Federal legislation later changed the observance of Thanksgiving Day from the last Thursday in November to the fourth Thursday, which ended the chance of it ever falling on the 29th or 30th of that month.
Due to shared management with the Fox and Brooklyn Paramount, the Strand usually had to settle for left-overs, including “B” programmers destined for the bottom of double bills packaged for the dominant RKO and/or Loew’s circuits.
This was a morning trade show. The Roxy opened to the public at 1:00 PM that day with its recently launched Christmas holiday presentation of “Peyton Place” and stage revue “Alice in Winterland.”
Community residents are opposing plans to demolish the former cinema and other buildings on the block for a 15-story mixed-use tower. News report can be found here
The western spoof is probably best remembered for an uncredited performance by a future megastar as a singing-and-dancing showgirl.
Highlights can be viewed here
The B&W drama went on to earn eight nominations for the Academy Awards of 1947 and won three: Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan), and Best Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm)…Opened at the Mayfair on the national holiday then known as Armistice Day and now observed as Veterans Day.
That color also appeared in the title of another of Stockwell’s most memorable films, “The Green Years,” in which he portrayed Tom Drake’s character as a child. The sentimental B&W drama was part of the Easter holiday offering at Radio City Music Hall in April, 1946. Ad previously uploaded here
Message recommends attendance at the Fox and Brooklyn Paramount, both also under Fabian management at the time. Adjacent Majestic was also closed temporarily. Across the street, RKO Orpheum offering Disney’s “Fantasia” & “Valley of the Sun.” Portion of Momart marquee visible behind that.
The revered actor, whose career started in childhood and spanned more than 70 years, died at his Los Angeles home on November 7th at age 85.
“The Boy With Green Hair” opened at the RKO Palace on January 12th, 1949, two months before Stockwell’s 13th birthday on March 5th.
This booking opened on October 29th, 1949, and was the start of a national re-release for “Johnny Eager,” which originally opened in NYC in February, 1942 at the Capitol Theatre during its “Everything on the Screen” policy.
Highest ticket price for adults was 44 cents for every night and all day on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. Weekday matinees were 25 cents, with kids about half the adult prices at all times. Two weekly program changes were double bills created for the Loew’s and RKO circuits, but after they had finished their complete runs of those chains.
At that time, movie attendance was reaching all-time record highs, so many residents of Washington Heights probably visited both Loew’s 175th Street and RKO Coliseum in the same week to catch films that were first-run for the neighborhood.
A dispute has been raging over Covid-19 safeguards for this year’s “Christmas Spectacular,” which is due to open tomorrow. New York Times article can be found here
Almost certainly not this site, but with a partial name and a nearby location. Penn Garden may have been a storefront conversion that didn’t survive its premiere engagement, which had continuous performances from 10 AM to midnight.
Perhaps G&G operated the Boulevard at the very end of its cinema connection, but for most of that history it was Fox/Skouras and possibly United Artists when that circuit name change took place.
Federal legislation later changed the observance of Thanksgiving Day from the last Thursday in November to the fourth Thursday, which ended the chance of it ever falling on the 29th or 30th of that month.
Due to shared management with the Fox and Brooklyn Paramount, the Strand usually had to settle for left-overs, including “B” programmers destined for the bottom of double bills packaged for the dominant RKO and/or Loew’s circuits.
This was a morning trade show. The Roxy opened to the public at 1:00 PM that day with its recently launched Christmas holiday presentation of “Peyton Place” and stage revue “Alice in Winterland.”
The Roosevelt would soon start its next serial, “The Green Hornet,” with the latest of its 13 episodes shown on Saturdays and Sundays.
Programs at both theatres followed their first area showings at Loew’s Willard and RKO Keith’s Richmond Hill.
Producer had dreamed of a booking at Radio City Music Hall, but had to settle for the same block.
With “Dune” topping the list of titles on marquee.
Local news report on opening can be read here
Community residents are opposing plans to demolish the former cinema and other buildings on the block for a 15-story mixed-use tower. News report can be found here
The western spoof is probably best remembered for an uncredited performance by a future megastar as a singing-and-dancing showgirl. Highlights can be viewed here
Opened on the federal holiday of Veterans Day, November 11th, 1971.
The B&W drama went on to earn eight nominations for the Academy Awards of 1947 and won three: Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan), and Best Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm)…Opened at the Mayfair on the national holiday then known as Armistice Day and now observed as Veterans Day.
That color also appeared in the title of another of Stockwell’s most memorable films, “The Green Years,” in which he portrayed Tom Drake’s character as a child. The sentimental B&W drama was part of the Easter holiday offering at Radio City Music Hall in April, 1946. Ad previously uploaded here
Message recommends attendance at the Fox and Brooklyn Paramount, both also under Fabian management at the time. Adjacent Majestic was also closed temporarily. Across the street, RKO Orpheum offering Disney’s “Fantasia” & “Valley of the Sun.” Portion of Momart marquee visible behind that.
The revered actor, whose career started in childhood and spanned more than 70 years, died at his Los Angeles home on November 7th at age 85. “The Boy With Green Hair” opened at the RKO Palace on January 12th, 1949, two months before Stockwell’s 13th birthday on March 5th.
This booking opened on October 29th, 1949, and was the start of a national re-release for “Johnny Eager,” which originally opened in NYC in February, 1942 at the Capitol Theatre during its “Everything on the Screen” policy.
The Capitol debuted a year after the end of World War One, and was regarded as the largest cinema in the world until surpassed by NYC’s Roxy in 1927.
Highest ticket price for adults was 44 cents for every night and all day on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. Weekday matinees were 25 cents, with kids about half the adult prices at all times. Two weekly program changes were double bills created for the Loew’s and RKO circuits, but after they had finished their complete runs of those chains.
At that time, movie attendance was reaching all-time record highs, so many residents of Washington Heights probably visited both Loew’s 175th Street and RKO Coliseum in the same week to catch films that were first-run for the neighborhood.
A dispute has been raging over Covid-19 safeguards for this year’s “Christmas Spectacular,” which is due to open tomorrow. New York Times article can be found here
Almost certainly not this site, but with a partial name and a nearby location. Penn Garden may have been a storefront conversion that didn’t survive its premiere engagement, which had continuous performances from 10 AM to midnight.
November 18, 2021 is yet to come. Has the site opened in “preview” mode?
Perhaps G&G operated the Boulevard at the very end of its cinema connection, but for most of that history it was Fox/Skouras and possibly United Artists when that circuit name change took place.
At that time, bookings at the Skouras Roosevelt were usually two weeks behind RKO Keith’s and Loew’s Prospect in downtown Flushing.
Keith’s Flushing among those theatres with a “Fun Party” on stage. Some others were presenting five acts of vaudeville.