The Theatre Historical Society has the MGM Theatre Report for the Capitol; it’s Card # 540. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The address is “Westminster”. Condition is Fair. It was over 15 years old, and was not showing MGM films. The seating was given as 2,000 which seems too high.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater when it was the Uptown. It’s Card # 552. There is an exterior photo shot in April 1941. The address is 270 Broadway. Condition is Good, and it was showing MGM films. There were 866 seats on the main floor and 486 balcony seats, total: 1,352.
The Theatre Historical Society has the MGM Theatre Report for the Elmwood – it’s Card # 542. Unfortunately, no one filled out the form. There is an undated photo of the facade. Movie posted is Gregory Peck in “Twelve O'clock High”, plus a Joe Palooka film.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Report for this theater when it was the Liberty. It’s Card # 546. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The address is 1017 Broad. Condition is Good. It was showing MGM films, and had 800 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Strand; Card # 536. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The address is 35 East Ave. The condition is Fair. The house is over 15 years old, and plays MGM films. Seats: 1,110 in the orchestra level, and 755 in the balcony, total: 1,865.
There is a feature occasionally in the Quincy Patriot Ledger on the lines of “whatever happened to —” or “Where is it now?” A couple weeks ago the subject was the Wollaston Theatre. There was a brief summary of the theater’s history, and the recent efforts to do something with it. Then, the item ended with the news that a poster for a realty company has been affixed to the theater entrance with the implication that the building may have been put up for sale.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for Fay’s Theatre. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941. The address is 60 Union, and the theater is in Fair condition. It was over 15 years old, and was not showing MGM films. It had 1,938 seats. The 1940 population of Providence was 253,500. Card # 544.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Strand Theatre. It’s Card # 550. There is an exterior photo taken in April 1941 showing the huge, long marquee. The Report states the address as 85 Washington Street. Someone wrote next to the theater name “a.k.a. Paramount”. The house in in Good Condition, and does not exhibit MGM product. There were 1,500 seats on the main floor, but no further seating figures. The 1,500 figure for the main floor alone may not be correct.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Majestic; Card # 547. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The Report says the theater is on Washington St., is in Good condition, and has a total of 2,263 seats. It was not showing MGM films.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Carlton, Card # 541. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The theater is on Mathewson St., and is in Good condition. It was over 15 years old as of 1941, and shows MGM product. Seating: Orchestra, 873; Balcony,318; Mezzanine, 248; Total: 1,439 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society has the MGM Theatre Report for the Metropolitan, Card # 548. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. Address is 9 Chestnut. The theater is in “Fair” condition and is not showing MGM films. Seating: Orch., 1,786; Balcony, 927; Mezzanine, 382; total- 3,095. Someone crossed out that total and wrote in “Total 3,045.”
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Avon; it’s Card # 539. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. It’s at 260 Thayer St., and the condition is Good. It was opened in 1938, shows MGM product, and has 519 seats. The 1940 population of Providence was 253,500.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Jax. It’s Card # 477. There is an exterior photo taken May 16, 1941. It’s obviously the same building as pictured in the Street View. The Report says that the Jax is on Main St. in Colebrook, that it’s in Good condition, built in 1939. It’s showing MGM product, and has no competition. There re 518 seats, apparently all on one floor.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the RKO Albee; it’s Card # 551. There is an exterior photo taken in 1941. The theater is on Westminster St. Condition “Good”. It’s over 15 years old (as of 1941) and does not show MGM product. The seating is listed as 938 on the main floor and 1264 in the balcony. (I’m not sure these figures are very correct).
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the State Theatre on “Weybosette” Street. It’s Card # 549. There is an exterior photo taken in 1941. The theater is in “DeLuxe” condition. It exhibits MGM product. There were 1981 orchestra seats; 991 balcony seats, and 250 seats in the loges, total: 3,232 seats. The photo shows the name as “Loew’s State”, but the Report simply calls it the “State” theater.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Leroy. It’s Card # 535. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. The Report says the Leroy is in Good condition, is over 15 years old (as of 1941), does not show MGM product, and has 1,400 seats on the main floor, but then does not list the number of balcony seats. Competition was the Strand Th. in Pawtucket. The 1941 population was 75,700.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Bellows Falls Opera House. It’s Card # 569. It has an exterior photo taken in March 1941, showing a marquee over the entrance. The Report says it’s on Main Street, is in Good condition, Built about 1925, shows MGM product, and has 686 seats on the main floor and 250 balcony, total: 936 seats. The 1941 population was 4,200.
