After yet another fatal shooting incident at the Palace Pavilion Nightclub, the licence has been revoked and the building closed down in April 2006. Plans are being proposed to demolish the building and adjacent White Hart pub and build housing on the site. Both the local Hackney Historical Society and the Cinema Theatre Association are opposed to these plans, as the building is historic as an early cinema and contains original decorative details within the auditorium.
Here are the theatres listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook for Youngstown, OH:
Cameo 608 seats (closed)
Center 300 seats
Foster 750 seats
Mahoning, 1498 Mahoning Avenue 375 seats
Ohio, Market Street 575 seats
Palace, Wick Avenue 2,270 seats
Paramount, Federal Street 1,505 seats
Park, East Federal Street 1,577 seats
Plaza 287 seats
Regent, East Federal Street 450 seats
State, West Federal Street 1,500 seats
Strand, Central Square 860 seats
Uptown, Market Street 550 seats
Warner 2,600 seats
Wilson No seating capacity given
In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. all of the above are listed with the addition of:
Home 300 seats
Newport 850 seats
Schenley 790 seats
The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. Has the following theatre’s listed:
Belmont 1,200 seats
Foster, 2500 Glenwood Ave 800 seats
Home, 1625 McGuffey Road 400 seats
Lincoln No seating given
Mahoning, 1604 Mahoning Avenue (re-numbering?) 400 seats
Palace, 3 Wicks Avenue 2,400 seats
Paramount, 242 West Federal Street 1,506 seats
Park, 23 South Champion Street 1,333 seats
Regent, 239 East Federal Street 427 seats
Schenley, Mahoning Avenue 800 seats
State, 213 West Federal Street 2,000 seats
Strand, Central Square 750 seats
Uptown, 2130 Market Street 500 seats
Warner, 264 West Federal Street 2,594 seats
Wilson, 1043 Wilson Avenue 400 seats
The Paramount Theatre opened on 24th November 1927 with the Merian C. Cooper/Ernest B. Schoedsack production of the Paramount Picture “Chang”-epic of the Jungle. It was preceeded by the Paramount Orchestra playing the Overture the The Mastersingers by Richard Wagner, a Paramount ‘Actualites’ short documentary “Les Yeux du Monde”(Eyes of the World), a Max Fleisher ‘Out of the Inkwell’–‘KOKO’ cartoon, English organist Reginald Foort at the Wurlitzer 2Manual/10Rank theatre organ and a stage production by Leonce Perret starring Hope Hampton, Jaque Catelain and Gina Manes in “Printemps D'Amour”(Spring of Love).
In an American trade journal (possibly Better Theaters) there is an article dated June 2nd 1928 titled ‘The Finest Theatre in Paris’. Describing the building and it’s construction it is stated that:–
‘It was built by French engineers after plans by R.E. Hall & Company of New York, architects and surveyors of several notable theatres in this country.(USA) The construction and design was carried out by Frank T. Verity of London, designer of the Plaza and Carlton theatres there and Auguste Bluysen of Paris. Major Charles H. Bell of London was the engineer in charge of the electrical installation.
The main entrance opens on a grand domed foyer in a conservative Modern French style(early Art Deco), while the auditorium design is in an Italian Renaissance style. The seating plan is orchestra, mezzanine and balcony with just over 1,900 seats distributed over three levels'.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s 1941 and 1943 with a seating capacity of 400. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. seating is listed as being 550. The Ilex Theatre was the only theatre listed in the town of Quitman during those years.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have;1941, 1943 and 1950 as the Ilex Theatre, S. Lee Street, Quitman, GA. The seating capacity is given as 400 in the 1940’s and 550 in the 1950 edition. It is the only theatre listed for this town.
The Walnut Street Theatre was renovated and re-named the Drury Lane Theatre in 1933. In use as a live theatre, the opening production was “Candle Light” by P.G.Woodhouse performed by a new stock company.
Incidently, in editions of Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have the seating capacity of the Drury Lane is given as 500 (closed) in both 1941 & 1943. As the Scoop Theatre in 1950 the F.D.Y. lists a seating capacity of 700.
The Ritz Cinema opened on 13th July 1936 with Binnie Hales in “Hyde Park Corner”. The opening was attended by Binnie Hales and local resident playwright Ben Travers. The original seating capacity of 612 was in stalls and balcony levels. It was built for and operated by the independent Truman Dicken circuit and the opening day coincided with the opening day of the nearby Oscar Deutsch built Odeon Theatre, Bridgewater.
Operating since at least 1941 when it is listed in that year’s edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 882. It was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management.
Still listed as under Warner Bros. control in 1950, the seating capacity given in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. was 1,134.
