Samll photo of front of Fine Arts Theatre, with marquee. Also a discussion of the “Curtain at 8:30” (not 8:40) idea.
From Boxoffice magazine, April 5, 1952: View link
Broderick Crawford visits the Empire. Item in Boxoffice magazine, November 24, 1951:
“A procession down the main thoroughfare, a visit to the B.M.C. Durfee High School and meeting prominent residents preceded Broderick Crawford’s personal appearance at the Empire Theatre in conjunction with the showing of ‘The Mob.’”
Increased Staff Reopens Paramount in Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. – After being closed for renovation and redecorating, the Paramount has reopened under its new lessee, the Zeitz Theatres of Rhode Island. It has a continuous run from 1 to 11 p.m. withh three changes of program a week. The other two theatres [Strand and Opera House] of the city run continuously only on weekends with two changes a week.
The Paramount lobby and marquee have been painted. The latter is now lighted with 2,000 lamps. The foyer has been recarpeted. New projecting machines have been installed and the booth has been refitted. The lobby and foyer have new display boards with mirror frames.
Joseph Viera of Fall River, Mass., has been appointed manager and is being assisted at present by Carl Zeitz from the home office of the new operating company in New Bedford, Mass. Richard Stevenson is doorman. Fred Lewis, operator ever since the theatre was built, still is there with three assistants, two more than previously; Barbara Harel (?) and Geraldine Carrigan (?) are the new cashiers, June Flohr (?), Dolores Johnson, Dorothy Oakham and Catherine Smith are usherettes.
“A new marquee at the Capitol Theatre, James McNamara, manager, has been completed. It is the latest in modern artistry. It is V shape of neolite glass with neon lighting and decorations. Concealed lights illuminate the ceiling. The new marquee replaces a rectangular canopy which was damaged several times by high trucks. Recarpeting of the orchestra floor has also been completed. Alterations in the ladies' circular lounge are also in progress.”
Joe Carrolo Enlarges At Oakland Beach
OAKLAND BEACH, R.I. – Joseph L. Carrolo of the Midway here has enlarged and modernized his house. The back wall was pushed back to allow room for 100 new seats, which brings the capacity to 310, and a new “L” was built to permit a women’s lounge and men’s smoking room and larger office space. All renovations are complete except the interior painting which must be done on Wednesdays when there are no afternoon or evening shows.
Carrolo has been in the amusement business 55 years. His “regular line” is the Outdoor Amusement Enterprises, dealing in merry-go-rounds and park amusements. He loves all the phases of the amusement industry because, he explains, he is dealing with the youth of America. “I have great faith in the future of this country and much of it is based on the firsthand knowledge I have of the young people. They are great kids,” he said.
Preview “House” Spy Film
HARTFORD – Members of the Wadsworth Atheneum, the press and the local theatrical fraternity attended a preview of “The House on 92nd Street” at the Avery Memorial Friday night. Lou Cohen, manager of the Poli, was host. Both newspapers carried preview “box” announcements on the theatre pages, tying in with current history on the atomic bomb and serving as special advance exploitation on the film.
BRIDGEPORT – Loew’s Lyric, usually dark except on weekends, was opened in midweek by manager Robert Carney for the one-day showing of an all-Italian program consisting of “Fedora” and “Sorprese del Matrimonio.” Business was good.
Mike Jacobson, manager of the Mayfair on the East Side, also departed from his usual film fare to run a one-night Italian show. He screened “La Mia Canzone al Vento” and “Il Corsaro Nero” to a nice boxoffice.
(from Boxoffice magazine, May 25, 1946. It should be noted that Italian films had been kept off U.S. screens during the war years, depriving the Italian-speaking population of this entertainment.)
BRIDGEPORT – Loew’s Lyric, usually dark except on weekends, was opened in midweek by manager Robert Carney for the one-day showing of an all-Italian program consisting of “Fedora” and “Sorprese del Matrimonio.” Business was good.
Mike Jacobson, manager of the Mayfair on the East Side, also departed from his usual film fare to run a one-night Italian show. He screened “La Mia Canzone al Vento” and “Il Corsaro Nero” to a nice boxoffice.
(from Boxoffice magazine, May 25, 1946. It should be noted that Italian films had been kept off U.S. screens during the war years, depriving the Italian-speaking population of this entertainment.)
Opening of Island Theatre reported in Boxoffice magazine, August 31, 1946:
Island Theatre is Opened in Portsmouth Aug. 23
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Island Theatre, a new community project in Portsmouth, located midway between this city and Fall River, opened August 23. The new 500-seat house, equipped with the latest in projection and other equipment, is the result of the progressiveness and forethought of a Portsmouth man, Orville O. Smith, who will manage the theatre.
