I don’t think your tone was necessary, I was just asking
a question. the theaters in the Bronx that switched to
Spanish language films was years later than 1938.
to hdtv267. I don’t understand your reply of “yes and ?”.
as I stated it was highly unusual for a movie theater to
close before t.v. was introduced in to the American home.
all the neighborhood theaters in the Bronx I attended
when I was younger didn’t close till years after t.v. was
introduced.
as I asked a while back before the movie theater lockdown on March 16th was the escalator in this ever fixed. it had been out of service since Oct. 2018.
also I’m not surprised about the Landmark 57 St. closing.
the two times I went there were way more staff then patrons.
to Ala A. thanks again for your reply. you are probably
right that by Thanksgiving 1963 HTWWW was no longer selling
out. since this was a roadshow engagement everyone had to
leave. I have seen the ads for roadshow engagements in the
photo section of the other six theaters the studios used.
often for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas depending on
the length of the film they would always schedule what I
would deem sufficient time to get the old audience out
and the new audience in. with HTWWW this theater was kind
of cutting it close with only 15mins.
to Al A. as always thanks for your reply. I forget about
the lesser sitting capacity due to the installation of the
Cinerama screen. but even if they lost say half the
original 5,230 seats you’d still have a large crowd. so if
the 2pm. showing was not even solid out but almost sold
out I still don’t see how they could have had gotten the
2pm. audience out and the 5:15 audience in. this is
especially true since I’m sure many of the audience
for the 2pm. showing had to use the restroom once the
screening was over.
also you said they might have been sitting people during
the Overture. but wouldn’t the Overture been played in a
darkened theater? that would have been a tricky situation
seating patrons.
as in the Bronx many theaters in upper Manhattan closed
within a short period of time after the t.v. was introduced
into the American home. to which I find it interesting
that this theater closed in 1941 long before anyone had
heard of a t.v..
with an address of 58 W.135th St. this theater would have
been close by the Crescent which was at 36 W. 135th St. and
opened on the night of Dec. 16th 1909. using the Manhattan
or New York,NY listing the Crescent might very well be the
1st theater built in Manhattan with the intent of showing
films.
I find it interesting that this theater instituted a
policy of Spanish Language films as early as 1938. had
the “demographics” of the neighborhood changed that
much by as early as 1938?
here’s an interesting question. in the photo section is an
ad for the roadshow engagement of How The West Was Won. this
particular ad was for Thanksgiving Day 1963. it was
advertising 3 shows for the day- 2pm./5:15pm./8:40pm.. now
the running time of the film including overture,entr'acte
and exit music is 2hrs. 45mins. so with a 15min. break the
running time of a performance would be 3hrs.. lets say the
2pm. was almost sold out. the Capitol was a huge theater so
how in God’s name did they get the 2pm. audience out and the
5:15 audience in in only 15mins.?
Hello- as stated in Joseph’s Aug.1st post how was the roadshow
engagement of Windjammer “disastrous”? was it the Cinemiracle
projection or no one came? I would think using a HUGE theater
like the Roxy for a roadshow engagement not a good idea.
to Joseph thanks for the info. of the ones you mention the
only souvenir program I have as stated was for The Robe. its
interesting I’ve never come across the others you mention
either in memorabilia shops or online.
speaking of the late but great Roxy. the only souvenir program
I have from a film that debuted at the Roxy is for The Robe. I
found it in a memorabilia shop say 20 years ago. does anyone
know of any other films which debuted here which had souvenir
programs? thanks in advance.
a blu-ray disc of Isadora starring Vanessa Redgrave has
finally been released. interesting note- when it was known
as Loew’s Hollywood this was if I’m mistaken the only
theater in the entire U.S. to play the original 2hr. 57min.
cut. the new blu-ray is unfortunately the more well known
truncated version.
