The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Scenic; it’s Card # 492. Address is Main St. Condition is Good. There is an exterior photo taken March 1941. The theater opened about 1925. There were 450 seats on the main floor and 150 in the balcony, total 600 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Colonial, it’s Card # 490. Address is Main St. There is an exterior photo taken Feb. 1941. Condition is Good. The report says it opened about 1925, and is showing MGM films. There were 750 orchestra seats and 250 balcony seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Latchis; it’s Card # 491. Address is Main St. There is an exterior photo dated Feb. 23, 1941. The condition is Good. The report says that it was built about 1920, and is showing MGM films. There were 700 main floor seats, and 250 balcony seats. The 1940 population of Keene was 13,800.
I recently looked at a photo which was taken for the Boston Elevated Railway Co. showing construction of the connecting link from the existing el structure down into the new Washington Street tunnel (today’s Orange Line). The link and the tunnel opened in November 1908, so the photo dates from earlier in 1908 or in 1907. Clearly seen in the background is the Columbia Theatre. The odd thing is that the fire escape doors from the gallery on the upper portion of the north wall (left side of theater) have no fire escapes under them! It’s possible that the photo was taken just after the old fire escapes were removed and while awaiting the installation of new ones. Otherwise, it was a very unsafe situation.
The Theatre Historical Society has the MGM Theatre Report for the Pastime Theatre; it’s Card # 523. Address is Bradford St. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The marquee had an attraction board only on its left side. The condition is Good. The report says the Pastime was built in 1935, but then says it has been showing MGM films for “over 10 years”. There were 616 seats. The 1940 population of Bristol was 11,100.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Island Th. It’s Card # 538. Address is “Route 138”. There is an exterior photo taken on Sept 5, 1946. Condition is Excellent. It says that it was opened August 1946, and is playing MGM films.There were 502 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater when it was the Strand. It’s Card # 530. Address is 49 Touro St. There is an exterior photo made May 1941. Condition is Excellent. It was over 15 years old, and was showing MGM films. There were 486 orchestra seats and 212 balcony seats, total 698 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the M-G-M Theatre Report for the Paramount, it’s Card # 529. The address is “Broadway”. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The condition is Good. It says it was built in 1933, and is showing MGM product. There were 705 orchestra seats, and 507 balcony seats, total 1,212.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Opera House; it’s Card # 528. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The address is “Washington Square”. The condition is Fair. It was over 15 years old and was not showing M-G-M product. It had 975 seats. The 1940 population of Newport was 30,500.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the M-G-M Theatre Report for the Stadium; it’s Card # 566. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. Address is “Monument Square”. Condition is Good. The house is 15 years old and shows MGM product. Seating: Orchestra 748, Balcony 500, Loges 24, total 1,273. What they call the “balcony” would have been the raised portion of the main floor, to the rear. The 1940 population of Woonsocket was 49,300.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Rialto; Card # 565. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. Address is 41 Main St.
Condition is Fair. It was showing MGM films. There were 577 orchestra seats and 223 balcony, total 800.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Park; it’s Card # 564. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. The marquee displays Vaudeville on Sundays. The condition is Fair. It was over 15 years old and was not showing MGM films. The seating was 800 on the main floor and 400 balcony, total 1,200.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Olympia; it’s Card # 563. Address is 40 Main. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The condition is Poor. It was over 15 years old, and was not showing MGM films. 830 seats. The 1940 population of Woonsocket was 49,300.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Laurier; Card # 562. There is an exterior photo made May 1941. The theater was in Poor condition, over 15 years old, and showing MGM films. There were 550 seats on the main floor and 400 in the balcony, total 950 seats. The address was 17 Cumberland.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Bijou, it’s Card # 561. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The theater is in Fair condition. It was over 15 years old and was not showing MGM films. The seating is listed as 1,500.
