A survey of prices from the Daily Record, February 1-15, 1975 indicates that this theatre was showing the movies “Blazing Saddles” & “Play it Again, Sam,” at 1.00/ticket
A survey of prices from the Daily Record, February 1-15, 1925 indicates that this theatre was showing the movie “The Price of a Party,” at .20-.30/ticket
Upcoming event at a local church. They claim opening date is 1921. Too bad its not at the theater.
Showing the next day, Saturday, November 20, at 2:00 pm, again at St Agnes Church Hall, is A SILENT FILM FESTIVAL. This event celebrates the opening of the Atlantic Theatre in 1921 in Atlantic Highlands.
Featured films include: Charlie Chaplin playing an escaped convict, crashes a society party posing as a Count in THE ADVENTURER (1917); Buster Keaton works in a small-town vaudeville theater in THE PLAY HOUSE (1921); Snub Pollard explains the origins of Thanksgiving in THE COURTSHIP OF MILES SANDWICH (1923); and Laurel & Hardy attempts to sell Christmas trees to a very tough customer in BIG BUSINESS (1929).
Tickets for the Saturday showing are available at the door for $8.00 adults and children $5.00. Snacks will be available at a nominal price. See you there!!
There is a photo on page 191 of “Cinema Year by Year 1894-2004” of the opening night of King of Kings. “Last night the theater was the venue for a special premiere of director Cecil B. DeMille’s King of Kings before a select audience of 2,000. Outside, a crowd of 50,000 gathered.”
Really, I didn’t make this up:
http://www.corpun.com/usju3202.htm
1966 ad courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Ad for West Side Story from the early 60s, courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Note spelling as Park Lane in the upper left.
Still open in 1977, courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Still open in 1977, courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Still open in 1977, courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Still open in 1977, courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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Recent photos:
http://www.polshek.com/perf_symphony.htm
A survey of prices from the Daily Record, February 1-15, 1975 indicates that this theatre was showing the movies “Blazing Saddles” & “Play it Again, Sam,” at 1.00/ticket
A survey of prices from the Daily Record, February 1-15, 1925 indicates that this theatre was showing the movie “The Price of a Party,” at .20-.30/ticket
A survey of prices from the Daily Record, February 1-15, 1915 indicates that this theatre was presenting “Supreme Vaudeville,” at .10-.25/ticket
Some movies shown at this theater in 1921:
Palace Theatre (Morristown, NJ)
a. Chickens, 1921
b. Oliver Twist, Jr., 1921
c. Smiling All the Way, 1921
d. Song of the Soul, 1921
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Did this theater ever incorporate and sell shares of stock?
http://www.scripophily.net/mithincpe19.html
Upcoming event at a local church. They claim opening date is 1921. Too bad its not at the theater.
Showing the next day, Saturday, November 20, at 2:00 pm, again at St Agnes Church Hall, is A SILENT FILM FESTIVAL. This event celebrates the opening of the Atlantic Theatre in 1921 in Atlantic Highlands.
Featured films include: Charlie Chaplin playing an escaped convict, crashes a society party posing as a Count in THE ADVENTURER (1917); Buster Keaton works in a small-town vaudeville theater in THE PLAY HOUSE (1921); Snub Pollard explains the origins of Thanksgiving in THE COURTSHIP OF MILES SANDWICH (1923); and Laurel & Hardy attempts to sell Christmas trees to a very tough customer in BIG BUSINESS (1929).
Tickets for the Saturday showing are available at the door for $8.00 adults and children $5.00. Snacks will be available at a nominal price. See you there!!
A Moller organ, opus 4944, was installed in this theatre in 1927.
Recent night time photo:
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Old Rudolph Valentino ad from the Rivoli for sale:
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I have an ad for this theater dated August 9, 1987. Loews was operating it then. Features were Summer School and Back to the Beach.
Still a single screen as of September 1980. There is a great picture on page 54 of Arcadia Publishing’s book “Kearny” with Brubaker on the marquee.
May have initially been built as “Lyons Park” theater in 1915.
Quenty:
There is a photo on page 191 of “Cinema Year by Year 1894-2004” of the opening night of King of Kings. “Last night the theater was the venue for a special premiere of director Cecil B. DeMille’s King of Kings before a select audience of 2,000. Outside, a crowd of 50,000 gathered.”
Old postcard:
http://www.cardcow.com/product.php?productid=29717
Here is a picture of Orson Welles at the premier of Citizen Kane in 1941:
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Source: MPTV
Caption: Orson Welles at the premiere of “Citizen Kane” 1941 RKO **I.V.
Caption doesn’t state location, but marquee looks like the Palace.
Neat old ads & photos:
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If anyone wants to buy an old postcard, here it is:
http://www.cardcow.com/product.php?productid=19326