There are TWO reports for the Darlton Theatre in the MGM Theatre Report project. Each report has a slightly different photo of the facade. Both reports are in the Theatre Historical Society archive. Card # 90 has almost no info and has the incorrect city, stating that the Darlton is in the town of"Darlington, Mass.“ which does not exist. Card # 533 is correct. It lists the address as 807 Newport Avenue in Pawtucket. The photo of the exterior was taken in April 1941. The Report says that it has 901 seats, apparently all on one floor, and that it was built in 1940 and is in excellent condition. It exhibits MGM product. The photo has Frederick March in "Victory” posted on the marquee.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Empire Th.It’s Card # 522. There is a photo of the facade taken in May 1941. The Report says that the house is in “Fair” condition, and that it has “summer patronage”, and no competition. Built over 15 years ago (in 1941), and showing MGM films for over 5 years. Says it’s on “Fountain Square”, and has 500 seats. The 1940 population of Block Island is given as 1,000.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Provincetown Theatre. It’s Card # 553. Despite clearly marked “Mass.”, it was filed with cards from Rhode Island. It has an exterior photo of a row of French doors in the entrance. The photo was shot in May 1941. The Report states that there were 441 seats on the main floor and 173 in the balcony, total 614. Fair condition. It’s at least 15 years old (as of 1941) and has been showing MGM films for over 10 years. Address: 239 Commercial St. The 1941 population of P-Town was 3,600.
Macauley’s Theatre was one of 5 theaters listed for Louisville in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. J.T. Macauley was Mgr. 1900 seats. The theater was on the ground floor and had electric lighting. The proscenium opening was 38 feet wide X 36 feet high, and the stage was 40 feet deep. The other theaters in Louisville at the time were the Grand Opera House, the Avenue Theatre, the Temple Theatre, and the Amphitheatre Auditorium. The 1897 population of Louisville was 210,000.
I talked recently with a man born in Weymouth in early-1937. He had two older sisters and occasionally they would take the bus to Quincy center and attend movies at Quincy theaters. He was in grade school when he went with them (WW 2- era). The Capitol was still called “Quincy Theatre” when he first went into it. He has very vague memories that there was some sort of stage activity there prior to the start of the feature film. (I know that there were still some remnants of Vaudeville in the USA from 1930 into the 1950s.)
The one-story commercial building erected decades ago on the site of the Bates Opera House was damaged by fire two weeks ago and was demolished last week. It was slated for demolition anyway for a new commercial building. In the media reports about the fire and demolition there was no mention that the site had been the location of a popular neighborhood theater from the 1860s to about 1930.
AMC applied to the town for a license to sell beer and wine, but it has just been denied. The plan was to sell drinks from a bar in the foyer, then patrons would take their drinks into the auditorium. That did not go over! Apparently it would be OK if the consumption of alcholic drinks was limited to the bar itself. AMC plans to return in 2 months with a new plan. AMC reps told the Braintree board that cinemnas no longer cater to just teenage kids; that 75% of movie patrons today are over 21, and teen patronage has fallen off in recent years.
The Theatre Historical Society has the MGM Theatre Report for the Capitol; it’s Card # 540. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The address is “Westminster”. Condition is Fair. It was over 15 years old, and was not showing MGM films. The seating was given as 2,000 which seems too high.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for this theater when it was the Uptown. It’s Card # 552. There is an exterior photo shot in April 1941. The address is 270 Broadway. Condition is Good, and it was showing MGM films. There were 866 seats on the main floor and 486 balcony seats, total: 1,352.
The Theatre Historical Society has the MGM Theatre Report for the Elmwood – it’s Card # 542. Unfortunately, no one filled out the form. There is an undated photo of the facade. Movie posted is Gregory Peck in “Twelve O'clock High”, plus a Joe Palooka film.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Report for this theater when it was the Liberty. It’s Card # 546. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The address is 1017 Broad. Condition is Good. It was showing MGM films, and had 800 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Strand; Card # 536. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. The address is 35 East Ave. The condition is Fair. The house is over 15 years old, and plays MGM films. Seats: 1,110 in the orchestra level, and 755 in the balcony, total: 1,865.
There is a feature occasionally in the Quincy Patriot Ledger on the lines of “whatever happened to —” or “Where is it now?” A couple weeks ago the subject was the Wollaston Theatre. There was a brief summary of the theater’s history, and the recent efforts to do something with it. Then, the item ended with the news that a poster for a realty company has been affixed to the theater entrance with the implication that the building may have been put up for sale.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for Fay’s Theatre. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941. The address is 60 Union, and the theater is in Fair condition. It was over 15 years old, and was not showing MGM films. It had 1,938 seats. The 1940 population of Providence was 253,500. Card # 544.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Strand Theatre. It’s Card # 550. There is an exterior photo taken in April 1941 showing the huge, long marquee. The Report states the address as 85 Washington Street. Someone wrote next to the theater name “a.k.a. Paramount”. The house in in Good Condition, and does not exhibit MGM product. There were 1,500 seats on the main floor, but no further seating figures. The 1,500 figure for the main floor alone may not be correct.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Majestic; Card # 547. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The Report says the theater is on Washington St., is in Good condition, and has a total of 2,263 seats. It was not showing MGM films.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Carlton, Card # 541. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. The theater is on Mathewson St., and is in Good condition. It was over 15 years old as of 1941, and shows MGM product. Seating: Orchestra, 873; Balcony,318; Mezzanine, 248; Total: 1,439 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society has the MGM Theatre Report for the Metropolitan, Card # 548. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. Address is 9 Chestnut. The theater is in “Fair” condition and is not showing MGM films. Seating: Orch., 1,786; Balcony, 927; Mezzanine, 382; total- 3,095. Someone crossed out that total and wrote in “Total 3,045.”
