NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Tuesday, January 6, 1942, p. 11, c. 4:
PORTAGE, DRAKE, ADMIRAL JOIN B. AND K. CHAIN
Three new theaters have joined the Balaban & Katz chain. All are locatd on the Northwest Side and have been under the B. & K. banner since the first of the year. They are the Portage at 4050 Milwaukee avenue, the Admiral at 3940 Lawrence avenue, and the Drake at 3548 Montrose avenue. All three are now undergoing minor operational transitions and will offer the latest cinema advantages to neighborhood audiences.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Tuesday, January 6, 1942, p. 11, c. 4:
PORTAGE, DRAKE, ADMIRAL JOIN B. AND K. CHAIN
Three new theaters have joined the Balaban & Katz chain. All are locatd on the Northwest Side and have been under the B. & K. banner since the first of the year. They are the Portage at 4050 Milwaukee avenue, the Admiral at 3940 Lawrence avenue, and the Drake at 3548 Montrose avenue. All three are now undergoing minor operational transitions and will offer the latest cinema advantages to neighborhood audiences.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Tuesday, November 28, 1939, p. 24, c. 6:
Austin Beauties Lead Over Hollywood’s
A novel contest has been conducted at the West End Theater, 121 North Cicero avenue, in conjunction with the showing of “These Glamour Girls.” Six Austin girls were selected to compete against the six Hollywood stars. West End patrons voted to determine which type of beauty is more appealing, the Hollywood variety or the Chicago. The result of the contest so far shows the local girls leading 469 to 437. “These Glamour Girls,” starring Lana Turner, is now showing at the West End, together with “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.”
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 13, 1941, p. 31, c. 2:
GEORGE VALOS ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF ROXY THEATER
George T. Valos, operator of theaters in Wheaton and Geneva, has announced his acquisition of the Roxy Theater in West Chicago. Steve Uvardy, veteran theater man, has been retained as manager.
With the change in ownership the Roxy’s film policy has been enlarged to include contracts with all of the major film companies, thus assuring patrons of the opportunity to enjoy the best films. Inaugurating the new policy will be “Gone with Wind,” starting Sunday, June 22.
NEWS ITEM (article concerned closed movie houses in Chicago):
Chicago Daily News, Thursday, Oct. 7, 1954, p. 53 c. 3:
The passing of movie theaters in many neighborhoods had a serious impact on property values.
Closed motion-picture houses tended to paralyze economic activity in their immediate neighborhood, a real estate survey showed last year. Not all of the closed neighborhood theaters declined in property values. Some were converted in other types of business, and one, the handsome Sheridan theater, 4040 Sheridan, was converted into a synagog for Anshe Emet congregation. The Sheridan today would have been a major addition to the number of big houses that came into their own again with the introduction of CinemaScope and Vistavision screens.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Thursday, October 7, 1954, p. 53, c. 1:
Retreat From TV Ending: CLOSED MOVIES TO REOPEN
by Sam Lesner
Four of Chicago’s closed movie houses are reopening!
The Essex theater, Sheridan rd. near Lake Shore dr., closed for two years, reopens Friday with the widely acclaimed French-Italian omnibus film, “The Seven Deadly Sins.”
The Calo Theater, 5406 N. Clark, another victim of the theater-devouring TV giant, will be reopened Oct. 22, with Jack Webb’s “Dragnet,” the first feature length film version of Webb’s TV program which was No. 1 in the Hooper ratings for September. (Isn’t that poetic justice, or something?)
The 400 theater, another North Side film house that has been dark for some time, is being remodeled for a new lease on its former movie life.
The Armitage, 3545-51, also an early TV victim, is being remodeled for an early reopening—-as a film house, of course.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Thursday, October 7, 1954, p. 53, c. 1:
Retreat From TV Ending: CLOSED MOVIES TO REOPEN
by Sam Lesner
Four of Chicago’s closed movie houses are reopening!
The Essex theater, Sheridan rd. near Lake Shore dr., closed for two years, reopens Friday with the widely acclaimed French-Italian omnibus film, “The Seven Deadly Sins.”
The Calo Theater, 5406 N. Clark, another victim of the theater-devouring TV giant, will be reopened Oct. 22, with Jack Webb’s “Dragnet,” the first feature length film version of Webb’s TV program which was No. 1 in the Hooper ratings for September. (Isn’t that poetic justice, or something?)
The 400 theater, another North Side film house that has been dark for some time, is being remodeled for a new lease on its former movie life.
