By that time, “Debbie & Eddie” had become parents of Carrie Frances Fisher, born on October 21st of that year. In adult life, Carrie often cited “Bundle of Joy” as her screen debut, though still in mama’s womb.
“That Hamilton Woman” was the opening attraction at the Manos in August, 1941. The American premiere of the historical epic took place in New York at Radio City Music Hall on April 3rd of that year, as part of the Easter holiday presentation.
The true story of “Nurse Edith Cavell” depicted the horrors of combat in World War One, which promised to be repeated in conflicts currently raging in Europe and the Far East.
A “Special Scheduled Performance Presentation,” with three screenings Sunday through Thursday, and four on Friday and Saturday…Anyone attending this engagement who was 16 or older at the time would be at least 66 now, if they’re still breathing.
The listing for this theatre gives an address of 1601 South Broadway,
but the caption to your newspaper photo claims to show ruins at 1038 North Grand. How do you explain the difference? Also, some of your other photos seem to show a much larger Odeon that was a concert hall and never had a history of movies. The Auditorium Odeon was a small neighborhood movie house only.
“Bringing Up Father” was one of the most beloved comic strips in newspaper history, and Monogram Pictures produced four more “Jiggs and Maggie” programmers before ending the series. Joe Yule was the father of Mickey Rooney, whose “Andy Hardy” series has become one of the Hollywood immortals.
Though the engagement coincided with one of the most important holiday seasons of the year, the stage revue had no content specifically linked to Thanksgiving.
Bette Davis and Arthur Farnsworth, her second husband, shown attending a cocktail party prior to the premiere. Davis turned 33 on April 5th of that year.
If you look behind the two guitarists at left, the portion of wall with poster case suggests the Palace Theatre. It would make more sense to pose a strictly musical group under the marquee of the Palace, which is still regarded as the mecca of “live” showbiz for the USA, if not the entire world.
The “Christmas Spectacular” starring the Rockettes returns today, November 18th. Details, which include those for a new production number, can be viewed here
The feature-length version of Universal’s “Flash Gordon” serial was being rush released to capitalize on the sensation caused by Orson Welles’s radio dramatization of “War of the Worlds,” which millions of listeners believed to be actually happening.
Why post here? This has no connection with the renaming of the former Brooks Atkinson Theatre as the Lena Horne Theatre. The Chaloner/Town was actually on the west side of Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, beyond the boundaries of the “legit” industry in midtown.
Three-day engagement opened on Sunday, October 30th…1938 was the first year that Universal Pictures made special efforts to book the two horror classics as a package, and not necessarily during Halloween season.
By that time, “Debbie & Eddie” had become parents of Carrie Frances Fisher, born on October 21st of that year. In adult life, Carrie often cited “Bundle of Joy” as her screen debut, though still in mama’s womb.
“I’ll See You in My Dreams” had provided the screen portion of Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas holiday presentation of 1951.
“That Hamilton Woman” was the opening attraction at the Manos in August, 1941. The American premiere of the historical epic took place in New York at Radio City Music Hall on April 3rd of that year, as part of the Easter holiday presentation.
The true story of “Nurse Edith Cavell” depicted the horrors of combat in World War One, which promised to be repeated in conflicts currently raging in Europe and the Far East.
A “Special Scheduled Performance Presentation,” with three screenings Sunday through Thursday, and four on Friday and Saturday…Anyone attending this engagement who was 16 or older at the time would be at least 66 now, if they’re still breathing.
This was the same day that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, which caused the USA to finally enter WWII.
Due to the B&W drama’s running time of 124 minutes, the stage show was performed in just over half an hour.
The listing for this theatre gives an address of 1601 South Broadway, but the caption to your newspaper photo claims to show ruins at 1038 North Grand. How do you explain the difference? Also, some of your other photos seem to show a much larger Odeon that was a concert hall and never had a history of movies. The Auditorium Odeon was a small neighborhood movie house only.
Patrons seated in the back rows of the orchestra could not see the auditorium’s atmospheric ceiling, with its floating clouds and twinkling stars.
Both paintings feature a uniformed usherette. In the 1937, the usherette is standing at the top of the aisle on the left side of the painting.
Edward Hopper painted another impression of Loew’s Sheridan in 1939. His more famous painting of 1937 can be viewed here
“Bringing Up Father” was one of the most beloved comic strips in newspaper history, and Monogram Pictures produced four more “Jiggs and Maggie” programmers before ending the series. Joe Yule was the father of Mickey Rooney, whose “Andy Hardy” series has become one of the Hollywood immortals.
Though the engagement coincided with one of the most important holiday seasons of the year, the stage revue had no content specifically linked to Thanksgiving.
Bette Davis and Arthur Farnsworth, her second husband, shown attending a cocktail party prior to the premiere. Davis turned 33 on April 5th of that year.
If you look behind the two guitarists at left, the portion of wall with poster case suggests the Palace Theatre. It would make more sense to pose a strictly musical group under the marquee of the Palace, which is still regarded as the mecca of “live” showbiz for the USA, if not the entire world.
The “Christmas Spectacular” starring the Rockettes returns today, November 18th. Details, which include those for a new production number, can be viewed here
Elvis Presley’s movie debut was in B&W CinemaScope. Trailer can be viewed here
The feature-length version of Universal’s “Flash Gordon” serial was being rush released to capitalize on the sensation caused by Orson Welles’s radio dramatization of “War of the Worlds,” which millions of listeners believed to be actually happening.
The French Casino in NYC was a nightclub converted from the second and short lived Earl Carroll Theatre listed here
Marquee lists Clive Brook and Peg Shannon in “Silence” as feature presentation, plus vaudeville acts on stage.
Spotted around the ad are instructions on how to reach the Paradise from the East Bronx, Manhattan, and Westchester County.
Previously uploaded here
Why post here? This has no connection with the renaming of the former Brooks Atkinson Theatre as the Lena Horne Theatre. The Chaloner/Town was actually on the west side of Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, beyond the boundaries of the “legit” industry in midtown.
Queen Elizabeth II attended the gala British premiere of “Funny Lady” in March, 1975. Color TV coverage can be viewed here
Three-day engagement opened on Sunday, October 30th…1938 was the first year that Universal Pictures made special efforts to book the two horror classics as a package, and not necessarily during Halloween season.