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Comfortably Cool commented about Rialto Theatre on Apr 17, 2017 at 7:49 am

Ad published on April 22nd, 1917 credits S.L. Rothapfel as the Rialto’s managing director. I wonder whatever became of him?

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Apr 16, 2017 at 10:47 am

The exclusive Los Angeles engagement opened on April 3rd.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 16, 2017 at 9:44 am

The back page had ads for the next two screen attractions, which would be “Designing Woman” followed by “The Prince and the Showgirl” (both with “sparkling new stage extravaganzas”)…At this time, the Music Hall was selling Gift Ticket Books— in $5 and $10 denominations—at its box offices.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 15, 2017 at 1:16 pm

The engagement opened on March 28th, 1957, with Easter Sunday still weeks away on April 21st.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 15, 2017 at 1:09 pm

According to internet research, Henny Youngman performed at Radio City Music Hall in three editions of the Night of 100 Stars" stage spectaculars in 1982, 1985, and 1990.I’ve yet to find any references to Youngman working there during the movie/stage era of 1933-79.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 15, 2017 at 7:07 am

An ad for “Flower Drum Song” uploaded here makes no mention of Henny Youngman performing in the stage show: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/55/photos/176879

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 14, 2017 at 9:52 am

Hank, what was the movie that you sat through twice in order to watch Henny Youngman’s stage exit?

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 14, 2017 at 8:04 am

Easter Sunday fell on April 5th that year…The entire screen/stage presentation was a tribute to Irving Berlin, “America’s greatest songwriter.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Lexington Theatre on Apr 13, 2017 at 9:01 am

“Twins” refers to the superiority of Loew’s double features, and not to sub-divided auditoriums. This ad was part of a promotional campaign for the New York World’s Fair, and doesn’t list all Loew’s theatres in the greater metropolitan area.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 12, 2017 at 1:43 pm

Opened two days before Easter on “Good Friday.” Throughout 1937, the Roxy was also celebrating the 10th anniversary of its grand opening.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Apr 12, 2017 at 8:09 am

Easter Sunday arrived on April 13th that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Albee Theatre on Apr 11, 2017 at 1:38 pm

Albee listed across bottom of the ad, with exclusive first-runs for the borough of Brooklyn.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Mar 31, 2017 at 11:02 am

Merle Oberon was romantically involved with the movie’s producer, Alexander Korda, whom she married the following year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about East 86th Street Cinemas on Mar 31, 2017 at 9:14 am

I doubt that the German-language showcase had anything in common with the current multiplex except location.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Mar 31, 2017 at 6:43 am

Excerpted from congratulatory trade ad by the maker of Simplex projectors, which had been used (and regularly updated) by the Capitol since its grand opening in 1919.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Geo. M. Cohan Theatre on Mar 30, 2017 at 9:34 am

This was the final marquee for the legendary playhouse.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Mar 29, 2017 at 9:01 am

Opened on March 28th, 1957, well ahead of Easter Sunday, which fell on April 21st that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Bell Cinema on Mar 28, 2017 at 11:35 am

In a trade article at the time, architect Schlanger said that the premises were previously a food market. If true, that might have been the fate of the original Strand at this location.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rockville Centre Cinema on Mar 28, 2017 at 8:24 am

Twins were booked with the same features, but with staggered starting times.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Paradise Theatre on Mar 28, 2017 at 6:06 am

The Paradise was never an “independent” cinema, always operated by the original Loew’s (and successors) from opening to closure.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Playpen Theatre on Mar 27, 2017 at 7:17 am

Some of the original Ideal décor remained, but walls were covered with pleated drapes.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Keith's Theatre on Mar 4, 2017 at 8:59 am

The re-development of the RKO Keith’s site is proceeding “according to plan” and will start in the first six months of this year (which would mean by July at the latest), according to a report by the Queens Tribune: http://queenstribune.com/rko-keiths-development-according-plan/

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Mar 3, 2017 at 1:19 pm

The last movie made by Carole Lombard before she died in a plane crash in January of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Academy of Music on Mar 2, 2017 at 6:39 am

Academy of Music listed in Manhattan section under Skouras Theatres. Just prior to this, “Millionaire” played exclusively for two weeks at the RKO Albee in downtown Brooklyn. Original Broadway engagement was at Loew’s State and nearby Brandt’s Globe.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Mar 2, 2017 at 6:03 am

Danny Kaye made his feature debut in “Up in Arms,” but he was already well-known for work in Broadway musicals, nightclubs, and in stage shows in movie palaces such as NYC’s Roxy and Paramount.