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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Delancey Theatre on Jul 1, 2022 at 11:34 am

The marquee and entrance of Loew’s Delancey can be viewed in the upper left corner of this snapshot of the world-famous singing Barry Sisters, who were gossiping on a bench on the approach to the Williamsburg Bridge.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Jul 1, 2022 at 9:44 am

American premiere engagement for the British-made B&W adventure.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Jun 30, 2022 at 11:01 am

Off stage, featured vocalist Dolores Reade was also known as Mrs. Bob Hope.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Jun 28, 2022 at 7:13 am

The B&W inspirational drama co-starred a future “First Lady” of the United States of America.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Syosset Triplex on Jun 25, 2022 at 7:22 am

It should be noted that these were just the first neighborhood showings of “Cat On a Hot Tin Roof,” which previously had its New York premiere engagement at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Jun 23, 2022 at 5:51 am

The B&W epic introduced Republic Pictures' new cowboy star, Roy Rogers, formerly Leonard Slye of the Sons of the Pioneers vocal group. Under his new name, Rogers made two guest appearances at the Criterion that night.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Warners' Theatre on Jun 22, 2022 at 1:11 pm

Enjoyed a business boom from tourists attending the New York World’s Fair.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Jun 21, 2022 at 7:57 am

Supporting attraction was “Spooks,” a B&W short in 3-D starring the Three Stooges.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Commodore Theater on Jun 20, 2022 at 9:17 am

According to newspaper advertising, “Blackmail” and “Lady of the Tropics” opened at Loew’s Commodore on Thursday, October 12th, 1939, which was the Columbus Day holiday of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jun 20, 2022 at 8:05 am

By that time, the Paramount had ended its stage/screen policy, and had also become first choice for Warner Brothers releases that previously opened at the Strand/Warner (now a reserved-seat Cinerama showcase).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jun 16, 2022 at 8:45 am

First produced by Paramount Pictures as a silent B&W feature in 1926, with Warner Baxter in the title role. The Alan Ladd version was also filmed in B&W.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Syosset Theatre on Jun 15, 2022 at 1:40 pm

Left ad includes cinemas throughout the entire “Greater New York” area, while the one at right lists only Queens and Long Island.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rivoli Theatre on Jun 15, 2022 at 1:28 pm

Premiere engagement started on the same day as the grand opening of Publix’s spectacular Paramount Theatre in Times Square, which was fully equipped to present lavish stage revues that were not possible at the Rivoli.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "Blood and Sand" on Jun 13, 2022 at 5:38 am

Not an ad for the Roxy engagement, which included a stage show.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Brooklyn Paramount on Jun 10, 2022 at 7:24 am

Photographs of 130 Brooklyn theatres, most of them from municipal tax files and already displayed individually at Cinema Treasures, can be found in the resource linked here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on May 31, 2022 at 6:30 am

2023 has been mentioned as possible reopening of the Palace, but nothing more specific. Much will depend, of course, on what’s available for the first booking.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on May 30, 2022 at 9:11 am

An Allied Victory in Europe had been declared on May 8th, but war raged on in the Far East.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on May 30, 2022 at 6:07 am

Developers created a plan to raise the protected landmark 300 feet to make room for stores below. Recent New York Times article with color photos can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Sun Sing Theatre on May 23, 2022 at 6:18 am

Two views of the site, now a market, can be viewed in this recent article about Market Street

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Comfortably Cool commented about The Ten Commandments on May 21, 2022 at 12:02 pm

Were newspapers really printing movie ads in full color back then? Must have been very expensive, if even technically possible.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on May 20, 2022 at 9:02 am

Marketing of the British-made thriller capitalized on Claude Rains' title role in Universal’s “The Invisible Man,” which had also debuted at the Roxy Theatre (with stage show).

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Comfortably Cool commented about "Bus Stop" on May 19, 2022 at 9:09 am

I can’t find any mention of the Roxy in this ad. Was there a stage show in support? And what was it first-run for? New York City? The USA? Entire world? If you must post such unspecific drivel, why don’t you post it for its first-run in the place where you reside?

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Comfortably Cool commented about "The Lemon Drop Kid" on May 18, 2022 at 5:52 am

With or without stage show? Surely one or both of your sources mentioned that.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on May 16, 2022 at 10:15 am

The stage revue was imported from Bill Miller’s Riviera, a spectacular nightclub on the New Jersey Palisades, overlooking the Hudson River and Manhattan. The junior member of the Will Mastin Trio was just at the beginning of an iconic career spanning all of showbiz.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 16, 2022 at 7:49 am

Supporting actors Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride made such an impact as “Ma and Pa Kettle” that Universal-International decided to build a series around them and their family, with an eventual nine B&W features.