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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jun 16, 2022 at 10:45 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 3:40 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 3:28 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 7:38 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 9:24 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 8:30 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 11:11 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 8:07 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 8:18 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 2:02 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 11:02 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 11:09 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 7:52 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 12:15 pm

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 9:49 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.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "I'll See You In My Dreams" on May 13, 2022 at 2:11 pm

Ad neglects to mention that the B&W musical was part of the annual Christmas Show, which many people attended primarily for the spectacular stage show, not caring what was on screen.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "Son of Paleface" on May 10, 2022 at 10:57 am

Didn’t your sources reveal that movie was supported by a stage show, and that Bob Hope made guest appearances throughout opening day? Actual ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about "I'll Take Sweden" on May 10, 2022 at 10:48 am

Almost certainly part of a multi-theatre “Premiere Showcase” engagement throughout the greater metropolitan area, and not exclusively at the Lyric Theatre.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?" on May 6, 2022 at 8:53 am

Ad neglected to mention that the movie was accompanied by a spectacular stage revue, which was undoubtedly a major contributor to attendance. Also, dollar figures are meaningless without knowledge of ticket prices, which were undoubtedly the highest in RCMH’s history so far. The true test of popularity is how many people attended.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 5, 2022 at 12:04 pm

Opened on March 30th, 1944, with Easter Sunday on April 9th that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "See No Evil" on May 5, 2022 at 8:37 am

No mention of a stage show. Had the Music Hall switched to an “Everything on the screen” policy by that time?

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Boston Theatre on May 4, 2022 at 1:55 pm

“Holiday in Spain” was the latest version of the 1960 “Scent of Mystery,” which was filmed in Todd-AO and augmented in theatres by the “Smell-O-Vision” process. The movie is now available on DVD in a curved-screen “Smilebox” format replicating the Cinerama experience. Trailer can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about BRIC Arts Media House on May 4, 2022 at 8:14 am

Under the same management as the Brooklyn Paramount and Fox, the older and smaller Strand had to settle for move-overs, reissues, and exploitation packaging such as the above.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Keith's Theatre on May 2, 2022 at 3:05 pm

The first neighborhood showings of “Carousel” followed its premiere engagement at the Roxy Theatre (with stage revue). Supporting feature of “Please Murder Me!” seemed inappropriate, to say the least.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "That Lady in Ermine" on Apr 30, 2022 at 2:00 pm

This ad cites two films, not one. Were they shown together as a double bill at the Roxy, eliminating the need for the Roxy’s customary stage presentation?