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Comfortably Cool commented about Brooklyn Paramount on Apr 9, 2022 at 10:30 am

BP management took a full-page ad in weekly Variety to thank Alan Freed for the record-breaking gross for the week’s booking of $107,000, which would be equivalent to about $1.13 million in 2022.

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Comfortably Cool commented about El Capitan Theatre on Apr 7, 2022 at 10:55 am

For this Easter holiday engagement, the Hollywood Paramount added a stage show to its usual “Everything on the screen” policy.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fox Theatre on Apr 6, 2022 at 2:57 pm

Opened on the Christmas Day of that year, with free gifts of ‘Murray the K’ albums to patrons admitted before noon.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "Broken Lance" on Apr 6, 2022 at 11:00 am

Telegram reports on business at the Fox Theatre in Philadelphia. Wouldn’t it have made more sense to upload at that listing?

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Comfortably Cool commented about Astor Theatre on Apr 6, 2022 at 10:29 am

As luck would have it, the booking coincided with the latest edition of “Ziegfeld Follies,” which was being presented by the Shuberts at the Winter Garden Theatre in association with Ziegfeld’s estate. Fannie Brice, Bob Hope, and Josephine Baker were among the headliners.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "Move Over Darling" on Apr 6, 2022 at 10:18 am

Why was this posted for the Astor Theatre? If you must post such drivel, please do it at a theatre where you might actually have seen the movie, which I suspect was in your local community.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 5, 2022 at 2:08 pm

This was the first Yuletide season since RCMH switched to a stage/screen policy in January of that year, adding a new rival to the midtown scene.

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Comfortably Cool commented about "Two Weeks with Love" on Apr 5, 2022 at 12:32 pm

This and previous upload for “To Please a Lady” are generic posters created for theatres everywhere and not ads for the Capitol Theatre, which also supported both films with stage shows during their engagements.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rivoli Theatre on Apr 4, 2022 at 1:26 pm

An informative interview with one of the founders of Independent-International can be read here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Mar 31, 2022 at 3:11 pm

The Capitol Theatre had just switched to an “Everything On the Screen” policy, and would not resume movie/stage offerings until 1943, when the wartime boost in attendance warranted it.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Mar 29, 2022 at 10:16 am

Tickets could be purchased up to seven days in advance, not only at the Capitol but also at all Loew’s neighborhood theatres.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's State Theatre on Mar 28, 2022 at 12:12 pm

Although the Technicolor musical is now frequently shown on television during the Easter holiday season, MGM made no attempt originally, with summer release starting around the Fourth of July.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Mar 28, 2022 at 11:19 am

“Is This the End Of the Movies?” Following news commentary could apply to any cinemas still operating. Click here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Mar 24, 2022 at 3:50 pm

“The Lone Ranger” was a Republic serial with 15 chapters, based on one of the era’s most popular radio programs. The Criterion ran an episode with every program change.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Mar 24, 2022 at 11:59 am

Easter Sunday was approaching on March 28th. The holiday offering had opened on March 11th.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Center Theatre on Mar 23, 2022 at 4:07 pm

Sabu forever!

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Comfortably Cool commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Mar 22, 2022 at 4:53 pm

According to “The United Artists Story” by Ronald Bergan, “Hawaii” was a financial disaster that “never began to earn back the $15 million spent on it.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Regal UA Midway on Mar 22, 2022 at 3:11 pm

A souvenir pamphlet distributed on the Midway’s grand opening night in September, 1942, was entitled “Intimate Facts About Myself,” and included the following: “I am what you would call modernistic– with all the latest wrinkles and gadgets. Here and now I want to give thanks to the late Thomas Lamb, one of the greatest of theatrical architects. In me, his last theatre, you will find the best example of his genius.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Sunrise Drive-In on Mar 22, 2022 at 2:42 pm

When first opened in 1938, screen was reported to be 48 feet high and 65 feet wide. Bottom of the screen was 30 feet above the ground.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rialto Theatre on Mar 22, 2022 at 12:49 pm

Followed seven record-breaking weeks for “Scarface,” which moved over to Loew’s State (with vaudeville) and also onto the top tier of Loew’s neighborhood theatres…Children were not permitted to attend “Freaks” at the Rialto, and adults with health problems were also cautioned to stay away.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lyric Theatre on Mar 22, 2022 at 9:31 am

Lyric and New Amsterdam were the top rivals, dividing up the programs that were having their first Manhattan neighborhood runs on the Loew’s and RKO circuits.

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Comfortably Cool commented about North Star Theater on Mar 21, 2022 at 9:38 am

In September, 1928, New York State Exhibitor reported that the North Star Theatre was in the process of demolition, to be replaced by the New York Skin & Cancer Hospital. The North Star had been closed for two years, and last managed by Sidney Cohen.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's 167th Street Theatre on Mar 21, 2022 at 9:23 am

Opening day publicity (9/20/28) claimed seating capacity as follows: 1,950, orchestra; 450, balcony; 200, loges and boxes. First manager was Wade Ackerman, previously an assistant manager at Loew’s Grand.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Mar 21, 2022 at 8:50 am

A new article about Staten Island neighborhoods at the Forgotten New York website claims that the Paramount’s marquee has now been removed, possibly in advance of the building’s demolition. Click here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lyric Theatre on Mar 20, 2022 at 11:18 am

At the time, “World’s Largest Movie Center” in that single block of West 42nd Street also included three theatres operated by Max Cohen’s Cinema Circuit—New Amsterdam, Harris, and Anco.