The name of the place was now given as the Orpheum Theatre. There were frequent name changes for the place:Gaiety, Lyceum, Pastime, Orpheum, and who knows what else.
A newspaper piece on March 17, 1914 has this place showing the silent film “Tigris the Master Crackman.” The name of the place was now given as the Orpheum Theatre. There were frequent name changes for the place :Gaiety, Lyceum, Pastime, Orpheum, and who knows what else.
Over the decades I attended hockey games here (brought by our parish priest when I was an altar boy!). I also remember in the early 1960s a touring production of the Oberammergau Passion Play that was poorly done.
The Kent Theatre opened to the public on December 17, 1947 with “State Fair” and “Behind Green Lights.” See announcement and opening day ads in the photo section.
In 1963 you could see this double bill of dubbed Italian films, both actually considered very good. They were: On Any Street / La notte brava, Mauro Bolognini, from material by Pier Paolo Pasolini & Mill of the Stone People / Mill of the Stone Women / Il mulino delle donne di pietra, Giorgio Ferroni, 1960. Sexy Elsa Martinelli was a considerable draw at the time.
To M_R_G: I found and posted in the photo section a scan of a movie ad for the Lafayette from July 1950 of “The Big Hangover” with “Angels with Dirty Faces.”
Thanks to ‘Marialivia’ for telling me in 2005 of the existence of this photo (in the Pawtucket Times) in which she appeared behind the candy counter in 1948.
The name of the place was now given as the Orpheum Theatre. There were frequent name changes for the place:Gaiety, Lyceum, Pastime, Orpheum, and who knows what else.
A newspaper piece on March 17, 1914 has this place showing the silent film “Tigris the Master Crackman.” The name of the place was now given as the Orpheum Theatre. There were frequent name changes for the place :Gaiety, Lyceum, Pastime, Orpheum, and who knows what else.
Premiere date: February 6, 1961.
I was taken to this at age 10.
The auditorium opened on February 18, 1926. It was demolished in 1989.
Over the decades I attended hockey games here (brought by our parish priest when I was an altar boy!). I also remember in the early 1960s a touring production of the Oberammergau Passion Play that was poorly done.
I found newspaper references to the Palace-Casino Theatre in Randall Square in 1911-1912.
A film by Luchino Visconti.
Obviously named for Truffaut’s great film, “The 400 Blows.”
Note that Cinema de Paris (without the accented e) is a different place on this site. Peculiar.
The Kent Theatre opened to the public on December 17, 1947 with “State Fair” and “Behind Green Lights.” See announcement and opening day ads in the photo section.
1962 duo of Italian screen actresses.
“The Navy gets the gravy, but the Army gets the beans.”
In 1963 you could see this double bill of dubbed Italian films, both actually considered very good. They were: On Any Street / La notte brava, Mauro Bolognini, from material by Pier Paolo Pasolini & Mill of the Stone People / Mill of the Stone Women / Il mulino delle donne di pietra, Giorgio Ferroni, 1960. Sexy Elsa Martinelli was a considerable draw at the time.
October 1950 program.
The film had previously played at The Imperial in February 1916.
As the Victory!
To M_R_G: I found and posted in the photo section a scan of a movie ad for the Lafayette from July 1950 of “The Big Hangover” with “Angels with Dirty Faces.”
Started December 25, 1948.
Thanks to ‘Marialivia’ for telling me in 2005 of the existence of this photo (in the Pawtucket Times) in which she appeared behind the candy counter in 1948.
July, 1948.
George M. Cohan was from Providence.
“Father’s Son” with John Litel.
On April 17, 1911, the Crown Theatre became the New Slater Theatre.
Direct from the Art Cinema in Providence.