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Avon; it’s Card # 539. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. It’s at 260 Thayer St., and the condition is Good. It was opened in 1938, shows MGM product, and has 519 seats. The 1940 population of Providence was 253,500.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Jax. It’s Card # 477. There is an exterior photo taken May 16, 1941. It’s obviously the same building as pictured in the Street View. The Report says that the Jax is on Main St. in Colebrook, that it’s in Good condition, built in 1939. It’s showing MGM product, and has no competition. There re 518 seats, apparently all on one floor.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the RKO Albee; it’s Card # 551. There is an exterior photo taken in 1941. The theater is on Westminster St. Condition “Good”. It’s over 15 years old (as of 1941) and does not show MGM product. The seating is listed as 938 on the main floor and 1264 in the balcony. (I’m not sure these figures are very correct).
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the State Theatre on “Weybosette” Street. It’s Card # 549. There is an exterior photo taken in 1941. The theater is in “DeLuxe” condition. It exhibits MGM product. There were 1981 orchestra seats; 991 balcony seats, and 250 seats in the loges, total: 3,232 seats. The photo shows the name as “Loew’s State”, but the Report simply calls it the “State” theater.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Leroy. It’s Card # 535. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. The Report says the Leroy is in Good condition, is over 15 years old (as of 1941), does not show MGM product, and has 1,400 seats on the main floor, but then does not list the number of balcony seats. Competition was the Strand Th. in Pawtucket. The 1941 population was 75,700.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Bellows Falls Opera House. It’s Card # 569. It has an exterior photo taken in March 1941, showing a marquee over the entrance. The Report says it’s on Main Street, is in Good condition, Built about 1925, shows MGM product, and has 686 seats on the main floor and 250 balcony, total: 936 seats. The 1941 population was 4,200.
There are TWO reports for the Darlton Theatre in the MGM Theatre Report project. Each report has a slightly different photo of the facade. Both reports are in the Theatre Historical Society archive. Card # 90 has almost no info and has the incorrect city, stating that the Darlton is in the town of"Darlington, Mass.“ which does not exist. Card # 533 is correct. It lists the address as 807 Newport Avenue in Pawtucket. The photo of the exterior was taken in April 1941. The Report says that it has 901 seats, apparently all on one floor, and that it was built in 1940 and is in excellent condition. It exhibits MGM product. The photo has Frederick March in "Victory” posted on the marquee.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Empire Th.It’s Card # 522. There is a photo of the facade taken in May 1941. The Report says that the house is in “Fair” condition, and that it has “summer patronage”, and no competition. Built over 15 years ago (in 1941), and showing MGM films for over 5 years. Says it’s on “Fountain Square”, and has 500 seats. The 1940 population of Block Island is given as 1,000.
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Provincetown Theatre. It’s Card # 553. Despite clearly marked “Mass.”, it was filed with cards from Rhode Island. It has an exterior photo of a row of French doors in the entrance. The photo was shot in May 1941. The Report states that there were 441 seats on the main floor and 173 in the balcony, total 614. Fair condition. It’s at least 15 years old (as of 1941) and has been showing MGM films for over 10 years. Address: 239 Commercial St. The 1941 population of P-Town was 3,600.
Macauley’s Theatre was one of 5 theaters listed for Louisville in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. J.T. Macauley was Mgr. 1900 seats. The theater was on the ground floor and had electric lighting. The proscenium opening was 38 feet wide X 36 feet high, and the stage was 40 feet deep. The other theaters in Louisville at the time were the Grand Opera House, the Avenue Theatre, the Temple Theatre, and the Amphitheatre Auditorium. The 1897 population of Louisville was 210,000.
I talked recently with a man born in Weymouth in early-1937. He had two older sisters and occasionally they would take the bus to Quincy center and attend movies at Quincy theaters. He was in grade school when he went with them (WW 2- era). The Capitol was still called “Quincy Theatre” when he first went into it. He has very vague memories that there was some sort of stage activity there prior to the start of the feature film. (I know that there were still some remnants of Vaudeville in the USA from 1930 into the 1950s.)
The one-story commercial building erected decades ago on the site of the Bates Opera House was damaged by fire two weeks ago and was demolished last week. It was slated for demolition anyway for a new commercial building. In the media reports about the fire and demolition there was no mention that the site had been the location of a popular neighborhood theater from the 1860s to about 1930.
This was a little x-rated cinema carved out of a storefront, much like the 1905-era nickleodeons.
AMC applied to the town for a license to sell beer and wine, but it has just been denied. The plan was to sell drinks from a bar in the foyer, then patrons would take their drinks into the auditorium. That did not go over! Apparently it would be OK if the consumption of alcholic drinks was limited to the bar itself. AMC plans to return in 2 months with a new plan. AMC reps told the Braintree board that cinemnas no longer cater to just teenage kids; that 75% of movie patrons today are over 21, and teen patronage has fallen off in recent years.