The Armitage, 3545-51, also an early TV victim, is being remodeled for an early reopening—-as a film house, of course.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Tuesday, February 4, 1936, p. 18, c. 3:
TIVOLI HAS ANNIVERSARY
The Balaban & Katz Tivoli theater, the first of the large de luxe neighborhood theaters, will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary during the week of Friday, Feb. 7. Although there doesn’t seem to be any great importance attached to theater birthdays, it is interesting to know that the Tivoli, when built, set the pace for the pretentious movie house of today.
The stage show for this event will be unit Mo. 5 of the Major Bowes amateur group. This group has never appeared on any other Chicago stage before. It will be their local debut.
The screen attraction for Anniversary week will be Lloyd C. Douglas' “Magnificent Obsession,” starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor.
NEWS ITM:
Chicago Daily News, Thursday, June 25, 1936, p. 24, c. 6:
JEFRFERY HAS NEW AIR CONDITIONING
The first installation in a theater of the new General Electric air conditioning system has now been completed by R. Cooper Jr., Inc., at Warner Bros. Jeffery, where “The Country Doctor” is to be shown for three days starting Sunday.
This new type of air control system is working automatically. G.E. engineers have pronounced the Jeffery installation perfect.
NEWS ITEMS:
Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, February 25, 1964, s. 1, p. 22, c. 2:
Tower Ticker, by Herb Lyon
“… . ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ the nightmarish flicker satire on the bomb, is doing positively explosive biz at the Esquire. All box office records are going up in a mushroom cloud … .”
Chicago American, Friday, August 8, 1958, p. 11, c. 4:
RECORD SET AT ESQUIRE
An attendance record was set when “The Matchmaker” had its Midwest premiere at the Esquire Theater. The film, boasting such stars as Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine, played to sell-out crowds.
GOSSIP COLUMN ITEM:
Chicago Tribune, Friday, April 11, 1958, s. 2, p. 2, c. 4:
TOWER TICKER by Herb Lyon
“… When B & K closed the Covent the other day the chain dropped to 34 theaters from a one time high of 50. There are only 169 flickeries left in town. But, on the other hand, movie biz is suddenly a-fizz … .”
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Roosevelt—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Marbro—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Regal—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Uptown—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Granada—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Varsity—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Southtown—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Tivoli—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Apollo—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Palace—-first movie theatre in Chicago to show famed “Schmeling vs. Louis” fight film—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Monday, June 22, 1936, p. 14, c. 7:
SCHMELING vs. LOUIS PICTURES AT PALACE
The complete and official film record of the hair-raising battle between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling is, at the moment, the proud and exclusive property of the Palace theater. As in the case of previous major fights, the Palace long ago contracted for the exclusive rights to the films which were rushed to Chicago by airplane on Saturday in time for showing yesterday. The cameramen had no ill-luck in photographing the upset battle. All of the deciding blows were caught by the cameras, and many of the crucial moments were photographed in slow motion. Though they are longer than expected, the films are not being trimmed in any manner by the theater and are being added to the regular program that includes the holdover “Show Boat” and the accompanying stage show starring Paul Haakon.
NOTE: Later that same week, the fight film was showcased at eight Balaban and Katz movie houses: Roosevelt, Apollo, Marbro, Tivoli, Southtown, Granada, Varsity and Uptown; also at the Regal on the south side for one day.
CHICAGO AMERICAN ADVERTISEMENT for Saturday, January 15, 1921 reads:
Biltmore Theatre, Division street—-at Robey Street; “Best of the Newest,” GRAND OPENING TONIGHT, Wallace Reid in “The Charm School,” novelties Leavitt’s Famous Concert Orchestra.
For all its strange history, it still is sad that this beautiful theatre was torn down—-and needlessly so …
This theatre was one of five area thatres to be chosen for the “Electronovision” version of “Harlow.” Chicago Tribune, Friday, May 14, 1965:
The Picture The World Has Been Waiting to See! Bill Sargent’s “Harlow”
The Flame That Still Burns! starring Carol Lynley, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Barry Sullivan, Ginger Rogers; Exclusive Premiere Showing, starts TODAY at these theatres: Starlite Drive-in, Studio, 53 Drive-in, Hyde Park, 53rd-Lake Park, Brighton, 42nd-Archer; An Electronovision Production.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Tuesday, January 6, 1942, p. 11, c. 4:
PORTAGE, DRAKE, ADMIRAL JOIN B. AND K. CHAIN
Three new theaters have joined the Balaban & Katz chain. All are locatd on the Northwest Side and have been under the B. & K. banner since the first of the year. They are the Portage at 4050 Milwaukee avenue, the Admiral at 3940 Lawrence avenue, and the Drake at 3548 Montrose avenue. All three are now undergoing minor operational transitions and will offer the latest cinema advantages to neighborhood audiences.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Tuesday, January 6, 1942, p. 11, c. 4:
PORTAGE, DRAKE, ADMIRAL JOIN B. AND K. CHAIN
Three new theaters have joined the Balaban & Katz chain. All are locatd on the Northwest Side and have been under the B. & K. banner since the first of the year. They are the Portage at 4050 Milwaukee avenue, the Admiral at 3940 Lawrence avenue, and the Drake at 3548 Montrose avenue. All three are now undergoing minor operational transitions and will offer the latest cinema advantages to neighborhood audiences.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Tuesday, November 28, 1939, p. 24, c. 6:
Austin Beauties Lead Over Hollywood’s
A novel contest has been conducted at the West End Theater, 121 North Cicero avenue, in conjunction with the showing of “These Glamour Girls.” Six Austin girls were selected to compete against the six Hollywood stars. West End patrons voted to determine which type of beauty is more appealing, the Hollywood variety or the Chicago. The result of the contest so far shows the local girls leading 469 to 437. “These Glamour Girls,” starring Lana Turner, is now showing at the West End, together with “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.”
