ave and 50th St) previously the Earl Carroll Theatre, which has now been demolished, and the London Casino Theatre, London UK (now the Prince Edward Theatre) /theaters/2497/
The Cinema Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 as the Cinema Casino Theatre, having 973 seats and was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc through the subsidiary S.H. Lynch. The 1950 F.D.Y. gives a seating capacty of 1,192.
Additional info on the London Casino Theatre’s affiliation with the two US theatres mentioned in my post dated Mar 12.
The French Casino in New York was originally the Earl Carroll Theatre located on the south-east corner of 7th Ave and 50th St. (now demolished and not listed here on Cinema Treasures as it never screened movies.
The French Casino, Miami Beach did show movies and is listed on Cinema Treasures as the Cinema Theatre /theaters/5716/
I have a 1977 gay guide book which lists the Newberry Theatre operating as a gay porno cinema. It must have closed around that year.
Will;
Seems like the Gay Street location was an appropriate name! A 1977 Gay guide that I have, highlights this as a ‘cruisy area’.
Back on subject though, it’s good to see that the Bijou Theatre survived and is thriving.
James;
The first edition of Film Daily Yearbook was 1918, It was a ‘trade’ manual published by the ‘trade’ magazine “The Film Daily”. Editor and publisher was John W. Alicoate. (went under the name Jack Alicoate as well)
Copies can occasionally be found in specialist second-hand book stores dealing with cinema subjects/theatres. Also copies do become available on the internet (do a title or author search on Amazon, Bibliofind etc in their used books section) Editions from the 1940’s and 1950’s tend to sell from $40 upwards. Earlier editions from $80 upwards. It is a VERY heavy book, (hardbound but rather fragile as they were only meant to be referenced for a year, then replaced by the next edition) usually running to about 1,000 to 1,200 pages and it deals with all aspects of the cinema industry/trade year by year.
Film Daily Yearbooks give a seating capacity of 480.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 lists the Woodbine Theatre, but gives no seating capacity. This usually means that the theatre had just opened and details had not been passed on for publication. In the F.D.Y.1943 edition seating is given as 400 and in the F.D.Y.1950 edition it gives 740 seats.
The Film Daily Yearbook. 1950 gives a seating capacity for the State Theatre as 420.
No sorry James, Film Daily Yearbooks give listings by State, city, theatre name, seating capacity and sometimes address in major cities. They also list major theatre chains and what theatres they operated. They were published from the early 1920’s to the late 1950’s so if you get hold of a complete set you could determine some of the history of a building. I only have 3 editions 1941,‘43 and'50.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 list the seating capacity of the Strand Theatre as 1,147.
It was operated by Paramount Theatres Inc. through a sudsidiary company Malco Theaters Inc. (M.A. Lightman, President and General Manager)
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 779.
The Film Daily yearbook, 1943 has the seating capacity given as 475. It was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through the subsidiary M.A. Lightman.
When it was the Princess Theatre it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary operator M.A. Lightman. The Film Daily Yearbok, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 1,130.
The book “Exit” A History of Movies in Baltimore by Robert Kirk Headley Jr. (1974) states that the Hippodrome was owned by Isidor Rappaport from July 1931 and he operated it until he leased all his theatres to Trans-Lux in 1962. The Baltimore premier of “My Fair Lady” was one of the successes under their tenure.
I stopped by and actually got into the Glen Theatre on my recent visit to CA (January 2005). It was a Sunday morning (being toured around LA theatres by Jeff Arrellano) and there was a side door open, the cleaners allowed us to take a look inside. Nothing of it’s orginal internal decoration survives now (probably lost when it became a bowling alley). Its current use is; Leonardo’s Restaurant and Nite Club.
The State Theater operated from 1915 – 1955. The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,206 and it was operated by Fox Wisconsin Circuit under the subsidiary Fox City Theatres Corp.
The architect was Frank Andree and it is noted it was equipped with a Kimble theatre organ.
It has been in use as a nightclub since (at least) the early 1980’s.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 doesn’t show a seating capacity but in the 1943 edition it is listed as having 900 seats. Both edition list the Ace Theatre as a Negro theatre for black audiences.
In the F.D.Y. 1950 it is still listed as a Negro theatre at the 1123 Charlotte Ave address given above, but seating is given as 431.
The photo above shows the huge stage house and the low side wall of the building. (It looks rough because buildings that backed onto it have been demolished). The main front of the theatre is to the right, off camera. Also in faded painted letters written on the flytower (almost visible in the photo) is a line of script with the wording ‘Home of Vitaphone Pictures’….there is more but it is too faded and not readable today.
The Film Daily Yearbook’s 1941 and 1943 give a seating capacity of 1,000. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. a seating capacity of 921 is given.
The Film Daily Yearbook’s, 1941 and 1943 have the New Carmi Theatre with a seating capacity of 500. The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. gives a seating capacity of the Carmi Theatre as 780.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 775.
The Plaza Theatre is shown in the Film Daily Yearbook’s, 1941 and 1943 as having 350 seats. It was operated at this period of time by Fox Midwest Amusement Corp. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y a seating capacity is given as 772.
The Granada Theatre was operated by Fox Midwest Amusement Corp. in the 1940’s. The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,000. In the 1950 edtion of F.D.Y. seating is given as 1,200.
The Film Daily Yearbook 1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,068. At this period of time it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. by subsidiary E.J. Sparks.
In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. seating is given as 1,135. It was operated by Paramount