Comments from Bruce Calvert

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Bruce Calvert commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Feb 13, 2011 at 9:38 pm


Hers is another Strand Theatre program from January, 1915. The feature this week was His Sweetheart starring George Beban. The program also featured a German WWI newsreel and a comedy short by Victor Moore. The entire program can be seen at theSilent Film Still Archive.

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Bruce Calvert commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Feb 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm


Here is the front page of a November 1915 program from the Strand Theatre. This week the theater was showing Bella Donna with Pauline Frederick, plus a newsreel and a short comedy featuring Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew. The entire program (minus a few pages that are only ads) can be seen at the Silent Film Still Archive.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 7:52 pm

Here’s a program from July 1922 for the Capitol Theatre.

The stage program accompanying the main feature, The Country Flapper, was pretty spectacular. You can see the entire contents at The Silent Film Still Archive.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Library in Providence seeks advice on Jan 6, 2011 at 11:02 pm

If you are going to show DVDs, you audience may wonder why they should attend when they can see a DVD at home for almost free.

Also, even though a film like PHANTOM OF THE OPERA may be a public domain title, the restorations by companies like David Shepard/Film Preservation Associates or Milestone Films are still copyrighted, especially the music. If you have a public performance license, then you can show them at your library, although FPA or Milestone would not actually see any money for the use of their DVD restoration.

There are 16mm collectors that may be able to help you. I think that Mr. Chase is assuming that you have a huge auditorium when he is referring to the picture brightness.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Indiana Theater on Jan 6, 2011 at 10:41 pm

I contacted someone at the Daviess County Historical Society, and they confirmed that the Indiana Theater was originally the Opera House. Obviously it was a performing arts theater before being a silent film theater. Unfortunately, AMC has recently closed it.

If you go to the Daviess County Historical Society Facebook page, they have several photos of the theater through the years.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Indiana Theater on Jan 5, 2011 at 4:27 pm

Would this theater have been called the “Opera House” in the 1910s? I have a postcard advertising films at the Washington, Indiana Opera House from 1913.

You can see both sides of this postcard at [url]http://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/washington_opera_house_1915.htm[/url].

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Bruce Calvert commented about Library in Providence seeks advice on Dec 27, 2010 at 2:23 pm

Yes, I would second Ken’s recommendation about 16mmfilmtalk.com . You can also buy and sell films there. Your other option is eBay. Most of the places that rent 16mm films have gone out of business, but Swank and Kino still rent 16mm, and Kino and Milestone still rent 35mm.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Regent Theatre on Dec 20, 2010 at 1:45 pm

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Bruce Calvert commented about Colonial Theatre on Dec 20, 2010 at 1:32 pm

Here’s the cover of the 1916 program from the Silent Film Still Archive site.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Madison Theater on Dec 20, 2010 at 1:29 pm

I have a complete January, 1917 program from the Madison-Monroe that can be seen at the Silent Film Still Archive

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Bruce Calvert commented about Colonial Theatre on Dec 6, 2010 at 4:47 pm

Airdome is (was) another name for an open air, outdoor theater. They may have projected films on the side of a building, or an outdoor screen, probably only after dark.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Colonial Theatre on Dec 6, 2010 at 1:59 pm

Here is a program from June 1916, listing each day’s films at the Colonial Theatre and Airdome in Brooklyn…

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Bruce Calvert commented about Franklin Theatre (First) on Nov 29, 2010 at 1:15 pm

Here is an advertising card from the Franklin Theatre for the 1917 film EVEN AS YOU AND I:
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Bruce Calvert commented about Harris Theatre on Feb 21, 2010 at 6:55 pm

I have a couple of postcards from the Grand Theatre in Donora advertising the Vitagraph 1911 film VANITY FAIR. Although only a three-reeler, it was a huge production at a time when most films were only one reel.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Circle Arts Theatre on Jan 2, 2010 at 11:43 pm

Here’s a program from the Circle Theatre for the week of Sept. 19, 1921. It was owned by the General Theatres Corporation, and managed by O.T. Schroeppel.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Roosevelt Theatre on Jun 12, 2008 at 4:41 pm

Here’s a program for Miller’s Theater from January, 1925 here. The same program was also for the California Theatre in Los Angeles, plus on the flip side was a program for the Loew’s State in Eureka, California. All three were owned by the same group.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Arkley Center for the Performing Arts on Jun 12, 2008 at 4:03 pm

I have a January 1925 program from this theater, which can be seen here.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Greeley Theatre on Jan 7, 2008 at 3:10 pm

And here’s another program from Loew’s Greeley Square Theatre from May 10, 1926
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Bruce Calvert commented about Greeley Theatre on Dec 20, 2007 at 12:57 pm

Here’s another program from Loew’s Greeley Square from October, 1926.
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Bruce Calvert commented about Greeley Theatre on Dec 17, 2007 at 6:55 pm

I think that you are mostly correct about the Loew’s Weekly programs. I have four different ones from three different theaters. However, besides the column on page 2, the articles on page 3 are directly about the films showing that week, and they state the dates that the films are showing. The page 3 articles are certainly the same from theatre to theatre, but the headlines and films profiled were certainly changed depending on the theater.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Greeley Theatre on Dec 17, 2007 at 1:10 pm

Here’s a vintage theater program from Loew’s Greeley Square theater from December 20th, 1926.
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Bruce Calvert commented about Loew's New Rochelle Theatre on Dec 14, 2007 at 12:11 pm

Here’s an original program from the Loew’s New Rochelle for the week of October 25, 1926. It just lists the address as “Main Street”.
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Bruce Calvert commented about Pathe Palace on Dec 6, 2007 at 1:05 pm

Here’s another original program from the Paramount from March, 1928.

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Bruce Calvert commented about Fox Compton Theatre on Dec 5, 2007 at 12:24 pm

I’ve got a program from the Compton Symphony Theatre. They are not showing Fox films (in November 1925) except for a Tom Mix Saturday matinee. There is no address listed other than East Main. Here’s the program… View link

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Bruce Calvert commented about Small-town theaters added to Texas' Most Endangered List on Mar 8, 2007 at 12:26 pm

This press conference and award was big news in Brady. The Preservation Texas group supplied the local newspaper and radio station with this announcement. This designation has already helped the Palace Theater get a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is not a huge amount, but it will help patch the roof.

Here’s a couple of the news stories from the Brady Standard-Herald newspaper…

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