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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Oct 25, 2020 at 10:08 am

Stage performers and members of the Capitol’s huge floor staff including ushers and porters were Dr. Nachbar’s most frequent patients.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Crescent Theatre on Oct 24, 2020 at 7:35 am

I disagree. Marcus Loew Booking Agency was probably providing vaudeville acts for the Crescent’s management, which had the right to use Loew’s as part of the name.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Oct 23, 2020 at 1:27 pm

Each B&W classic was presented twice daily, with last complete show starting at 5:50 PM and ending close to Midnight.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Crescent Theatre on Oct 23, 2020 at 10:47 am

Listed as Loew’s Crescent in Long Island section of 1920 “Paramount Week” ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ridgewood Amusement Palace on Oct 23, 2020 at 10:40 am

Listed as Ridgewood Palace, with address of 490 Woodward Avenue, in second column from left side of ad.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Keith's Theatre on Oct 23, 2020 at 6:52 am

This was the day before the national holiday celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Oct 23, 2020 at 6:22 am

Ridgewood “Times” and “Advocate” were local newspapers where the Madison did most of its individual advertising. The Madison was also listed in major daily newspapers in advertising for the RKO Circuit.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on Oct 20, 2020 at 6:56 am

Followed reserved-seat roadshow of “Spartacus” at the DeMille Theatre.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Seaview Theater on Oct 19, 2020 at 11:13 am

The opening date of January 1961 in the Overview could be incorrect. The wording of this ad suggests that it was actually Christmas Day of 1963. By that time, “Soldier in the Rain” was playing subsequent-run engagements.

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Comfortably Cool commented about AMC Jersey Gardens 20 on Oct 19, 2020 at 7:16 am

At latest report, partially re-opened at limited capacity, with masking and other requirements.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 18, 2020 at 7:59 am

George Gershwin himself performed a condensed version of “Rhapsody in Blue” with Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra at the Roxy Theatre in May, 1930, as part of the stage show supporting the Technicolor musical, “King of Jazz.” Ad for that engagement can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about National Theatre on Oct 16, 2020 at 6:25 am

Auditorium had a single floor, with loge seating at the rear.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 14, 2020 at 11:25 am

Opened the day before a weekend that included that year’s celebration of the national holiday honoring Christopher Columbus.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Oct 14, 2020 at 9:51 am

Universal’s original “My Man Godfrey” debuted at Radio City Music in September, 1936. Opening day ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Oct 14, 2020 at 9:39 am

Ross Hunter’s CinemaScope & Eastmancolor remake of a standard ratio B&W classic proved a critical and box office disaster. Roxy opening was the day before that year’s Columbus Day observance.

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Comfortably Cool commented about International Airport Drive-In on Oct 14, 2020 at 7:22 am

Though some construction took place, the drive-in never opened. Why is it being listed here? A similar attempt to list was made several years ago, and then removed for lack of factual evidence.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Malverne Cinema on Oct 13, 2020 at 8:53 am

Construction started in 1941, but delayed by wartime restrictions on non-essential building projects.

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Comfortably Cool commented about International Airport Drive-In on Oct 13, 2020 at 6:56 am

Project was immediately opposed by New York City Planning Commission, but construction took place anyhow in belief that lawyers could eventually get permission. But NYC prevailed and International Airport Drive-In never opened. The aerial photo just shows what might have been.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 12, 2020 at 11:34 am

Opened on the “Columbus Day” of that year. Holiday had a fixed date of October 12th until 1971, when changed to the second Monday of October. Now also known as “Indigenous Peoples' Day” in some parts of the USA.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Baronet and Coronet Theatre on Oct 11, 2020 at 9:02 am

Al Hirschfeld’s newspaper sketch was published on October 11th, 1970, the same day that “The Great White Hope” opened its world premiere engagement at the Baronet Theatre.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Astor Theatre on Oct 11, 2020 at 8:21 am

MGM hoped to repeat its success with “Gone With the Wind,” which opened in December, 1939, at the same two theatres, with roadshow policy at the Astor and continuous performances at the Capitol.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Oct 10, 2020 at 8:55 am

The skyscraper Times Square Edition Hotel is reportedly not taking reservations until further notice.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Movieland on Oct 10, 2020 at 7:08 am

Debuted on the same day as “The Graduate” at the Lincoln Arts on West 57th Street and the Coronet on Third Avenue.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Regal UA Midway on Oct 9, 2020 at 8:47 am

Rumored to be permanent.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Victoria Theatre on Oct 9, 2020 at 7:20 am

Produced in England by the Rank Organization, the Technicolor spectacle was released in the USA by Universal-International. Fredric March’s wife, Florence Eldridge, portrayed Queen Isabella.