Al; The West End Theatre is now the Lagree Baptist Church. The West End Theatre is located in the middle of the block and only has a frontage on 125th Street. The building you are searching for would have been built to the left of the West End Theatre. In the photo posted by Warren on 20th November 2005 there is a building next to the West End, which is still there today (just seen in my photo posted 8th May 2006). To me that looks too low a building to be a 1,800 seat theatre on a single floor. But I could be wong…..I will try and check out the next door building when I am in NYC in a couple of weeks time and see what lays behind and whether the facade goes around the corner to St. Nicholas Avenue.
Originally opened in May 1912 as the Kosmorama, it had a seating capacity of 1,200. In December 1914 it became the Cine-Max Linder. It was modernised into an Art Deco style in the 1930’s.
Totally modernised again in 1987 it now has seating for 700 (300 Stalls, 250 Mezzanine and 150 Balcony). The auditorium interior is totally black so that all focus is on the screen. The cinema is THX certified and can screen 70mm film.
There is no listing for a Fairfax Theatre in the Film Daily Yearbook;1941 edition.
In the 1943 edition there is a Fairfax Theatre listed with 700 seats operated by Paramount through their subsidiary E.J. Sparks.
The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. lists a Fairfax Theatre with 555 seats. However the address is different from the one given in the headers above. It is located at 4122 Heschel Street, Jacksonville
Could there have been two different Fairfax Theatre’s operating in the city at seperate periods of time?
I should have been more specific and said that the front of house (foyers and lobby spaces) have been gutted for the current use of Hamilton Place discount store. As Joey states, the auditorium block is huge and could well be still in a state of limbo as seen in Warren’s photo posted July 28th 2005.
Film Daily Yearbook’s show two different theatres in Milledgeville:-
In 1941 there is just the Campus Theatre with 500 seats
In 1943 the Campus is listed with 1,300 seats (enlarged maybe?) and the Co-Ed Theatre with no seating capacity given (could have just opened).
In 1950 the Campus Theatre, W. Hancock Street 1,245 seats and the Co-Ed Theatre, W. Hancock Street 939 seats.
The Ritz Theatre opened in 1928 and operated into the 1980’s. A seating capacity of 742 is given in the 1952 edition of Film Daily Yearbook.
Now newly renovated as a live performance theatre, the Ritz re-opened on 12th May 2006 with a seating capacity of 245.
After yet another fatal shooting incident at the Palace Pavilion Nightclub, the licence has been revoked and the building closed down in April 2006. Plans are being proposed to demolish the building and adjacent White Hart pub and build housing on the site. Both the local Hackney Historical Society and the Cinema Theatre Association are opposed to these plans, as the building is historic as an early cinema and contains original decorative details within the auditorium.
Here are three photographs taken in May 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/146969376/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/146969653/
Close up of original 1912 detail remaining on the facade:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/146969915/
saps;Loew’s 42nd Street Theatre is listed here:
/theaters/6850/
Here are the theatres listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook for Youngstown, OH:
Cameo 608 seats (closed)
Center 300 seats
Foster 750 seats
Mahoning, 1498 Mahoning Avenue 375 seats
Ohio, Market Street 575 seats
Palace, Wick Avenue 2,270 seats
Paramount, Federal Street 1,505 seats
Park, East Federal Street 1,577 seats
Plaza 287 seats
Regent, East Federal Street 450 seats
State, West Federal Street 1,500 seats
Strand, Central Square 860 seats
Uptown, Market Street 550 seats
Warner 2,600 seats
Wilson No seating capacity given
In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. all of the above are listed with the addition of:
Home 300 seats
Newport 850 seats
Schenley 790 seats
The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. Has the following theatre’s listed:
Belmont 1,200 seats
Foster, 2500 Glenwood Ave 800 seats
Home, 1625 McGuffey Road 400 seats
Lincoln No seating given
Mahoning, 1604 Mahoning Avenue (re-numbering?) 400 seats
Palace, 3 Wicks Avenue 2,400 seats
Paramount, 242 West Federal Street 1,506 seats
Park, 23 South Champion Street 1,333 seats
Regent, 239 East Federal Street 427 seats
Schenley, Mahoning Avenue 800 seats
State, 213 West Federal Street 2,000 seats
Strand, Central Square 750 seats
Uptown, 2130 Market Street 500 seats
Warner, 264 West Federal Street 2,594 seats
Wilson, 1043 Wilson Avenue 400 seats
Two recent photographs of the former Castle Cinema:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/146291232/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/146291585/
The Paramount Theatre opened on 24th November 1927 with the Merian C. Cooper/Ernest B. Schoedsack production of the Paramount Picture “Chang”-epic of the Jungle. It was preceeded by the Paramount Orchestra playing the Overture the The Mastersingers by Richard Wagner, a Paramount ‘Actualites’ short documentary “Les Yeux du Monde”(Eyes of the World), a Max Fleisher ‘Out of the Inkwell’–‘KOKO’ cartoon, English organist Reginald Foort at the Wurlitzer 2Manual/10Rank theatre organ and a stage production by Leonce Perret starring Hope Hampton, Jaque Catelain and Gina Manes in “Printemps D'Amour”(Spring of Love).
