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Comfortably Cool commented about Metropolitan Theatre on Apr 22, 2020 at 10:17 am

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 8:17 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 11:31 am

“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 8:58 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 7:21 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 10:50 am

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 1:11 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 1:47 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 11:44 am

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 8:22 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 12:42 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 10:20 am

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

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 6, 2020 at 7:13 am

The B&W adaptation of the beloved novel was the first production by David O. Selznick’s independent company, which used United Artists for distribution. Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney were “borrowed” from MGM, Selznick’s previous employer.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 3, 2020 at 11:10 am

The Easter holiday presentation opened on March 30th, with ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO 81st Street Theatre on Apr 3, 2020 at 7:24 am

81st Street and other RKO theatres designated with the number 9 were testing a new policy with the last complete show starting with the main feature around 9:00 PM (except Saturdays).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's 72nd Street Theatre on Apr 3, 2020 at 7:20 am

72nd Street and other Loew’s designated with the number 9 were testing a new policy with last complete show starting with the main feature around 9PM (except Saturdays).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Avalon Regal Theater on Mar 31, 2020 at 1:33 pm

This is an architect’s color illustration, not a photograph.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Grand Pussycat Cinema on Mar 31, 2020 at 1:04 pm

Ad for the world premiere at the Trans-Lux East on March 26th can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Mar 30, 2020 at 6:48 am

Easter Sunday arrived on April 1st that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Mar 27, 2020 at 10:56 am

The Roxy’s Easter Holiday Presentation for that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Mar 27, 2020 at 7:11 am

The roadshow engagement coincided with the Easter holiday season of that year, which had Easter Sunday on April 10th.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Melba Theatre on Mar 26, 2020 at 12:01 pm

The three-day tour started in Queens on Thursday morning and finished in the Bronx at the Melba on Saturday night.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Main Street Cinemas on Mar 26, 2020 at 9:33 am

The Main Street was the first stop on a three-day promotional tour of Queens, Long Island, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. A full list of theatres visited is included in the dark spread of the batcape.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lyric Theatre on Mar 25, 2020 at 1:43 pm

The Lyric Theatre was the gathering point for a “Wartime Scrap Drive” conducted by local children and teenagers.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Capitol Theatre on Mar 25, 2020 at 12:12 pm

CDs didn’t exist in 1952, nor did Time/Warner as a corporate entity. Perhaps there was an LP album in 1952, with much later reissue in other formats.