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 13, 1941, p. 31, c. 2:
GEORGE VALOS ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF ROXY THEATER
George T. Valos, operator of theaters in Wheaton and Geneva, has announced his acquisition of the Roxy Theater in West Chicago. Steve Uvardy, veteran theater man, has been retained as manager.
With the change in ownership the Roxy’s film policy has been enlarged to include contracts with all of the major film companies, thus assuring patrons of the opportunity to enjoy the best films. Inaugurating the new policy will be “Gone with Wind,” starting Sunday, June 22.
NEWS ITEM (article concerned closed movie houses in Chicago):
Chicago Daily News, Thursday, Oct. 7, 1954, p. 53 c. 3:
The passing of movie theaters in many neighborhoods had a serious impact on property values.
Closed motion-picture houses tended to paralyze economic activity in their immediate neighborhood, a real estate survey showed last year. Not all of the closed neighborhood theaters declined in property values. Some were converted in other types of business, and one, the handsome Sheridan theater, 4040 Sheridan, was converted into a synagog for Anshe Emet congregation. The Sheridan today would have been a major addition to the number of big houses that came into their own again with the introduction of CinemaScope and Vistavision screens.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Thursday, October 7, 1954, p. 53, c. 1:
Retreat From TV Ending: CLOSED MOVIES TO REOPEN
by Sam Lesner
Four of Chicago’s closed movie houses are reopening!
The Essex theater, Sheridan rd. near Lake Shore dr., closed for two years, reopens Friday with the widely acclaimed French-Italian omnibus film, “The Seven Deadly Sins.”
The Calo Theater, 5406 N. Clark, another victim of the theater-devouring TV giant, will be reopened Oct. 22, with Jack Webb’s “Dragnet,” the first feature length film version of Webb’s TV program which was No. 1 in the Hooper ratings for September. (Isn’t that poetic justice, or something?)
The 400 theater, another North Side film house that has been dark for some time, is being remodeled for a new lease on its former movie life.
The Armitage, 3545-51, also an early TV victim, is being remodeled for an early reopening—-as a film house, of course.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Thursday, October 7, 1954, p. 53, c. 1:
Retreat From TV Ending: CLOSED MOVIES TO REOPEN
by Sam Lesner
Four of Chicago’s closed movie houses are reopening!
The Essex theater, Sheridan rd. near Lake Shore dr., closed for two years, reopens Friday with the widely acclaimed French-Italian omnibus film, “The Seven Deadly Sins.”
The Calo Theater, 5406 N. Clark, another victim of the theater-devouring TV giant, will be reopened Oct. 22, with Jack Webb’s “Dragnet,” the first feature length film version of Webb’s TV program which was No. 1 in the Hooper ratings for September. (Isn’t that poetic justice, or something?)
The 400 theater, another North Side film house that has been dark for some time, is being remodeled for a new lease on its former movie life.
The Armitage, 3545-51, also an early TV victim, is being remodeled for an early reopening—-as a film house, of course.
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Tuesday, February 4, 1936, p. 18, c. 3:
TIVOLI HAS ANNIVERSARY
The Balaban & Katz Tivoli theater, the first of the large de luxe neighborhood theaters, will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary during the week of Friday, Feb. 7. Although there doesn’t seem to be any great importance attached to theater birthdays, it is interesting to know that the Tivoli, when built, set the pace for the pretentious movie house of today.
The stage show for this event will be unit Mo. 5 of the Major Bowes amateur group. This group has never appeared on any other Chicago stage before. It will be their local debut.
The screen attraction for Anniversary week will be Lloyd C. Douglas' “Magnificent Obsession,” starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor.
