Two photographs of the copies of the ‘Flying Ladies’ which have now been restored to the side walls of the auditorium. The originals were scuptured by artist Raymond Briton Riviere in 1937 and were removed to the rubbish skip in 1967 in a ‘modernisation’ scheme. http://flickr.com/photos/klunsa/46404054/ http://flickr.com/photos/klunsa/46403902/
In the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook this is listed as the Hughes Theatre, 186th Street & Hughes Avenue (no seating capacity is given, so this could have recently opened when the F.D.Y. went to print). In the 1930 edition of F.D.Y. it is known as the Savoy Theatre with 1,000 seats.
The Coliseum Cine opened in 1923 and was designed by architect F. de P. Nebot. The interior decoration in a Spanish Renaissance style was by J. de Casals.
If you add up the total seating capacities of all seven theatres operating in Danville in the 1950 Film Daily Yearbook, they total 4,159! The Virginia Theatre at that year is listed with a seating capacity of 629, a reduction from the 700 figure given in the 1940’s.
The Community House opened in 1911 as the Community Hall. In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook it is listed as the Community Theatre with 400 seats. Listed in the 1950 F.D.Y. as Community House with a seating capacity of 374, it closed as a cinema in 1987.
Listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915 as the Harlem 5th Avenue Theatre, 1312 5th Avenue. In the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook it is the Harlem Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1314 Fifth Avenue with a seating capacity of 1,100.
In the 1930 F.D.Y. it is the San Jose with a seating capacity of 978. The next F.D.Y. that I have is the 1941 edition and the closest I can see to this theatre is a Latina Theatre, 110th Street & 5th Avenue (no seating capacity given). Even this has gone from listings in 1943 and beyond.
The ‘old’ Orpheum Theatre located on the corner of 9th Street and May Street was opened on 23rd September 1893 as the Ninth Street Opera House. It had a seating capacity of 2,000 and was designed by architect Oscar Cobb. The building replaced an earlier Ninth Street Theatre which had burnt down.
The Ninth Street Opera House was taken over by the Orpheum circuit in February 1898 and remained in their control until they built this New Orpheum Theatre on Baltimore Avenue in 1914.
Film Daily Yearbook listings for Hohenwald, TN:-
1941 Strand Theatre 145 seats
1943 Strand Theatre 434 seats
1950 Strand Theatre, North 3rd 434 seats
The seating capacity of the Southern Theatre is given as 700 in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook.
The Hanna Theatre is listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with 1,500 seats.
Photographed as a single screen in the 1960’s. The ‘Odeon’ sign on the left of the building has been removed:
View link
Another view of the foyer:
http://flickr.com/photos/vjerka/117119853
Another night photograph:
http://flickr.com/photos/jedrek/104214884/
Oopps sorry here is the day view link again:
http://flickr.com/photos/marquezill/197996239/
A day view of the Kosmos disco, soon after its May 2006 opening:
http://flickr.com.photos/marquezill/197996239
Two photographs of the copies of the ‘Flying Ladies’ which have now been restored to the side walls of the auditorium. The originals were scuptured by artist Raymond Briton Riviere in 1937 and were removed to the rubbish skip in 1967 in a ‘modernisation’ scheme.
http://flickr.com/photos/klunsa/46404054/
http://flickr.com/photos/klunsa/46403902/
A night view, photographed in its new use as disco, bars & restaurant:
http://flickr.com/photos/63438388@N00/287531895/
A photograph of the foyer:
http://flickr.com/photos/potala/310201243/
A view across the Hardenbergstrasse:
http://flickr.com/photos/mr_simon/74380784/
Photographed at night:
http://flickr.com/photos/danii/23756462/
OOpps sorry here is the correct link to the ‘Lounge’ photograph:
http://flickr.com/photos/bloomblossom/221945842/
Here are a selection of photographs of the magnificent Cinema Riga:
Auditorium
http://flickr.com/photos/bloomblossom/221944028/
http://flickr.com/photos/bloomblossom/221945835/
Close-up of entrance and facade
http://flickr.com/photos/doc18/190651095/
http://flickr.com/photos/doc18/190651288/
Lounge
http://flickr.com/photos/bloomblossom/221945824/
Facade restoration
http://flickr.com/photos/simplemortel/237149353/
In the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook this is listed as the Hughes Theatre, 186th Street & Hughes Avenue (no seating capacity is given, so this could have recently opened when the F.D.Y. went to print). In the 1930 edition of F.D.Y. it is known as the Savoy Theatre with 1,000 seats.
The Coliseum Cine opened in 1923 and was designed by architect F. de P. Nebot. The interior decoration in a Spanish Renaissance style was by J. de Casals.
The Ritz Theatre opened around April 1937.
If you add up the total seating capacities of all seven theatres operating in Danville in the 1950 Film Daily Yearbook, they total 4,159! The Virginia Theatre at that year is listed with a seating capacity of 629, a reduction from the 700 figure given in the 1940’s.
The Community House opened in 1911 as the Community Hall. In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook it is listed as the Community Theatre with 400 seats. Listed in the 1950 F.D.Y. as Community House with a seating capacity of 374, it closed as a cinema in 1987.
The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook gives a seating capacity of 1,064.
Listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915 as the Harlem 5th Avenue Theatre, 1312 5th Avenue. In the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook it is the Harlem Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1314 Fifth Avenue with a seating capacity of 1,100.
In the 1930 F.D.Y. it is the San Jose with a seating capacity of 978. The next F.D.Y. that I have is the 1941 edition and the closest I can see to this theatre is a Latina Theatre, 110th Street & 5th Avenue (no seating capacity given). Even this has gone from listings in 1943 and beyond.
A night-time photograph of the City Lights Cinema here:
http://flickr.com/photos/wizgha/272640101/
The ‘old’ Orpheum Theatre located on the corner of 9th Street and May Street was opened on 23rd September 1893 as the Ninth Street Opera House. It had a seating capacity of 2,000 and was designed by architect Oscar Cobb. The building replaced an earlier Ninth Street Theatre which had burnt down.
The Ninth Street Opera House was taken over by the Orpheum circuit in February 1898 and remained in their control until they built this New Orpheum Theatre on Baltimore Avenue in 1914.
The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook still lists it as the Fiesta Theatre with a seating capacity of 1,125.