I unfortunately wasn’t able to experience the Roxy which is
tied in most people’s hearts with the San Francisco Fox as
the best movie palace ever. so aside from any competition
it gave RCMH weren’t huge theaters like the Roxy doomed with
a capital D the second tvs became commomplace in the majority
of U.S. homes?
to Ken Roe thanks for the info. its just bizarre that
Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten island and Manhattan(as New York,
New York) gets entire borough listing where as Queens
doesn’t.
to David Z. and Rob B. thanks of the info. just out
of curiosity would you happen to know why Queens is the
only borough out of 5 in NYC that doesn’t get a borough
listing and you have to put the specific neighborhood in
Queens you’re looking for.
to Al A.– as I have always said your font of knowledge never ceases to amaze me. and I thought I knew a lot. thanks of the info. I don’t have a degree in theater design or anything close but the exterior always seemed a bit un-movie theater-ish to me. so my instincts were right.
was the 34th St. East built as a movie theater or
was it a conversion of a existing building? when
ever i went to it or the 34th St. Showplace across
the street the facade of the 34th St. East(minus the
marquee) impressed me has a tad industrial and not
looking like a movie theater at all.
since I get the impression markp works at this theater
and he’s an expert on handling of film prints 70mm
especially it seems totally appropriate to ask him about
how long a film print 70MM or otherwise will last.
to markp- many thanks for your reply. after I sent it the
thought occurred to me that how worn or not a print might
be after a long long roadshow had more to do with care the
projectionist gave to the print and the projection equipment.
the roadshow run of The Sound of Music at the Rivoli
was even longer than Funny Girl’s at the Criterion. TSOM
ran at the Rivoli from the first week of March 1965 to the
last week of Sept. 1966.
Hello-
to MarkDHite- I thank you replying to my posts about HTWWW in an intelligent adult manner. all replies should be written in such a manner.
Hello-
to Archive, thanks for the detailed info. I was lucky enough
to have seen 2001 twice during its roadshow engagement here.
Hello-
I don’t think your tone was necessary, I was just asking a question. the theaters in the Bronx that switched to Spanish language films was years later than 1938.
Hello-
to hdtv267. I don’t understand your reply of “yes and ?”. as I stated it was highly unusual for a movie theater to close before t.v. was introduced in to the American home. all the neighborhood theaters in the Bronx I attended when I was younger didn’t close till years after t.v. was introduced.
Hello-
as I asked a while back before the movie theater lockdown
on March 16th was the escalator in this ever fixed. it had
been out of service since Oct. 2018.
also I’m not surprised about the Landmark 57 St. closing. the two times I went there were way more staff then patrons.
Hello-
to Ala A. thanks again for your reply. you are probably right that by Thanksgiving 1963 HTWWW was no longer selling out. since this was a roadshow engagement everyone had to leave. I have seen the ads for roadshow engagements in the photo section of the other six theaters the studios used. often for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas depending on the length of the film they would always schedule what I would deem sufficient time to get the old audience out and the new audience in. with HTWWW this theater was kind of cutting it close with only 15mins.
Hello-
to moviebuff82- if I am not mistaken this theater had the largest seating capacity of any Loew’s theater in Mew York City.
Hello-
to Al A. as always thanks for your reply. I forget about the lesser sitting capacity due to the installation of the Cinerama screen. but even if they lost say half the original 5,230 seats you’d still have a large crowd. so if the 2pm. showing was not even solid out but almost sold out I still don’t see how they could have had gotten the 2pm. audience out and the 5:15 audience in. this is especially true since I’m sure many of the audience for the 2pm. showing had to use the restroom once the screening was over.
also you said they might have been sitting people during the Overture. but wouldn’t the Overture been played in a darkened theater? that would have been a tricky situation seating patrons.
Hello-
as in the Bronx many theaters in upper Manhattan closed within a short period of time after the t.v. was introduced into the American home. to which I find it interesting that this theater closed in 1941 long before anyone had
heard of a t.v..
