A subsequent flood in August 1955 led to the permanent closing of the theatre, followed by sale and demolition by the new owners who created a parking lot where a Walgreen’s pharmacy would later be built.
An ad on February 24, 1955 stated “This theatre will close temporarily after tonight’s performance. PRINCE VALIANT and CATTLE QUEEN OF MONTANA. The big flood arrived in August and the theatre never re-opened but was demolished.
There was a similar theatre in Grand Central Station in New York for many years. It seated about half as malny patrons as this one in Boston.
A subsequent flood in August 1955 led to the permanent closing of the theatre, followed by sale and demolition by the new owners who created a parking lot where a Walgreen’s pharmacy would later be built.
An ad on February 24, 1955 stated “This theatre will close temporarily after tonight’s performance. PRINCE VALIANT and CATTLE QUEEN OF MONTANA. The big flood arrived in August and the theatre never re-opened but was demolished.
Saw De Sica’s moving masterpiece here with my parents.
American-made Italian film. Opera in Italian.
Pro-Mussolini films and events were common here before the war began.
Scipio Africanus as a Mussolini figure.
In 1911.
A 1930 movie.
As the Olympia.
Providence City Hall dome and flagpole can be seen in the rear.
Auburn is part of Cranston.
That’s not “The Big Clock.” That’s “Opens December 25, 8 O'Clock.
The Nickel signage and Keith’s as well.
Not sure of the year given. It’s a 1950 film.
“When Willie Comes Marching Home” by John Ford. Plus “Dakota Lil.”
Manager Morris Simms, circa 1955.
The prime movie and stage venue in the city in the early 1900s.
Better resolution than earlier post.
Looks like 1999.
“The Awakening” was one of Anna Magnani’s best and now nearly forgotten performances. Original title: “Suor Letizia.”
The face in the photo is of young Luciano De Ambrosis in “The Children Are Watching Us”, a late Fascist era Italian drama by De Sica.
February 10, 1849 ad. Film made in 1941. Original title: “Uomini sul fondo.”
Year?
Stairway to heaven???