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Comfortably Cool commented about Victoria Theatre on Jun 8, 2020 at 12:52 pm

Described as a “deluxe” version of “Premiere Showcase,” which United Artists introduced in the NY-NJ area in 1962 and was rapidly copied in theory by all its rivals. This time around, participating theatres would have an actual “red carpet” at their entrances.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Jun 8, 2020 at 6:49 am

Among the resident stage performers were future Metropolitan Opera legend Jan Peerce and the incomparable dancer/choreographer Jose Limon.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Keith's Richmond Hill Theatre on Jun 8, 2020 at 5:53 am

Several color photos of the exterior can be viewed midway through this article at the “Forgotten New York” website here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Jun 6, 2020 at 10:05 am

Radio City Music Hall would be the first of the two theatres to open, with a Spectacular Stage Show with Cast of 1,000 performed twice daily and all seats reserved…Two nights later, the New RKO Roxy Theatre would open with a stage/screen policy with “The Animal Kingdom” as the first-run feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Royal Albert Hall on Jun 6, 2020 at 8:43 am

“Michel Strogoff” was a spectacular French drama partially financed by Universal Pictures in return for distribution rights in the English-speaking world, where Jules Verne’s novel was known as “Michael Strogoff.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Jun 4, 2020 at 8:26 am

Due to an unexpected hold-over, Cab Calloway & Company took over the stage presentation from Jimmy Dorsey’s contingent, which had a prior commitment to fulfill.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jun 4, 2020 at 6:10 am

The Capitol had dropped stage shows in 1935, but would resume them in 1943 due to the wartime boom in theatre attendance.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Jun 2, 2020 at 6:49 am

With a running time of 141 minutes, “Moses” was a condensed version of a mini-TV series with six one-hour episodes that was shown in the USA the previous year on the CBS network.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Doc's Drive-In on Jun 1, 2020 at 8:40 am

Featured in a huge New York Times article on the “Big Screen” wedding of Bri Houk and Lindsey Leaverton. View here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Syosset Triplex on Jun 1, 2020 at 6:17 am

Presumably “East” Long Island and not the East Coast of the USA.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on May 30, 2020 at 9:41 am

Starting with the world premiere engagement of “The Robe,” Roxy management dropped stage shows for an “Everything on the Screen” policy, with a first-run CinemaScope feature always topping the bill.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Sinerama on May 29, 2020 at 1:26 pm

Auditorium had a reported seating capacity of 913, with floor-to-ceiling screen measuring 105 feet wide by 38 feet high.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on May 29, 2020 at 9:00 am

Opened in advance of Memorial Day, which would be observed on the fixed date of May 30th for the last time. Starting in 1971, the national holiday would be on the last Monday of May…Catchphrase of “It’s a dying business” may prove prophetic of moviegoing as practiced since its birth.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Kings Theatre on May 29, 2020 at 8:05 am

Both “Adam Had Four Sons” and “That Hamilton Woman” were recent graduates of Radio City Music Hall, where they were accompanied by stage revues.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on May 29, 2020 at 5:53 am

Day before Memorial Day, which was its first observance since the USA entered WWII.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Bay Terrace on May 29, 2020 at 4:57 am

Parking area of the Bay Terrace Shopping Center will be used for a series of “drive-in movie” experiences starting in June. News article displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 28, 2020 at 10:20 am

Two days before Memorial Day, which had a fixed date of May 30th until 1971, when switched to observance on the last Monday of May.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Sweet Onion Cinema 5 on May 27, 2020 at 1:49 pm

First site mentioned in trade journal report on re-openings in Georgia and elsewhere. Read here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Golden Theatre on May 26, 2020 at 9:40 am

Marquee and entrance pictured in news report of public fears about re-openings of NYC theatres. Read here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 25, 2020 at 9:02 am

Starting to look like there’ll be no Christmas Spectacular this year, nor anything before that, according to New York Times article displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on May 25, 2020 at 5:48 am

Wonder how many people actually ordered tickets through the mail? The coupon in ads was usually too small to be filled out, so a note with your specifics had to be attached. And then you also had to include a self-addressed return envelope inside the envelope sent to the theatre. Really worth all that bother, especially if you were out of stamps and had to go purchase some at the post office as well.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Academy of Music on May 23, 2020 at 12:29 pm

Theda Bara in Fox’s “Her Double Life” on screen, plus vaudeville acts.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Amc new signage on May 23, 2020 at 11:30 am

“New” since the pandemic arrived? AMC must be pretty certain about re-opening if went to that expense.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Trylon Theater on May 23, 2020 at 11:24 am

No explanation for “A” missing from front of marquee.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Cinerama Hollywood on May 22, 2020 at 1:30 pm

On that same day, “Fame” started an exclusive NYC engagement at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Ad displayed here