Hello-
with an address of 58 W.135th St. this theater would have been close by the Crescent which was at 36 W. 135th St. and opened on the night of Dec. 16th 1909. using the Manhattan or New York,NY listing the Crescent might very well be the 1st theater built in Manhattan with the intent of showing films.
Hello-
I find it interesting that this theater instituted a policy of Spanish Language films as early as 1938. had the “demographics” of the neighborhood changed that much by as early as 1938?
Hello-
here’s an interesting question. in the photo section is an ad for the roadshow engagement of How The West Was Won. this particular ad was for Thanksgiving Day 1963. it was advertising 3 shows for the day- 2pm./5:15pm./8:40pm.. now the running time of the film including overture,entr'acte and exit music is 2hrs. 45mins. so with a 15min. break the running time of a performance would be 3hrs.. lets say the 2pm. was almost sold out. the Capitol was a huge theater so how in God’s name did they get the 2pm. audience out and the 5:15 audience in in only 15mins.?
Hello- as stated in Joseph’s Aug.1st post how was the roadshow engagement of Windjammer “disastrous”? was it the Cinemiracle projection or no one came? I would think using a HUGE theater like the Roxy for a roadshow engagement not a good idea.
Hello-
to Joseph thanks for the info. of the ones you mention the only souvenir program I have as stated was for The Robe. its interesting I’ve never come across the others you mention either in memorabilia shops or online.
Hello0
speaking of the late but great Roxy. the only souvenir program I have from a film that debuted at the Roxy is for The Robe. I found it in a memorabilia shop say 20 years ago. does anyone know of any other films which debuted here which had souvenir programs? thanks in advance.
Hello-
a blu-ray disc of Isadora starring Vanessa Redgrave has finally been released. interesting note- when it was known
as Loew’s Hollywood this was if I’m mistaken the only theater in the entire U.S. to play the original 2hr. 57min. cut. the new blu-ray is unfortunately the more well known truncated version.
Hello-
I unfortunately wasn’t able to experience the Roxy which is tied in most people’s hearts with the San Francisco Fox as the best movie palace ever. so aside from any competition it gave RCMH weren’t huge theaters like the Roxy doomed with a capital D the second tvs became commomplace in the majority of U.S. homes?
Hello-
to Ken Roe thanks for the info. its just bizarre that Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten island and Manhattan(as New York, New York) gets entire borough listing where as Queens doesn’t.
Hello-
to David Z. and Rob B. thanks of the info. just out of curiosity would you happen to know why Queens is the only borough out of 5 in NYC that doesn’t get a borough listing and you have to put the specific neighborhood in Queens you’re looking for.
Hello-
how is the gutted movie palace in Flushing listed on this page? I tried just Flushing, then RKO Flushing. then i tried Keith’s Flushing. but zippo.
Hello-
was my comment of March 31, 2019 true in that this is the oldest movie theater in continual operation in NYC?
Hello-
to Al A.– as I have always said your font of knowledge
never ceases to amaze me. and I thought I knew a lot.
thanks of the info. I don’t have a degree in theater
design or anything close but the exterior always seemed
a bit un-movie theater-ish to me. so my instincts were
right.
Hello-
was the 34th St. East built as a movie theater or was it a conversion of a existing building? when ever i went to it or the 34th St. Showplace across the street the facade of the 34th St. East(minus the marquee) impressed me has a tad industrial and not looking like a movie theater at all.
Hello-
since I get the impression markp works at this theater and he’s an expert on handling of film prints 70mm especially it seems totally appropriate to ask him about how long a film print 70MM or otherwise will last.
Hello-
to markp- many thanks for your reply. after I sent it the thought occurred to me that how worn or not a print might be after a long long roadshow had more to do with care the projectionist gave to the print and the projection equipment. the roadshow run of The Sound of Music at the Rivoli was even longer than Funny Girl’s at the Criterion. TSOM ran at the Rivoli from the first week of March 1965 to the last week of Sept. 1966.