I Don’t Know Why It Is Named “Cinema 3” When It Reopened On September 5, 1985 But The Name Still Kept Going With The “Cinemas I, II & III” Name Throughout The Rest Of 1985, All Of 1986, And Into Parts Of 1987.
The Showplace 12 Opened In November 2000 Shortly Before The Nearby Cinema 5 Closed Its Doors For The Final Time During The Same Month After 31 Years Of Operation.
Both Columbus Indiana’s Courthouse Cinema I & II And Center Cinemas I & II Were Both In A Major Tight Race Between Each Other Until September 1985 When The City’s Nearby Competitor, The Center Cinemas I & II, Upgraded To A Triplex.
Prior To The Trail Theatre’s Grand Opening In Late 1927, There Is The Lyric Theatre And The Miller’s Opera House (Also In Bridgeport) Which Both Will Have Its Own Pages Soon, Possibility Tomorrow.
The Wright Opera House Is Known To Be Denton’s Second Opera House. The First One Is Known To Be Located In The Center Of The West Side Of The Square As Early As 1889 Until 1894 When A Lightning Strike During A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Rips Through The Skies At Denton’s First Opera House. The Strike Also Occurred The Courthouse.
The Wright Opera House Is The Second Opera House To Open In Denton, Opened By Donnie Donnahower As Manager On February 2, 1900 With “Murray And Mack” After Being Completed With A Cost Of $25,000. The Upper Floor Contained The Opera House, Commercial Club, And Office Rooms. And The Lower Floor Contains Additional Office Space. The Building Was 120 Feet Square With Handsome Glass Windows. Its Main Stage Is 28 Feet Deep With An Opening Of 25 Feet And Height Of 15 Feet. There Are 4 Dressing Rooms Which Were Both Divided By 2 For Both Genders. The Scenery Was Purchased From The Kansas City Scenic Co.
The Opera House Ceased Operations In 1913 Due To Growing Competition From Ground Level Moving Picture Houses Whose Top Prices Range From Between 10 To 20 Cents And It Began To Decline.
Its Owner, W.C. Wright, Closed The Wright’s Opera House In Early March 1935 And Ended Up Selling His Opera House To Marton Kornblatt, Which Turned Into A Clothing Store, The Boston Store, After Renovating The Building. The Boston Store Operated Until 1972 And Was Sold To An Office Supply.
Although Plano Never Had A Single Theatre Until Its Nearby Drive-In Opened In 1969. Viewers Will Have To Travel On 75 To Received Nearest Locations In Garland, Richardson, Or McKinney.
After the nearby Star Theatre (also in Canonsburg) closed in Mid-1928, the Strand Theatre was built nearby and opened in October 1928 shortly before the nearby Beedle’s Alhambra received Vitaphone and Movietone equipment a month later. Both Alhambra and Strand were both operated by the same operator during its earlier years.
The Miller Theatre Was Named After Ms. Helen Miller, Mr. John C. Miller and Mrs. John C. Miller. When The Theater Opened, The Main Theater Had Organist Of Barton Studios And An Organ Broadcaster Off Of Chicago’s WLS-AM Al Malgard, Who Played His Barton 23-Styled And 6 Rank Organ For A Half-Hour Before The Opening Of Their First Program On 35mm. The First Program Is Beljean’s 11-Piece Band (With Unknown Origination) Playing The National Anthem, Or The Star Spangled Banner With The Camera Showing The US Flag.
After The Anthem Ended, The Camera Continued To Show The Flag Fluttering In The Breeze As The Band Played “My Country Tis Of Thee” After A Moment Of Silence. The Theater Opened With A Gala Event And “A Festive Occasion For Woodstock And Vicinity” And Was Known To Be The Biggest Event For The City Of Woodstock And All Of McHenry County. Although I Can’t Find It First Attraction. I’ll Keep Looking Soon.
The Theater Closed In October 1952. It Wasn’t Listed In The Daily Tar-Heel Throughout 1953.
Chapter Hill Then Never Have A Single Drive-In Until October 14, 2020 When A New Drive-In Theatre Opened For The First Time At The Carraway Village Area According To WTVD Channel 11 Which Will Have Its CinemaTreasures Page Soon.