NEWS ITM:
Chicago Daily News, Thursday, June 25, 1936, p. 24, c. 6:
JEFRFERY HAS NEW AIR CONDITIONING
The first installation in a theater of the new General Electric air conditioning system has now been completed by R. Cooper Jr., Inc., at Warner Bros. Jeffery, where “The Country Doctor” is to be shown for three days starting Sunday.
This new type of air control system is working automatically. G.E. engineers have pronounced the Jeffery installation perfect.
GOSSIP COLUMN ITEM:
Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, February 25, 1964, s. 1, p. 22, c. 2:
Tower Ticker, by Herb Lyon
“… .In a late rush, B&K’s State Lake, Maryland and now Uptown are sold out for tonight’s Liston-Clay theater TV episode. The Marbro has seats … .”
NEWS ITEMS:
Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, February 25, 1964, s. 1, p. 22, c. 2:
Tower Ticker, by Herb Lyon
“… . ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ the nightmarish flicker satire on the bomb, is doing positively explosive biz at the Esquire. All box office records are going up in a mushroom cloud … .”
Chicago American, Friday, August 8, 1958, p. 11, c. 4:
RECORD SET AT ESQUIRE
An attendance record was set when “The Matchmaker” had its Midwest premiere at the Esquire Theater. The film, boasting such stars as Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine, played to sell-out crowds.
GOSSIP COLUMN ITEM:
Chicago Tribune, Friday, April 11, 1958, s. 2, p. 2, c. 4:
TOWER TICKER by Herb Lyon
“… When B & K closed the Covent the other day the chain dropped to 34 theaters from a one time high of 50. There are only 169 flickeries left in town. But, on the other hand, movie biz is suddenly a-fizz … .”
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Roosevelt—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Marbro—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Regal—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Uptown—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Granada—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Varsity—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Southtown—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Tivoli—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Famed “Schmeling-Louis” fight film shown at Apollo—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Friday, June 26, 1936, p. 36, c. 1—–
FIGHT FILMS OPEN AT B-K THEATERS
The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight pictures, complete from beginning to end have been booked in as extra screen attractions at eight Balaban & Katz theaters starting today. In the loop the pictures will be shown at the Roosevelt and Apollo theaters; west side Marbro; south side, Tivoli and Southtown; north side, Granada, Varsity and Uptown. The pictures showing the knockdown in slow motion, also start at the Regal theater on the south side on Sunday
Palace—-first movie theatre in Chicago to show famed “Schmeling vs. Louis” fight film—–
NEWS ITEM:
Chicago Daily News, Monday, June 22, 1936, p. 14, c. 7:
SCHMELING vs. LOUIS PICTURES AT PALACE
The complete and official film record of the hair-raising battle between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling is, at the moment, the proud and exclusive property of the Palace theater. As in the case of previous major fights, the Palace long ago contracted for the exclusive rights to the films which were rushed to Chicago by airplane on Saturday in time for showing yesterday. The cameramen had no ill-luck in photographing the upset battle. All of the deciding blows were caught by the cameras, and many of the crucial moments were photographed in slow motion. Though they are longer than expected, the films are not being trimmed in any manner by the theater and are being added to the regular program that includes the holdover “Show Boat” and the accompanying stage show starring Paul Haakon.
NOTE: Later that same week, the fight film was showcased at eight Balaban and Katz movie houses: Roosevelt, Apollo, Marbro, Tivoli, Southtown, Granada, Varsity and Uptown; also at the Regal on the south side for one day.
CHICAGO AMERICAN ADVERTISEMENT for Saturday, January 15, 1921 reads:
Biltmore Theatre, Division street—-at Robey Street; “Best of the Newest,” GRAND OPENING TONIGHT, Wallace Reid in “The Charm School,” novelties Leavitt’s Famous Concert Orchestra.
For all its strange history, it still is sad that this beautiful theatre was torn down—-and needlessly so …
GOSSIP COLUMN ITEM: Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, June 21, 1960, s. 1, p. 14, c. 1:
“Tower Ticker” by Herb Lyon
“… Marquee on a North Clark street movie: "Sink the Bismarck.” “Once More With Feeling!” …“
The ad in the movie section reads:
GOLD COAST … “Sink the Bismarck"
… … … "Once More With Feeling”
This theatre was one of five area thatres to be chosen for the “Electronovision” version of “Harlow.” Chicago Tribune, Friday, May 14, 1965:
The Picture The World Has Been Waiting to See! Bill Sargent’s “Harlow”
The Flame That Still Burns! starring Carol Lynley, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Barry Sullivan, Ginger Rogers; Exclusive Premiere Showing, starts TODAY at these theatres: Starlite Drive-in, Studio, 53 Drive-in, Hyde Park, 53rd-Lake Park, Brighton, 42nd-Archer; An Electronovision Production.