In an American trade journal (possibly Better Theaters) there is an article dated June 2nd 1928 titled ‘The Finest Theatre in Paris’. Describing the building and it’s construction it is stated that:–
‘It was built by French engineers after plans by R.E. Hall & Company of New York, architects and surveyors of several notable theatres in this country.(USA) The construction and design was carried out by Frank T. Verity of London, designer of the Plaza and Carlton theatres there and Auguste Bluysen of Paris. Major Charles H. Bell of London was the engineer in charge of the electrical installation.
The main entrance opens on a grand domed foyer in a conservative Modern French style(early Art Deco), while the auditorium design is in an Italian Renaissance style. The seating plan is orchestra, mezzanine and balcony with just over 1,900 seats distributed over three levels'.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s 1941 and 1943 with a seating capacity of 400. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. seating is listed as being 550. The Ilex Theatre was the only theatre listed in the town of Quitman during those years.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have;1941, 1943 and 1950 as the Ilex Theatre, S. Lee Street, Quitman, GA. The seating capacity is given as 400 in the 1940’s and 550 in the 1950 edition. It is the only theatre listed for this town.
The Walnut Street Theatre was renovated and re-named the Drury Lane Theatre in 1933. In use as a live theatre, the opening production was “Candle Light” by P.G.Woodhouse performed by a new stock company.
Incidently, in editions of Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have the seating capacity of the Drury Lane is given as 500 (closed) in both 1941 & 1943. As the Scoop Theatre in 1950 the F.D.Y. lists a seating capacity of 700.
The Ritz Cinema opened on 13th July 1936 with Binnie Hales in “Hyde Park Corner”. The opening was attended by Binnie Hales and local resident playwright Ben Travers. The original seating capacity of 612 was in stalls and balcony levels. It was built for and operated by the independent Truman Dicken circuit and the opening day coincided with the opening day of the nearby Oscar Deutsch built Odeon Theatre, Bridgewater.
Operating since at least 1941 when it is listed in that year’s edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 882. It was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management.
Still listed as under Warner Bros. control in 1950, the seating capacity given in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. was 1,134.
Al; The West End Theatre is now the Lagree Baptist Church. The West End Theatre is located in the middle of the block and only has a frontage on 125th Street. The building you are searching for would have been built to the left of the West End Theatre. In the photo posted by Warren on 20th November 2005 there is a building next to the West End, which is still there today (just seen in my photo posted 8th May 2006). To me that looks too low a building to be a 1,800 seat theatre on a single floor. But I could be wong…..I will try and check out the next door building when I am in NYC in a couple of weeks time and see what lays behind and whether the facade goes around the corner to St. Nicholas Avenue.
The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. lists the Ritz Theatre at 829 N. Davis Street, Jacksonville.
Kevin;Many thanks for filling in this additional historical information on the Excelsior Cinema
Originally opened in May 1912 as the Kosmorama, it had a seating capacity of 1,200. In December 1914 it became the Cine-Max Linder. It was modernised into an Art Deco style in the 1930’s.
Totally modernised again in 1987 it now has seating for 700 (300 Stalls, 250 Mezzanine and 150 Balcony). The auditorium interior is totally black so that all focus is on the screen. The cinema is THX certified and can screen 70mm film.
Correction, the address given in 1950 for ‘that’ Fairfax Theatre is 4122 Herschel Street, Jacksonville, FL 32210
There is no listing for a Fairfax Theatre in the Film Daily Yearbook;1941 edition.
In the 1943 edition there is a Fairfax Theatre listed with 700 seats operated by Paramount through their subsidiary E.J. Sparks.
The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. lists a Fairfax Theatre with 555 seats. However the address is different from the one given in the headers above. It is located at 4122 Heschel Street, Jacksonville
Could there have been two different Fairfax Theatre’s operating in the city at seperate periods of time?
Listed in editions of Film Daily Yearbook 1947-1955 in the ‘Negro’ Theatres section, but not in the main State/City listings.
I should have been more specific and said that the front of house (foyers and lobby spaces) have been gutted for the current use of Hamilton Place discount store. As Joey states, the auditorium block is huge and could well be still in a state of limbo as seen in Warren’s photo posted July 28th 2005.
Photographed in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142910058/
Photographed in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142890244/
Four views of the RKO Hamilton Theatre as seen in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142789725/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142790179/
Close-ups of details
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142790673/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142791128/
Two views of the former Players Cinema as seen in June 2005:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142772569/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142773500/
Two photographs from July 2004:
The entrance on W.181st Street:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142694356/
The auditorium section as seen around the corner on Audubon Avenue:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/142694582/