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Comfortably Cool commented about Winter Garden Theatre on May 4, 2020 at 8:29 am

Repeating a starring role that he portrayed on stage at the Winter Garden in 1925, Al Jolson played a Negro stable boy with dreams of becoming a racing jockey.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Century's 110-Drive-In on May 2, 2020 at 10:35 am

For its second year of operation, the 110 made many improvements to compete more effectively with the newly opened All-Weather Drive-In at Copiague. Current double bill at the 110 was “Fear Strikes Out” and “The Tattered Dress.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rivoli Theatre on May 1, 2020 at 1:56 pm

Paramount’s version starring Fredric March was followed in 1941 by MGM’s adaptation with Spencer Tracy, which made its NYC debut at the Astor Theatre.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Brain Dead Studios on Apr 30, 2020 at 9:19 am

Title of film booking displayed here last December proved prophetic

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's State Theatre on Apr 30, 2020 at 8:56 am

With movie star and swimming champion Buster Crabbe in “Water Follies of 1942” on stage.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Proctor's 58th Street Theatre on Apr 28, 2020 at 1:12 pm

The first of 15 chapters of the B&W serial was shown on Saturday afternoon, January 15th, 1944, along with the double feature of “Northern Pursuit” & “The Sultan’s Daughter.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 26, 2020 at 12:52 pm

With the arrival of CinemaScope, the Roxy had dropped stage shows for an “Everything on the Screen” policy. Although this was Marilyn Monroe’s second CinemaScope film, it was her first in that process to open at the Roxy. “How to Marry a Millionaire” had a dual booking at Loew’s State and Brandt’s Globe, since the Roxy was still running “The Robe.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Plaza Theatre on Apr 26, 2020 at 12:09 pm

A recent exterior photo of the Plaza leads off the New York Times news article displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Midwest Theatre on Apr 25, 2020 at 2:57 pm

Both vertical sign and marquee displayed the hyphen in Mid-West.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Apr 24, 2020 at 9:02 am

Renovations included 70mm projection, with a new booth on the main floor (stalls). “Ben-Hur” roadshow opened with a gala performance on December 16th and ran for 72 weeks, ending on May 28th, 1961. The Empire was then closed for total gutting and re-development.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Wiltern Theatre on Apr 23, 2020 at 1:39 pm

The Wiltern’s website has been changed and is now here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Winter Garden Theatre on Apr 23, 2020 at 1:24 pm

Winter Garden listed with exclusive first-run engagement of “Tomorrow Is Forever”…“The Bells of St. Mary’s,” at RKO neighborhood theatres, had been part of Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas holiday presentation of 1945.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 23, 2020 at 11:43 am

Easter Sunday was on April 21st that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Metropolitan Theatre on Apr 22, 2020 at 12:17 pm

Street address differs from the one displayed on the Overview.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Apr 20, 2020 at 10:17 am

The ceremony was held just prior to the Chinese’s reserved-seat engagement of “West Side Story,” which started on December 14th, 1961.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Theatre on Apr 17, 2020 at 1:31 pm

“Theater” doesn’t necessarily indicate a “cinema.” If the site was a cigar store by 1900, film connection may never have existed.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 16, 2020 at 10:58 am

Marilyn Monroe’s first appearance on the Roxy’s screen was in an uncredited “bit” in the Technicolor romance. A scene clip can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about St. George Playhouse on Apr 13, 2020 at 9:21 am

The top-billed “Brooklyn I Love You” was a B&W short subject in Paramount’s “Pacemakers” series.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Egyptian Theatre on Apr 12, 2020 at 12:50 pm

MGM never attempted to launch the Technicolor musical during the Easter holiday season, with world premiere run starting June 30th, 1948 at Loew’s State in NYC’s Times Square. Ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Baronet and Coronet Theatre on Apr 10, 2020 at 3:11 pm

Opened one week before the actual Good Friday of that year (4/09/82).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Patio Theatre on Apr 9, 2020 at 3:47 pm

The Patio’s marquee also had to compete with an adjacent signpost for the Flatbush Avenue trolley line.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Riverside Theatre on Apr 9, 2020 at 1:44 pm

First neighborhood showings of “It’s a Wonderful Life” followed a Christmas 1946 premiere engagement in midtown at the Globe Theatre, which ended on February 21st, 1947.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 8, 2020 at 10:22 am

Robert Weede, a featured vocalist in the stage presentation, would later portray the title role in the original Broadway production of Frank Loesser’s “The Most Happy Fella.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Madison Square Garden Theatre on Apr 7, 2020 at 2:42 pm

A video with a step-by-step demonstration of the Kinemacolor process can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 6, 2020 at 12:20 pm

Roxy, at top left, was the first theatre in the world to present a CinemaScope feature with “The Robe.”