This ad covers just cinemas in Queens and Long Island. The saturation engagement also included Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, as well as surrounding areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
“Bambi” opened on August 13th, 1942, following a record-breaking run of 10 weeks by MGM’s “Mrs. Miniver.” Both films, of course, were accompanied by stage shows.
The “Appendix” with list of films has some titles missing and also simply groups them by year, without specific opening dates. Author is not entirely to blame, since he received little in the way of cooperation from RCMH management.
Another of several attempts by a new “indie” management to capitalize on tourism for the second season of the New York World’s Fair. Ad for the final presentation displayed here
Booked to include the Memorial Day holiday, which until 1971 had a fixed date of May 30th and is now celebrated on the last Monday of May.
Prior to the change, some businesses gave employees the previous or next day off if May 30th fell on a Saturday or Sunday.
According to a review in the May 27th, 1964 issue of Variety: “The climax of stage show is a spectacular in which electrical and scenic effects go crazy, for a magnificent result even for the Hall. Setting has more than 5,000 flashing electrical stars strung on garlands that extend up to 300 feet in length. Soprano Ann Gardner sings while depicted as wearing a crown of a thousand stars.”
All this shows is a roof sign advertising the Hippodrome Theatre, which was north of there on Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets. The elevated tracks shown here passed right in front of the Hippodrome Theatre.
This was the second program change for the Music Hall since the grand opening of the New York World’s Fair in nearby Queens on April 22nd.
The following day (4/23), the Music Hall brought in “The Pink Panther” and stage revue, which barely lasted a month as local New Yorkers rushed to the Fair before an expected summer avalanche of domestic and foreign tourists.
Produced in Germany by UFA as “Heimat” (“Homeland” in English translation), the musical drama was one of the incomparable Swedish star’s greatest successes.
The Gotham was operated by Harris Theatrical Enterprises, an “indie” neighborhood circuit with HQ in office space above. “The Big Parade” had a record-breaking roadshow run of 96 weeks at the Astor Theatre in midtown, starting in November, 1925, and had a delayed general release
in the NYC area.
“Curtains for Broadway: No Shows Until Labor Day, at Least.” That decision includes presentations at Radio City Music Hall and all of the city’s cinemas. New York Times article here
The drive-in theatre project at the Bel Aire Diner resumes tonight (5/13) with two screenings of “Dirty Dancing.” A news report and link to a new video can be found here
This was built and operated by Universal Pictures Theatre Circuit and opened a month before its Universal Theatre in Boro Park, Brooklyn.
Universal’s “Alias the Deacon” was the first screen offering in both cases. Brooklyn ad displayed here
“Fame” opened in Los Angeles exclusively at the Cinerama Dome on that same day. Ad displayed here
This ad covers just cinemas in Queens and Long Island. The saturation engagement also included Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island,
as well as surrounding areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
“Bambi” opened on August 13th, 1942, following a record-breaking run of 10 weeks by MGM’s “Mrs. Miniver.” Both films, of course, were accompanied by stage shows.
The “Appendix” with list of films has some titles missing and also simply groups them by year, without specific opening dates. Author is not entirely to blame, since he received little in the way of cooperation from RCMH management.
Another of several attempts by a new “indie” management to capitalize on tourism for the second season of the New York World’s Fair. Ad for the final presentation displayed here
Booked to include the Memorial Day holiday, which until 1971 had a fixed date of May 30th and is now celebrated on the last Monday of May. Prior to the change, some businesses gave employees the previous or next day off if May 30th fell on a Saturday or Sunday.
Who knew that this could ever happen here
“Hollywood Cavalcade” was in first neighborhood release since premiere engagement at the Roxy Theatre.
According to a review in the May 27th, 1964 issue of Variety: “The climax of stage show is a spectacular in which electrical and scenic effects go crazy, for a magnificent result even for the Hall. Setting has more than 5,000 flashing electrical stars strung on garlands that extend up to 300 feet in length. Soprano Ann Gardner sings while depicted as wearing a crown of a thousand stars.”
All this shows is a roof sign advertising the Hippodrome Theatre, which was north of there on Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets. The elevated tracks shown here passed right in front of the Hippodrome Theatre.
News article and photos of reopening can be found here
This was the Strand’s Easter holiday presentation for that year.
This was the second program change for the Music Hall since the grand opening of the New York World’s Fair in nearby Queens on April 22nd. The following day (4/23), the Music Hall brought in “The Pink Panther” and stage revue, which barely lasted a month as local New Yorkers rushed to the Fair before an expected summer avalanche of domestic and foreign tourists.
Backed by a reserved-seat roadshow policy, with tickets selling four weeks in advance.
Harris' auditorium at top, Selwyn’s in oval below.
Harris' auditorium at top, Selwyn’s in oval below.
Produced in Germany by UFA as “Heimat” (“Homeland” in English translation), the musical drama was one of the incomparable Swedish star’s greatest successes.
The directory was published in the borough’s weekly newspapers in January of this year, prior to pandemic closures.
The directory was published in the borough’s weekly newspapers in January of this year, prior to pandemic closures.
Published in the borough’s weekly newspapers in January of this year, prior to pandemic closures.
The Gotham was operated by Harris Theatrical Enterprises, an “indie” neighborhood circuit with HQ in office space above. “The Big Parade” had a record-breaking roadshow run of 96 weeks at the Astor Theatre in midtown, starting in November, 1925, and had a delayed general release in the NYC area.
Apparently done in morning of opening day, since first screening started at 12 Noon.
“Curtains for Broadway: No Shows Until Labor Day, at Least.” That decision includes presentations at Radio City Music Hall and all of the city’s cinemas. New York Times article here
The drive-in theatre project at the Bel Aire Diner resumes tonight (5/13) with two screenings of “Dirty Dancing.” A news report and link to a new video can be found here
This was built and operated by Universal Pictures Theatre Circuit and opened a month before its Universal Theatre in Boro Park, Brooklyn. Universal’s “Alias the Deacon” was the first screen offering in both cases. Brooklyn ad displayed here