wally75,Sorry if I made a good thing bad. Was The Great Waldo Pepper the first movie you were the manager for at the Rivoli theater? Were there any special showings or premiers that you like remembering for other movies ? Can you tell me who was the manager at the Babylon theater when you were an usher, and did he give you any insight how a theater should be run?
wally75,Thanks for your reply.When did you stop working at the Babylon theater,and were you the manager at one time too? I read you were the manager at the Rivoli theater in NYC.You must have had to have been a jack of all trades for that job. I read while you were at the Babylon theater you even painted the exit doors.
nyer,I loved the coming attractions flyers on the photo page.I saw Planet of the Apes on that run advertised.I bought all the gum cards for the first one.I remember the flyers were by the concession stand on a table,and I liked to look at them.
wally75 thanks for the feed back.I might have seen you when you started at the Babylon. In 1966 I turned 10 years old. The ushers I knew were ether seniors In high school or older men with mostly grey hair.
I went to the Rivoli to see Moonraker 1979,Radio City Music Hall to see The Thrill of it All 1963,and A boy named Charlie Brown 1969, The Astor to see Tommy 1975,The Victoria To see The Bible in the Beginning 1966.(Note: see my photos of the Rivoli.
I would like to say this, to whoever wants to read it; I’ve been to a handful of historic theaters in Manhattan, and a lot of theaters on Long Island. There might be some theaters with bigger screens and better sound systems with classic decor, but the Babylon single screen theater will always be number one to me. I’ve enjoyed every movie I’ve ever seen here from “Bye, Bye Birdie” to the last one I saw as single screen, “The Missouri Breaks”. The last movie I saw as a multi-screen theater was “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”.
You guys are great,I can’t get any of this information on Wikipedia. (wally75) do you have any photos of what the usher uniforms looked like for Prudential and United Artists.This may not be important to some, but it’s part of the nuts and bolts of the history of these theater chains.
This a is great photo of the way all RKO theaters looked. If I didn’t see Commack on it,you could say it was the West Babylon theater.I think the RKO theaters chain were new to L.I.,and first to twin.Maybe in 1967-68.
This is beautiful on both sides of the add,Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine in “The Talkies”.Frankenstein!,I think this was an early censored movie,shown with a green tint.
BEYOND THE BOARDER RELEASED MARCH 2nd 1925 BY PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY,DIRECTED BY SCOTT R.DUNLAP.
wally75,Sorry if I made a good thing bad. Was The Great Waldo Pepper the first movie you were the manager for at the Rivoli theater? Were there any special showings or premiers that you like remembering for other movies ? Can you tell me who was the manager at the Babylon theater when you were an usher, and did he give you any insight how a theater should be run?
wally75, A O K.
wally75,Check out my photos of the Rivoli on photo page ,1979 Moonraker showing.
wally75,Thanks for your reply.When did you stop working at the Babylon theater,and were you the manager at one time too? I read you were the manager at the Rivoli theater in NYC.You must have had to have been a jack of all trades for that job. I read while you were at the Babylon theater you even painted the exit doors.
wally75,There used to be Halloween costume contests in theater for the kids. Were you involved in that? I won a pair of tickets to see a matinee.
The “BIG A"had two different size seats ground level toward the screen.Look a the Pequa Theater photo page for examples of seating.
It’s Great to see the Babylon theater marqee before the fire and when they remodeled it in 1955.
nyer,I loved the coming attractions flyers on the photo page.I saw Planet of the Apes on that run advertised.I bought all the gum cards for the first one.I remember the flyers were by the concession stand on a table,and I liked to look at them.
Without James Bond the 60’s wouldn’t have been Phenomenal !
Everything Bond is Golden !
DavidZornig,thanks a lot;once I saw the first James Bond movie I was Bonded for life.
coate, can you tell me under what listing The De mille theater is under,that,s were Goldfinger(1964)opened.
Beautiful photo- This is the way I want to always remember it like!
wally75 thanks for the feed back.I might have seen you when you started at the Babylon. In 1966 I turned 10 years old. The ushers I knew were ether seniors In high school or older men with mostly grey hair.
I went to the Rivoli to see Moonraker 1979,Radio City Music Hall to see The Thrill of it All 1963,and A boy named Charlie Brown 1969, The Astor to see Tommy 1975,The Victoria To see The Bible in the Beginning 1966.(Note: see my photos of the Rivoli.
Does anybody know if that was a functional balcony,or just decorative one in the upper right hand corner.
I wish there was a photo of the Prudential logo “Johnny"the elf too.
I would like to say this, to whoever wants to read it; I’ve been to a handful of historic theaters in Manhattan, and a lot of theaters on Long Island. There might be some theaters with bigger screens and better sound systems with classic decor, but the Babylon single screen theater will always be number one to me. I’ve enjoyed every movie I’ve ever seen here from “Bye, Bye Birdie” to the last one I saw as single screen, “The Missouri Breaks”. The last movie I saw as a multi-screen theater was “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”.
You guys are great,I can’t get any of this information on Wikipedia. (wally75) do you have any photos of what the usher uniforms looked like for Prudential and United Artists.This may not be important to some, but it’s part of the nuts and bolts of the history of these theater chains.
wally75 can you help us with The Prudential elf “Johnny”?
This a is great photo of the way all RKO theaters looked. If I didn’t see Commack on it,you could say it was the West Babylon theater.I think the RKO theaters chain were new to L.I.,and first to twin.Maybe in 1967-68.
This is personal to me because I am a Long Islander,and this was"THE"Long Island theater!
This is beautiful on both sides of the add,Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine in “The Talkies”.Frankenstein!,I think this was an early censored movie,shown with a green tint.
This is one of the things I remember the most,The Chandeliers and the balcony.