The description of the place as a two storey wooden structure contradicts the assertion that this place was part of a school building pictured elsewhere as a brick structure.
One of the great film noir movies, by Fritz Lang. Many theatres that played it put it at the bottom of a double bill with just the title and no display ad.
Sarah Bernhardt’s films were shown in Providece, but she herself made several stage appearancees in the city over the years that she performed.
“A Japanese Pipe Dream” was a 1943 propaganda short film about Japan’s alleged involvement in the illegal opium and heroin trade.
Opened in the US in 1914.
I saw this movie here during this run. I was 14.
A lost film. Trailer survives.
A 1958 film.
A 1927 film.
She appeared here March 5, 1917. Also dined at nearby Rathskeller Restaurant according to an ad they published.
The description of the place as a two storey wooden structure contradicts the assertion that this place was part of a school building pictured elsewhere as a brick structure.
Sunday concert licenses were approved for the Verdi Theatre and the La Sirena Theatre as reported by the Providence newspaper on April 5, 1916.
Sunday concert licenses were approved for the Verdi Theatre and the La Sirena Theatre as reported by the Providence newspaper on April 5, 1916.
It was a two-storey wooden structure that was damaged by fire in 1909.
No, the Verdi Theatre was a two-storey wooden structure in 1909 that most likely pre-dated the school. There was a fire that year.
Actually, the Verdi Theatre, was a two-storey wooden structure, according to a report of a fire at this address on October 8, 1909.
World premiere!
I first saw the film with friends during this run. We couldn’t keep a secret.
Suspicion, 1941.
One year in the life of a French farm. An astonishingly beautiful movie. Can be seen on YouTube.
“Temptation” was a 1915 film with Geraldine Farrar.
A Newark trolley.
One of the great film noir movies, by Fritz Lang. Many theatres that played it put it at the bottom of a double bill with just the title and no display ad.
The address should be given as 375 Atwells Avenue.
April 29, 1982 obit.
Name given as “La Serena” instead of “La Sirena.”
Sometimes given as LA SERENA in ads and articles.