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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Oct 6, 2021 at 8:34 pm

Comments by the trade journal’s gossip columnist were published on April 22nd, 1933, the day after the event.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Playpen Theatre on Oct 5, 2021 at 6:41 pm

Wrong! This shows the B.S. Moss Cameo Theatre on West 42nd Street, which is listed at CT under its later name of Bryant. Look here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Oct 5, 2021 at 3:59 pm

“Even the Usherettes are ‘Glorified,’” claimed the announcement. Programs changed three times weekly, with a subsequent-run feature and short subjects. As the Depression worsened, the Ziegfeld switched to double features in the top tier of Loew’s neighborhood theatres in Manhattan.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Central Park Theatre on Oct 4, 2021 at 7:34 pm

Ad published on Sunday, October 2nd, 1921, to announce opening night change to Thursday, October 6th.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 30, 2021 at 2:21 pm

First-time director Jack Lemmon guided Walter Matthau to what proved an Academy Award nominated performance for “Best Actor” of 1971, but the winner was Gene Hackman for “The French Connection.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Tivoli Theatre on Sep 29, 2021 at 8:19 pm

How the plump songstress was “rushed” back-and-forth between Tivoli and Southtown is unknown, but probably not in the sidecar of a motorcycle.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Strand Theatre on Sep 28, 2021 at 6:08 pm

Advertised jointly with the Capitol in South River, which suggests that the two theatres were under the same management.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Sep 27, 2021 at 3:07 pm

Photo from Municipal Archives, circa 1940-41. Signage for Ridgewood Theatre further back on left side.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on Sep 24, 2021 at 5:12 pm

First area Showcase followed the epic’s 64-week reserved-seat engagement at the Rivoli Theatre. “Popular” prices were still higher than “regular” at the participating theatres.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Sep 21, 2021 at 8:16 pm

Booking marked the Broadway debut of Ella Fitzgerald, who’d become so popular that she now received equal billing with employer Chick Webb. Ironically, in later years, Fitzgerald always credited Martha Raye as a major influence on her singing style.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Sep 21, 2021 at 7:33 pm

The independently produced melodrama concerned a recently married woman who discovers too late that her husband has syphilis from a previous relationship.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 15, 2021 at 6:47 pm

Stage revue included the “Kol Nidrei” pageant in honor of the Jewish High Holy Days.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Brooklyn Paramount on Sep 14, 2021 at 2:11 pm

“Shoe Shine” was the supporting feature to “Albuquerque” at the Brooklyn Paramount. April 17tth was a Saturday night, when the Brooklyn Paramount had an ongoing policy of a “midnight show,” regardless of what was being presented at the time.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ritz Theatre on Sep 13, 2021 at 4:47 pm

By time of illustration, the hotel had been enlarged and renamed Plaza.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Astor Theatre on Sep 10, 2021 at 6:07 pm

Full-page cooperative ad was published in Sunday newspapers, with theatres listed alphabetically, starting with Astor and Bijou. Roxy, Paramount and RCMH also had stage presentations, along with the RKO Palace, which is unlisted because its main offerings were weekly changes of 8 acts of vaudeville and a “B” feature. Warner (ex-Strand) was currently closed for conversion to Cinerama showcase.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 7, 2021 at 6:49 pm

Booking included the holiday observance of Labor Day, which fell on Monday, September 2nd, that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Beverly Theatre on Sep 7, 2021 at 4:29 pm

The Beverly offering a double bill of revivals of “These Three” and “Pepe Le Moko.” “These Three” was the first film version of Lillian Hellman’s controversial stage play, “The Children’s Hour,” which is title being used at the Beverly.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fox Kew Gardens Theatre on Sep 7, 2021 at 3:18 pm

Solitary figure is a doorman waiting for the next arrivals, which were proving to be few and far between.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Grand Prospect Hall on Sep 7, 2021 at 2:41 pm

New owner has filed for permission to demolish the building. Community protests have followed, according to this news report

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Sep 6, 2021 at 3:41 pm

1937 had the same calendar as 2021. The national holiday has a variable date of the first Monday in the month of September.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 3, 2021 at 3:05 pm

Opening preceded a three-day holiday weekend for the observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 6th of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Booth Theatre on Sep 1, 2021 at 2:09 pm

Like many “legit” playhouses, the Booth still had a pre-WW2 “air cooling” system rather than the modern refrigerated type that was becoming standard in cinemas.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Leader Theatre on Aug 31, 2021 at 3:54 pm

Hardly an actual leader, with late-run programs changing two to three times weekly.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 30, 2021 at 5:15 pm

Another MGM Technicolor musical starring Jane Powell, along with Xavier Cugat & Orchestra, opened the next day at the Capitol Theatre with stage support.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Regal UA Midway on Aug 28, 2021 at 2:42 pm

The Regal UA Midway will be host to the annual Festival of Cinema—New York City from September 24th through October 3rd. More details can be found here