The Island will serve the rural community of Middletown and Tiverton, as well as Portsmouth. Construction has been in progress all summer on the house, which opened with a continuous run policy each evening with four changes a week. Provision has been made for plenty of free parking space on the theatre property on either side of the building.
“Murray Howard, manager of the Warner, converted the lobby into a railroad station and had the doormen attired as conductors for "Strangers on the Train.”
Manager of this theatre quits after protest on Italian film Bitter Rice.
Article in Boxoffice magazine, July 7, 1951: View link
[For the record, Bitter Rice is now considered a major Italian film classic and even appeared on an Italian postage stamp commemorating the films of the Italian neo-realist period after World War II.]
Boxoffice magazine, September 18, 1948, carries a piece about a Regent Theatre on Elm Street that was being demolished that year. I have not found it listed on CT. View link
(Item is in the “Worcester” section.)
Middletown Palace Opens
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. —– Salvatore Adorno has reopened the Palace Theatre here after a ten-year shutdown. He renovated the entire building, including a new marquee and lobby.
1st Anniversary. Item in Boxoffice magazine, July 29, 1950:
Poli in Norwich, Conn.,
Fetes First Milestone
HARTFORD—-Loew’s Poli Theatre in Norwich, Conn. observed its first anniversary last week with showings of “Duchess of Idaho,” starring Esther Williams. A huge birthday cake in the theatre lobby was provided by Joe Boyle, manager,.
The opening film last year was “Neptune’s Daughter,” also starring Esther Williams, and Boyle invited patrons to sign a giant post card addressed to the star and which was forwarded to her from Norwich.
Samll photo of front of Fine Arts Theatre, with marquee. Also a discussion of the “Curtain at 8:30” (not 8:40) idea.
From Boxoffice magazine, April 5, 1952:
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Broderick Crawford visits the Empire. Item in Boxoffice magazine, November 24, 1951:
“A procession down the main thoroughfare, a visit to the B.M.C. Durfee High School and meeting prominent residents preceded Broderick Crawford’s personal appearance at the Empire Theatre in conjunction with the showing of ‘The Mob.’”
Renovation of Middleboro Theatre. Item in Boxoffce magazine, August 14, 1948:
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Item in Boxoffice magazine, May 18, 1946:
Increased Staff Reopens Paramount in Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. – After being closed for renovation and redecorating, the Paramount has reopened under its new lessee, the Zeitz Theatres of Rhode Island. It has a continuous run from 1 to 11 p.m. withh three changes of program a week. The other two theatres [Strand and Opera House] of the city run continuously only on weekends with two changes a week.
The Paramount lobby and marquee have been painted. The latter is now lighted with 2,000 lamps. The foyer has been recarpeted. New projecting machines have been installed and the booth has been refitted. The lobby and foyer have new display boards with mirror frames.
Joseph Viera of Fall River, Mass., has been appointed manager and is being assisted at present by Carl Zeitz from the home office of the new operating company in New Bedford, Mass. Richard Stevenson is doorman. Fred Lewis, operator ever since the theatre was built, still is there with three assistants, two more than previously; Barbara Harel (?) and Geraldine Carrigan (?) are the new cashiers, June Flohr (?), Dolores Johnson, Dorothy Oakham and Catherine Smith are usherettes.
Item in Boxoffice magazine, May 18, 1946:
“A new marquee at the Capitol Theatre, James McNamara, manager, has been completed. It is the latest in modern artistry. It is V shape of neolite glass with neon lighting and decorations. Concealed lights illuminate the ceiling. The new marquee replaces a rectangular canopy which was damaged several times by high trucks. Recarpeting of the orchestra floor has also been completed. Alterations in the ladies' circular lounge are also in progress.”
Item in Boxoffice magazine, May 18, 1946:
Joe Carrolo Enlarges At Oakland Beach
OAKLAND BEACH, R.I. – Joseph L. Carrolo of the Midway here has enlarged and modernized his house. The back wall was pushed back to allow room for 100 new seats, which brings the capacity to 310, and a new “L” was built to permit a women’s lounge and men’s smoking room and larger office space. All renovations are complete except the interior painting which must be done on Wednesdays when there are no afternoon or evening shows.
Carrolo has been in the amusement business 55 years. His “regular line” is the Outdoor Amusement Enterprises, dealing in merry-go-rounds and park amusements. He loves all the phases of the amusement industry because, he explains, he is dealing with the youth of America. “I have great faith in the future of this country and much of it is based on the firsthand knowledge I have of the young people. They are great kids,” he said.
