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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Feb 13, 2020 at 3:31 pm

Both were gearing up for the next national holiday on February 22nd, which would celebrate the birth and historical importance of George Washington.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Feb 12, 2020 at 9:11 pm

Hundreds of people were killed and more than a million left homeless by the “Great Flood” of the Ohio River in January and early February of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Fordham Theatre on Feb 11, 2020 at 9:41 pm

With two such different types of films as “Life Begins at 8:30” and “Tarzan Triumphs,” the circuit left it up to managers to decide which should get top billing in their areas. In the scheduling of double bills, there had to be a “main feature” because the last complete show of the day was expected to end with it. Experiments at reversing that order, if only on weekday nights, had proved unpopular.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Adams Theatre on Feb 10, 2020 at 4:54 pm

This is an ad for the U.S. Theatre in Paterson, NJ, which has a CT listing here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Feb 10, 2020 at 3:14 pm

Continuous performances started the next day. The Capitol had dropped stage presentations in 1952, after reviving them in 1943 following a suspension that began in 1935.

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Comfortably Cool commented about UA Astoria Sixplex on Feb 9, 2020 at 8:19 pm

Triboro offering “Any Number Can Play” & “Some of the Best”…This was a time when home TV was starting to decimate attendance at neighborhood cinemas.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Kings Theatre on Feb 9, 2020 at 3:17 pm

The Kings also projected the 3-D “Sangaree” on its newly installed Panoramic Wide Screen.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Feb 7, 2020 at 8:21 pm

Since the Strand/Warner’s conversion to Cinerama, the Paramount Theatre had become a frequent showcase for WB releases.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Feb 7, 2020 at 5:59 pm

The infant Ziegfeld was already having booking problems, offering this special event for four weeks prior to that year’s “Oscar” telecast on April 7th.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Feb 6, 2020 at 8:07 pm

The B&W melodrama was Kirk Douglas’s fourth film to be shown at Radio City Music Hall, preceded, in chronological order, by “A Letter to Three Wives,” “Young Man With a Horn,” and “The Glass Menagerie.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Feb 6, 2020 at 7:55 pm

Kirk Douglas’s breakthrough movie, “Champion,” opened its NYC premiere engagement at Brandt’s Globe on April 9th, 1949. Douglas appeared in person for the first two performances that day, with doors opening at 8:30 AM. Ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Feb 6, 2020 at 2:30 pm

If text is to be believed, the Ziegfeld’s screen was half the width of that entire block of West 54th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues!

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Feb 5, 2020 at 8:14 pm

This was apparently a non-movie event, with Sports Illustrated renting the Ziegfeld for one night for the magazine’s annual awards ceremony.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Apollo Theater on Feb 5, 2020 at 5:25 pm

According to a review in weekly Variety at the time, Columbia’s B&W melodrama “Whispering Enemies” filled the gaps between stage performances. With Lucky Millinder & Band set to follow, the Apollo would be spending more on “big names” to attract tourists coming to New York for the soon-to-open World’s Fair.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Proctor's Quad on Feb 4, 2020 at 4:52 pm

RKO patrons could enjoy two consecutive weeks of main features in Technicolor, a rare happening due to wartime rationing of color film stock. On the same day, the rival Loew’s circuit had only two of its lesser theatres with a color feature, “Springtime in the Rockies,” which had actually started its neighborhood runs on the RKO circuit. Ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Jersey Theatre on Feb 4, 2020 at 3:47 pm

Presenting Noel Coward’s highly-acclaimed “In Which We Serve” as a single feature, with a Disney cartoon and other shorts in support…Many theatres were opening early due to winter recesses at schools.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Audrey Hepburn, June 1952 photo credit & copyright © Alfred Eisenstaedt for LIFE Magazine. on Feb 4, 2020 at 2:36 pm

Ms.Hepburn is standing in front of the Astor Theatre and apparently gazing at the Loew’s Home Office Building at 1540 Broadway, which included the entrance to Loew’s State.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Feb 4, 2020 at 2:26 pm

Although Major Edward Bowes continued as managing director, the owner of the Capitol had hired the innovative showman Samuel Rothafel to improve the quality and diversity of stage presentations and film bookings. The “Selznick” was producer/distributor Lewis J. Selznick, whose sons David and Myron would become major players in the Hollywood industry of the sound era.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Patio Theatre on Feb 3, 2020 at 7:46 pm

“A Letter to Three Wives” had been circulating since January, starting with a premiere engagement at Radio City Music Hall.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Feb 2, 2020 at 6:09 pm

The B&W collegiate musical marked the feature debut of Judy Garland.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Feb 2, 2020 at 5:22 pm

Date was that year’s federal holiday honoring Christopher Columbus.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Keith's Theatre on Feb 2, 2020 at 2:50 pm

“ANOTHER CHANCE AT LIFE FOR RKO KEITH’S…New Proposal to preserve landmarks, add hotel, restaurant and more” are the headlines for a news report in the latest weekly issue of Queens Chronicle. Full article here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Jan 30, 2020 at 9:27 pm

Opened on the day after the gala launching of Charles Chaplin’s “Modern Times” at the Rivoli Theatre.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rivoli Theatre on Jan 30, 2020 at 9:02 pm

This was the world premiere engagement for the instant classic, which opened with a gala performance on the night of February 5th, 1936.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Capitol Theatre on Jan 29, 2020 at 6:40 pm

This was part of the stage support for Universal’s silent feature, “Smouldering Fires.” The Capitol’s spectacular architecture and presentations had brought a business boom to the neighborhood, which was about eleven miles from midtown Chicago.