Yes, I think that when the MGM agent back in 1941 crossed the river on his way to visit the Central Theatre he did not realize he was crossing the state line. There are no other theaters in CT among the 600 MGM report cards which the Theatre Historical Society has. The original intent must have been to cover the entire USA (and perhaps Canada, too) because they printed up 50,000 blank report forms! But they only covered MA, ME, NH, RI and VT.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater, it’s Card # 560. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The condition is Good. The theater is over 15 years old, and shows MGM films. There were 600 orchestra seats and 375 balcony seats, total 975. The 1940 population of Westerly was 11,100.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Central Theatre at 41 West Broad, which they list as Westerly RI. It’s Card # 559.There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The condition is Fair. The theater is over 15 years old and is showing MGM product. 600 seats.
Gerry- Yes, the entire series of MGM Theatre Report cards, over 600 of them from MA,ME, NH, RI and VT, are now on the THS website, historictheatres.org. They are in the “New England Special Collection”.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater when it was the Capitol. Address was “Main Street”. There is an exterior photo shot May 1941. The condition is Fair; the theater was over 15 years old, and not showing MGM films. There were 800 seats on the main floor and 450 in the balcony; total 1,250 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Reports for the Broadway. Card # 531 has no info, with an exterior photo with no date. Card # 537 has a similar exterior photo dated Sept. 1946. The street address is obscured. There were 550 seats. It was over 15 years old, and was not showing MGM films. Someone wrote on the report that the theater was in Poor condition, but it was renovated in the fall of 1944, and is now in Good condition.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Fairlawn. It’s Card # 534. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. It’s on Smithfield Avenue. Condition is Excellent. It was built in 1940 and shows MGM product. 800 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Empire; it’s card # 543. Unfortunately, no one filled out the form. There is an exterior photo dated June 1950, but that date conflicts with the information above that it was demolished in the spring of 1948.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater when it was the Hope. It’s Card # 545. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. Address is 811 Hope, condition is Good. It was not showing MGM films, and it had 934 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Scenic; it’s Card # 492. Address is Main St. Condition is Good. There is an exterior photo taken March 1941. The theater opened about 1925. There were 450 seats on the main floor and 150 in the balcony, total 600 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Colonial, it’s Card # 490. Address is Main St. There is an exterior photo taken Feb. 1941. Condition is Good. The report says it opened about 1925, and is showing MGM films. There were 750 orchestra seats and 250 balcony seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Latchis; it’s Card # 491. Address is Main St. There is an exterior photo dated Feb. 23, 1941. The condition is Good. The report says that it was built about 1920, and is showing MGM films. There were 700 main floor seats, and 250 balcony seats. The 1940 population of Keene was 13,800.
I recently looked at a photo which was taken for the Boston Elevated Railway Co. showing construction of the connecting link from the existing el structure down into the new Washington Street tunnel (today’s Orange Line). The link and the tunnel opened in November 1908, so the photo dates from earlier in 1908 or in 1907. Clearly seen in the background is the Columbia Theatre. The odd thing is that the fire escape doors from the gallery on the upper portion of the north wall (left side of theater) have no fire escapes under them! It’s possible that the photo was taken just after the old fire escapes were removed and while awaiting the installation of new ones. Otherwise, it was a very unsafe situation.
