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Comfortably Cool commented about Fox Theatre on Aug 21, 2020 at 10:19 am

Despite the name, this never had a corporate connection with the showbiz empire that started with William Fox and grew into such entities as Fox Theatre Circuit, Fox Films, and 20th Century-Fox. Burlesque attracted just as many foxes as it did wolves to its presentations.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Aug 21, 2020 at 7:48 am

Future superstar Betty Hutton made her feature debut in a supporting role in the B&W musical.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Uptown Theatre on Aug 18, 2020 at 7:49 am

Unfortunately, no progress has been made in the Preservation Campaign. Latest update can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Aug 18, 2020 at 6:51 am

The Capitol was being marketed as Loew’s Cinerama at the time, with “How the West Was Won” running nearly 40 weeks by the Thanksgiving holiday. Seating capacity was reported as 1,552 in trade journals… I never attended a Broadway stage play or reserved-seat movie that started exactly at the time stated on tickets.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Embassy 49th Street Theatre on Aug 15, 2020 at 1:17 pm

Trade ad for this exploitation booking can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Alice Tully Hall on Aug 13, 2020 at 1:26 pm

Well, at least I got the spelling corrected!!!

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Aug 12, 2020 at 10:42 am

Following its Roxy booking, the B&W melodrama was the opening main feature at the brand-new RKO Midway Theatre in Forest Hills, Queens. Ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Egyptian Theatre on Aug 10, 2020 at 6:43 am

Festivities started in Hollywood at the Egyptian, with groupings of celebrities then flown by helicopter to other participating theatres.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Riviera Theatre on Aug 9, 2020 at 8:30 am

Riviera listed in center of top row with Mary Pickford in “Suds” on screen.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Aug 7, 2020 at 5:59 am

Marquee banner claims “The Only Refrigeration Plant in Ridgewood.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 6, 2020 at 7:44 am

Today marks the 61st anniversary of the opening of one of the Music Hall’s most iconic film presentations. Ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Aug 5, 2020 at 12:49 pm

Advertising for the RKO circuit on Tuesday, August 5th, 1947, lists this as a one-day booking of two “B” programmers plus vaudeville on stage at night.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Amityville Twin on Aug 4, 2020 at 2:00 pm

This was a subsequent run for “Myra Breckinridge,” which played its New York premiere engagement at the Criterion and Loew’s Tower East earlier in the year. Ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Aug 4, 2020 at 8:56 am

Stage presentations were being dropped for “All-The-Show-On-The-Screen” offerings, including a top-quality feature at lower than roadshow prices. The change remained until 1943, when the wartime boom in attendance caused management to resume stage support.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Proctor's 58th Street Theatre on Aug 2, 2020 at 12:28 pm

Photo omits boxes on side wall opposite those shown.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Aug 2, 2020 at 12:07 pm

The Roxy deserves to be returned to its rightful place in the “Famous Movie Theaters” feature on the main PHOTOS page. For whatever reason, the Roxy was removed to make way for the former Loew’s Kings when rejuvenated for performing arts.

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Comfortably Cool commented about 1933 photo courtesy Tammy Markel Poff‎. on Jul 31, 2020 at 12:59 pm

Booking might have been a reissue of the 1933 “Sagebrush Trail.” Clothing of children looks too “modern” for that period. More likely post-WWII.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Jul 30, 2020 at 7:49 am

The screen/stage package had the biggest opening day in RCMH’s history so far, grossing a reported $27,226, which would be equivalent to about $258,000 in 2020.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Regal UA Midway on Jul 29, 2020 at 9:13 am

With Kirk Alyn in the title role, Columbia’s B&W serial “Superman” had 15 episodes, one shown weekly at Wednesday-Saturday matinees.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Jul 29, 2020 at 6:38 am

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Comfortably Cool commented about Winter Garden Theatre on Jul 28, 2020 at 7:17 am

Marilyn Miller became an overnight star in Florenz Ziegfeld’s original Broadway stage production of “Sally,” which opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre in December 1920 and ran until April 1922, followed by a lengthy road tour of major cities.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Jul 26, 2020 at 11:36 am

The Ziegfeld had an exclusive engagement for Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Vue West End on Jul 26, 2020 at 7:41 am

The nearby Hippodrome Theatre was later converted into the world-famous nightclub, Talk of the Town, where Judy Garland played her final London engagement in 1968.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Camberwell Electric Theatre on Jul 24, 2020 at 11:04 am

Photo is undated, but the comedy feature with Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, and Mabel Normand was first released in the USA in December, 1915.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Bay Ridge Theatre on Jul 23, 2020 at 7:25 am

At that time, films shown at the Bay Ridge were mostly shorts and newsreels used as fillers on the vaudeville bills.