Small photo of the Esquire, with marquee, during run of Henry V. Boxoffice magazine, May 18, 1946:
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Record Roundup Propgram is a Hit In Providence
Item on the Metropolitan Theatre, Boxoffice magazine, November 3, 1945:
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From Boxoffice magazine, November 3, 1945:
Preview “House” Spy Film
HARTFORD – Members of the Wadsworth Atheneum, the press and the local theatrical fraternity attended a preview of “The House on 92nd Street” at the Avery Memorial Friday night. Lou Cohen, manager of the Poli, was host. Both newspapers carried preview “box” announcements on the theatre pages, tying in with current history on the atomic bomb and serving as special advance exploitation on the film.
The Aetna Theatre at the Wadsworth was previously known as the Avery Memorial Theatre.
Italian Films Gross Well At Bridgeport Houses
BRIDGEPORT – Loew’s Lyric, usually dark except on weekends, was opened in midweek by manager Robert Carney for the one-day showing of an all-Italian program consisting of “Fedora” and “Sorprese del Matrimonio.” Business was good.
Mike Jacobson, manager of the Mayfair on the East Side, also departed from his usual film fare to run a one-night Italian show. He screened “La Mia Canzone al Vento” and “Il Corsaro Nero” to a nice boxoffice.
(from Boxoffice magazine, May 25, 1946. It should be noted that Italian films had been kept off U.S. screens during the war years, depriving the Italian-speaking population of this entertainment.)
Italian Films Gross Well At Bridgeport Houses
BRIDGEPORT – Loew’s Lyric, usually dark except on weekends, was opened in midweek by manager Robert Carney for the one-day showing of an all-Italian program consisting of “Fedora” and “Sorprese del Matrimonio.” Business was good.
Mike Jacobson, manager of the Mayfair on the East Side, also departed from his usual film fare to run a one-night Italian show. He screened “La Mia Canzone al Vento” and “Il Corsaro Nero” to a nice boxoffice.
(from Boxoffice magazine, May 25, 1946. It should be noted that Italian films had been kept off U.S. screens during the war years, depriving the Italian-speaking population of this entertainment.)
The Suffolk theatre re-opens after renovation. Item in Boxoffice magazine, August 31, 1946:
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Opening of Island Theatre reported in Boxoffice magazine, August 31, 1946:
Island Theatre is Opened in Portsmouth Aug. 23
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Island Theatre, a new community project in Portsmouth, located midway between this city and Fall River, opened August 23. The new 500-seat house, equipped with the latest in projection and other equipment, is the result of the progressiveness and forethought of a Portsmouth man, Orville O. Smith, who will manage the theatre.
The Island will serve the rural community of Middletown and Tiverton, as well as Portsmouth. Construction has been in progress all summer on the house, which opened with a continuous run policy each evening with four changes a week. Provision has been made for plenty of free parking space on the theatre property on either side of the building.
Lobby becomes train station.
“Murray Howard, manager of the Warner, converted the lobby into a railroad station and had the doormen attired as conductors for "Strangers on the Train.”
(item in Boxoffice magazine, July 7, 1951)
Manager of this theatre quits after protest on Italian film Bitter Rice.
Article in Boxoffice magazine, July 7, 1951:
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[For the record, Bitter Rice is now considered a major Italian film classic and even appeared on an Italian postage stamp commemorating the films of the Italian neo-realist period after World War II.]
A feature article on the Hyart in Boxoffice magazine, January 5, 1952, had several photos.
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This picture of the Sayville entrance appeared on the cover of the Modern Theatre section of Boxoffice magazine, March 7, 1953:
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This theatre appeared in a photo on the cover of Boxoffice magazine, January 3, 1953:
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This article on the Empress, with photos, appeared in Boxoffice magazine on January 3, 1953:
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Boxoffice magazine, September 18, 1948, carries a piece about a Regent Theatre on Elm Street that was being demolished that year. I have not found it listed on CT.
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(Item is in the “Worcester” section.)
Article, with photo, on the re-opening of the restored Strand Theatre in 1948. Boxoffice magazine, September 18, 1948:
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Item in Boxoffice magazine, September 18, 1948:
Middletown Palace Opens
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. —– Salvatore Adorno has reopened the Palace Theatre here after a ten-year shutdown. He renovated the entire building, including a new marquee and lobby.
1st Anniversary. Item in Boxoffice magazine, July 29, 1950:
Poli in Norwich, Conn.,
Fetes First Milestone
HARTFORD—-Loew’s Poli Theatre in Norwich, Conn. observed its first anniversary last week with showings of “Duchess of Idaho,” starring Esther Williams. A huge birthday cake in the theatre lobby was provided by Joe Boyle, manager,.
The opening film last year was “Neptune’s Daughter,” also starring Esther Williams, and Boyle invited patrons to sign a giant post card addressed to the star and which was forwarded to her from Norwich.
Photo in Boxoffice magazine showing the front of the theatre for presentation of Annie Get Your Gun, issue of September 30, 1950:
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