The Theatre Historical Society has the MGM Theatre Report for the Pastime Theatre; it’s Card # 523. Address is Bradford St. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The marquee had an attraction board only on its left side. The condition is Good. The report says the Pastime was built in 1935, but then says it has been showing MGM films for “over 10 years”. There were 616 seats. The 1940 population of Bristol was 11,100.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Island Th. It’s Card # 538. Address is “Route 138”. There is an exterior photo taken on Sept 5, 1946. Condition is Excellent. It says that it was opened August 1946, and is playing MGM films.There were 502 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater when it was the Strand. It’s Card # 530. Address is 49 Touro St. There is an exterior photo made May 1941. Condition is Excellent. It was over 15 years old, and was showing MGM films. There were 486 orchestra seats and 212 balcony seats, total 698 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the M-G-M Theatre Report for the Paramount, it’s Card # 529. The address is “Broadway”. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The condition is Good. It says it was built in 1933, and is showing MGM product. There were 705 orchestra seats, and 507 balcony seats, total 1,212.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Opera House; it’s Card # 528. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The address is “Washington Square”. The condition is Fair. It was over 15 years old and was not showing M-G-M product. It had 975 seats. The 1940 population of Newport was 30,500.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the M-G-M Theatre Report for the Stadium; it’s Card # 566. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. Address is “Monument Square”. Condition is Good. The house is 15 years old and shows MGM product. Seating: Orchestra 748, Balcony 500, Loges 24, total 1,273. What they call the “balcony” would have been the raised portion of the main floor, to the rear. The 1940 population of Woonsocket was 49,300.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Rialto; Card # 565. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. Address is 41 Main St. Condition is Fair. It was showing MGM films. There were 577 orchestra seats and 223 balcony, total 800.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Park; it’s Card # 564. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. The marquee displays Vaudeville on Sundays. The condition is Fair. It was over 15 years old and was not showing MGM films. The seating was 800 on the main floor and 400 balcony, total 1,200.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Olympia; it’s Card # 563. Address is 40 Main. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The condition is Poor. It was over 15 years old, and was not showing MGM films. 830 seats. The 1940 population of Woonsocket was 49,300.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Laurier; Card # 562. There is an exterior photo made May 1941. The theater was in Poor condition, over 15 years old, and showing MGM films. There were 550 seats on the main floor and 400 in the balcony, total 950 seats. The address was 17 Cumberland.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Bijou, it’s Card # 561. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The theater is in Fair condition. It was over 15 years old and was not showing MGM films. The seating is listed as 1,500.
Yes, I think that when the MGM agent back in 1941 crossed the river on his way to visit the Central Theatre he did not realize he was crossing the state line. There are no other theaters in CT among the 600 MGM report cards which the Theatre Historical Society has. The original intent must have been to cover the entire USA (and perhaps Canada, too) because they printed up 50,000 blank report forms! But they only covered MA, ME, NH, RI and VT.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater, it’s Card # 560. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The condition is Good. The theater is over 15 years old, and shows MGM films. There were 600 orchestra seats and 375 balcony seats, total 975. The 1940 population of Westerly was 11,100.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Central Theatre at 41 West Broad, which they list as Westerly RI. It’s Card # 559.There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The condition is Fair. The theater is over 15 years old and is showing MGM product. 600 seats.
Gerry- Yes, the entire series of MGM Theatre Report cards, over 600 of them from MA,ME, NH, RI and VT, are now on the THS website, historictheatres.org. They are in the “New England Special Collection”.
Thanks, Gerry! I didn’t look at the photo on Card #543 after my initial view, otherwise I would have realized that something was amiss.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater when it was the Capitol. Address was “Main Street”. There is an exterior photo shot May 1941. The condition is Fair; the theater was over 15 years old, and not showing MGM films. There were 800 seats on the main floor and 450 in the balcony; total 1,250 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Reports for the Broadway. Card # 531 has no info, with an exterior photo with no date. Card # 537 has a similar exterior photo dated Sept. 1946. The street address is obscured. There were 550 seats. It was over 15 years old, and was not showing MGM films. Someone wrote on the report that the theater was in Poor condition, but it was renovated in the fall of 1944, and is now in Good condition.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Fairlawn. It’s Card # 534. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. It’s on Smithfield Avenue. Condition is Excellent. It was built in 1940 and shows MGM product. 800 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Empire; it’s card # 543. Unfortunately, no one filled out the form. There is an exterior photo dated June 1950, but that date conflicts with the information above that it was demolished in the spring of 1948.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater when it was the Hope. It’s Card # 545. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. Address is 811 Hope, condition is Good. It was not showing MGM films, and it had 934 seats.