The Ritz While Still Running A Mix Of First-Run Closed For Only 1 Day Due To Repairs And A Larger Wide Screen Was Added By Owner Roy E. Brockman Of McKinney Theatres Incorporated On June 16, 1960. A Year Later, Things Will Change And The Format Race Began.
From Early 1961 Until Late 1962, The Ritz While Continuing Its First-Run Success Rarely Began Screening Approximately A Little Bit Of Mature And Restricted Films, But It Only Happens Once In A While During 1961 And 1962. The Ritz Theatre However Continued Its Primary First-Run And A-Attractions Success Such As “The Music Man”, “Safe At Home”, “Rose Marie”, And The 1960’s Three Stooges Features. When 1963 Rolled Along, The McKinney Drive-In Gave A Big Slap In The Face And Switched Back To Its Primary Second-Run And B-Attractions.
On November 16, 1962, Mrs. Charles Nitcholas, employee and ticket counter of the Ritz, was presented with the monthly Chamber of Commerce’s “Most Courteous Employee” award at the Directors' meeting and was named “City Accountant”.
On March 21, 1961, The Central Theatre Installed A 4-Track Stereo System With 9 Stereo Speaker Gave “Sound All Around” With A Special Run Of The Hit-Smash “Ben Hur” (1959).
1985, Not 1986.
I Don’t Know Why It Is Named “Cinema 3” When It Reopened On September 5, 1985 But The Name Still Kept Going With The “Cinemas I, II & III” Name Throughout The Rest Of 1985, All Of 1986, And Into Parts Of 1987.
Opened In Late 1993.
The Showplace 12 Opened In November 2000 Shortly Before The Nearby Cinema 5 Closed Its Doors For The Final Time During The Same Month After 31 Years Of Operation.
Both Columbus Indiana’s Courthouse Cinema I & II And Center Cinemas I & II Were Both In A Major Tight Race Between Each Other Until September 1985 When The City’s Nearby Competitor, The Center Cinemas I & II, Upgraded To A Triplex.
Opened With Walt Disney’s So Dear To My Heart.
The Robb And Rowley Circuit’s Ownership Of The Cinema 1 & 2 Lasted For Only 4 Or 5 Years. By 1975, United Artists Operated The Cinema 1 & 2.
The New Theatre Opened On July 17, 1936 With Jack Holt And Robert Armstrong In Dangerous Waters.
It Is Closed In 1954 And Was Converted Into A Grocery Store In January 1955.
Prior To The Trail Theatre’s Grand Opening In Late 1927, There Is The Lyric Theatre And The Miller’s Opera House (Also In Bridgeport) Which Both Will Have Its Own Pages Soon, Possibility Tomorrow.
The Wright Opera House Is Known To Be Denton’s Second Opera House. The First One Is Known To Be Located In The Center Of The West Side Of The Square As Early As 1889 Until 1894 When A Lightning Strike During A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Rips Through The Skies At Denton’s First Opera House. The Strike Also Occurred The Courthouse.
The Wright Opera House Is The Second Opera House To Open In Denton, Opened By Donnie Donnahower As Manager On February 2, 1900 With “Murray And Mack” After Being Completed With A Cost Of $25,000. The Upper Floor Contained The Opera House, Commercial Club, And Office Rooms. And The Lower Floor Contains Additional Office Space. The Building Was 120 Feet Square With Handsome Glass Windows. Its Main Stage Is 28 Feet Deep With An Opening Of 25 Feet And Height Of 15 Feet. There Are 4 Dressing Rooms Which Were Both Divided By 2 For Both Genders. The Scenery Was Purchased From The Kansas City Scenic Co.
The Opera House Ceased Operations In 1913 Due To Growing Competition From Ground Level Moving Picture Houses Whose Top Prices Range From Between 10 To 20 Cents And It Began To Decline.
Its Owner, W.C. Wright, Closed The Wright’s Opera House In Early March 1935 And Ended Up Selling His Opera House To Marton Kornblatt, Which Turned Into A Clothing Store, The Boston Store, After Renovating The Building. The Boston Store Operated Until 1972 And Was Sold To An Office Supply.
