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Comfortably Cool commented about Scarsdale Plaza Theatre on Sep 9, 2019 at 1:33 pm

Current mainstream releases at both Plazas were usually about two weeks after their runs on the Loew’s and RKO neighborhood circuits. Appealing to upscale patronage, the Plazas booked single features only, but not necessarily in tandem. “The Great Caruso” was one of the few box office blockbusters of that TV-plagued year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Sep 9, 2019 at 11:39 am

Courtesy of Warner Books.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Sep 8, 2019 at 4:20 pm

Each “Oz” stage show ran for about half-an-hour, including a 5-minute overture by a 21-piece orchestra. There were from five to seven stage performances daily, depending on the day of the week. Mickey Rooney finished on August 30th, replaced by Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr until the engagement closed on September 6th. A lengthy review of opening day can be found in weekly Variety’s issue of August 23rd, 1939.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's 46th Street Theatre on Sep 8, 2019 at 3:15 pm

Originally opened as part of Universal Pictures' theatre circuit on October 9th of the previous year…Stage headliner Emile Boreo can be seen in the silent film clip here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Kings Theatre on Sep 8, 2019 at 1:23 pm

Advertised on September 8th, 1933. By that time, the Kings and Pitkin had closed their stages, leaving the Metropolitan and Gates as the only Loew’s in Brooklyn with vaudeville.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Benenson Theatre on Sep 8, 2019 at 10:14 am

News item published on September 8th, 1935.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Art Theatre on Sep 4, 2019 at 12:44 pm

This apparently re-opened as the Art Theatre circa 1941-42. It was first reported as the Art in the Film Daily Year Book of 1943, with a seating capacity of 430. The Cameo is not listed for 1943, but in previous volumes had also been reported with 430 seats.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Belle Paree Theatre on Sep 4, 2019 at 11:43 am

The Belle Paree listed in bottom left corner.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Belle Paree Theatre on Sep 3, 2019 at 4:39 pm

The Film Daily’s THEATER CHANGES column on April 17th, 1927, reported the Belle Paree as not only “closed,” but also “dismantled.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lyric Theatre on Sep 3, 2019 at 4:26 pm

The current Lyric Theatre is not the same Lyric that was originally “legit” and a cinema in its final life. History detailed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Sep 2, 2019 at 12:27 pm

Shown exclusively at the Ziegfeld Theatre in 70 MM.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Sep 2, 2019 at 11:43 am

Day before the Labor Day holiday of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Valencia Theatre on Sep 1, 2019 at 4:23 pm

Due to a disappointing premiere engagement at the Criterion Theatre in midtown, “The Far Horizons” was reduced to supporting feature status for its neighborhood bookings.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Symphony Space/Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre on Sep 1, 2019 at 12:07 pm

This was during the New York World’s Fair, which would close its first season on October 31st…Until the 1960s, the Thalia was one of the few New York area cinemas offering such a diversity of vintage films. Double bills often combined American and “foreign” features, such as “Nothing Sacred” and the German “M” from September 20-22.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Victoria Theatre on Aug 31, 2019 at 10:53 am

That night, Loew’s Victoria presented a guest appearance by Gloria Lockerman, the 12-year-old “spelling whiz” who’d become a national celebrity on TV’s “$64,000 Question.” More about Lockerman here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Aug 30, 2019 at 2:21 pm

Positioned for the celebration of Labor Day on September 3rd, with stiff opposition from “Show Boat” at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue) and “A Place In the Sun” at the Capitol (screen only).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Aug 29, 2019 at 11:01 am

What happened to the numerous Ziegfeld Theatre images uploaded to the Photos Section by “NYer”? All seem to have suddenly vanished.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Aug 29, 2019 at 9:45 am

Friday opening, with Labor Day celebrated on Monday, September 1st.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Harlem Opera House on Aug 28, 2019 at 1:37 pm

Apollo had temporarily closed for “improvements,” which were mainly to the quality of stage offerings. Management needed to book bigger “names” to compete more effectively with midtown competition from the Paramount, Strand, Roxy, and Loew’s State.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Apollo Theater on Aug 28, 2019 at 1:23 pm

Harlem Opera House resumed stage shows during that period.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Crescent Theatre on Aug 27, 2019 at 12:37 pm

The Crescent was the least important of five Skouras theatres in the widespread area of Astoria. Only the Astoria Theatre was first-run for Queens, day-and-date with the RKO circuit, which had no outlet in Astoria. The Steinway Theatre is listed twice in this ad, due to the addition of vaudeville on weekends.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 27, 2019 at 9:59 am

The engagement would include the Labor Day holiday, which fell on Monday, September 7th that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Aug 27, 2019 at 8:38 am

That was the Russian-made version, not to be confused to the earlier and better remembered multi-international adaptation for Paramount Pictures release starring Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Mel Ferrer.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Allegheny Theatre on Aug 24, 2019 at 4:55 pm

During the silent era, many of the key Stanley Circuit theatres in the Philadelphia area booked their vaudeville acts through Keith’s, but it was a stormy relationship between the two companies.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Little Carnegie Theatre on Aug 23, 2019 at 9:54 am

First released in England in November, 1945, director David Lean’s B&W romantic drama became an immediate classic and is still breaking hearts and wringing tears in the 21st century.