Although Plano Never Had A Single Theatre Until Its Nearby Drive-In Opened In 1969. Viewers Will Have To Travel On 75 To Received Nearest Locations In Garland, Richardson, Or McKinney.
On February 13, 1914, A.C. Waterman of Sherman took over ownership of the Elks.
That’s What I Look Up Information About The Theater. The Bluebird Had A Few Confusing Articles As I Did Find The Petersburg Index Off Of That Site.
After the nearby Star Theatre (also in Canonsburg) closed in Mid-1928, the Strand Theatre was built nearby and opened in October 1928 shortly before the nearby Beedle’s Alhambra received Vitaphone and Movietone equipment a month later. Both Alhambra and Strand were both operated by the same operator during its earlier years.
The Continental Theatre closed in 1961.
It Expanded On August 7th, 1987, Not 1989.
OH! NOW I GET IT! Thanks Joe! I Just Can’t Find The Articles From The Petersburg Index.
The Earliest Information I Can Find Is A Special Event That Was Held During The 1959 Season. It Is Still In Operation In 1977.
Closed In 1958, Demolished In March 1963.
The Miller Theatre Was Named After Ms. Helen Miller, Mr. John C. Miller and Mrs. John C. Miller. When The Theater Opened, The Main Theater Had Organist Of Barton Studios And An Organ Broadcaster Off Of Chicago’s WLS-AM Al Malgard, Who Played His Barton 23-Styled And 6 Rank Organ For A Half-Hour Before The Opening Of Their First Program On 35mm. The First Program Is Beljean’s 11-Piece Band (With Unknown Origination) Playing The National Anthem, Or The Star Spangled Banner With The Camera Showing The US Flag.
After The Anthem Ended, The Camera Continued To Show The Flag Fluttering In The Breeze As The Band Played “My Country Tis Of Thee” After A Moment Of Silence. The Theater Opened With A Gala Event And “A Festive Occasion For Woodstock And Vicinity” And Was Known To Be The Biggest Event For The City Of Woodstock And All Of McHenry County. Although I Can’t Find It First Attraction. I’ll Keep Looking Soon.
The Moore’s Opera House Opened On August 17th, 1893. The Theater Reopened As The Wareham Theatre On September 15, 1938.
I Mean’t To Say “City” Not “Falls”.
The Theater Closed In October 1952. It Wasn’t Listed In The Daily Tar-Heel Throughout 1953.
Chapter Hill Then Never Have A Single Drive-In Until October 14, 2020 When A New Drive-In Theatre Opened For The First Time At The Carraway Village Area According To WTVD Channel 11 Which Will Have Its CinemaTreasures Page Soon.
According To The Biddeford-Saco Journal Of Biddeford, Maine; The Mutual Theatre Changed Its Name To Saco Cinema In 1972.
The Ritz While Still Running A Mix Of First-Run Closed For Only 1 Day Due To Repairs And A Larger Wide Screen Was Added By Owner Roy E. Brockman Of McKinney Theatres Incorporated On June 16, 1960. A Year Later, Things Will Change And The Format Race Began.
From Early 1961 Until Late 1962, The Ritz While Continuing Its First-Run Success Rarely Began Screening Approximately A Little Bit Of Mature And Restricted Films, But It Only Happens Once In A While During 1961 And 1962. The Ritz Theatre However Continued Its Primary First-Run And A-Attractions Success Such As “The Music Man”, “Safe At Home”, “Rose Marie”, And The 1960’s Three Stooges Features. When 1963 Rolled Along, The McKinney Drive-In Gave A Big Slap In The Face And Switched Back To Its Primary Second-Run And B-Attractions.
On November 16, 1962, Mrs. Charles Nitcholas, employee and ticket counter of the Ritz, was presented with the monthly Chamber of Commerce’s “Most Courteous Employee” award at the Directors' meeting and was named “City Accountant”.
On March 21, 1961, The Central Theatre Installed A 4-Track Stereo System With 9 Stereo Speaker Gave “Sound All Around” With A Special Run Of The Hit-Smash “Ben Hur” (1959).
The Theater Closed Between 1970 And 1971.