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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Victoria Theatre on Aug 31, 2019 at 3:53 pm

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 7:21 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 4:01 pm

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 2:45 pm

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 6:37 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 6:23 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 5:37 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 2:59 pm

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 1:38 pm

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 9:55 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 2:54 pm

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.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fine Arts Theatre on Aug 22, 2019 at 7:38 pm

The reserved seat roadshow policy had a top ticket price of $4.00, which would be equivalent to around $26.00 in 2019.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Astor Theatre on Aug 22, 2019 at 7:09 pm

Roadshow policy at advanced prices for the multi-star melodrama, which was shown twice daily during the week, with additional performances on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Newton Theatre on Aug 21, 2019 at 3:27 pm

Newton Theatre listed in lower left column as part of New Jersey’s St. Cloud Circuit…“Mighty Joe Young” had a prior premiere engagement exclusively at the Criterion Theatre in NYC’s Times Square.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Bayside Theatre on Aug 20, 2019 at 5:58 pm

Bookings for the Skouras Bayside were split weeks of double bills originally packaged for the RKO and Loew’s circuits. The Skouras Roosevelt in the outskirts of Flushing had the same policy, but with start days the reverse of the Bayside. The Skouras Victory, which had been the only theatre operating in Bayside, would now get move-overs from its modernized sibling.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Bayside Theatre on Aug 20, 2019 at 5:44 pm

A news report claimed: “The theatre has been completely rebuilt and redecorated so that only the walls of the old structure remain. The lobby, auditorium, and lounges have been furnished in keeping with modern standards.”…This was just one month before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, which caused the USA to enter WWII.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fortway Theatre on Aug 19, 2019 at 8:46 pm

A desecration of one of Brooklyn’s few “atmospheric” theatres. Were there any others beyond the Universal (later Loew’s 46th Street) and Loew’s Pitkin?

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Comfortably Cool commented about UA Astoria Sixplex on Aug 19, 2019 at 6:58 pm

One of the wealthiest and most influential of Greek-American families, the Skourases often donated the use of their theatres for charitable causes, even before the USA officially entered WWII.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paris Theater on Aug 19, 2019 at 3:31 pm

Top ticket price for this world premiere booking was $2.40, equivalent to about $24.00 in 2019.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Astor Theatre on Aug 16, 2019 at 4:46 pm

I guess that many moviegoers today, especially in major cities, pay $40 or even more for a newly released film when booking fees and premiums for 3-D or other processes are figured in. I also wonder where people get their info from about playdates, now that cinema advertising in newspapers is fast becoming extinct.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Astor Theatre on Aug 16, 2019 at 3:23 pm

The B&W epic was being presented as a reserved-seat roadshow, with two performances daily during the week and three on Saturday and Sunday. Top price of $2.20 seemed excessive for the Depression era, and would be equivalent to about $41 in 2019.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Boulevard Theatre on Aug 16, 2019 at 2:11 pm

Stage plays ran from Monday through Saturday. On Sundays only, the Fox Boulevard presented continuous performances of vaudeville and a feature movie.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Boulevard Theatre on Aug 15, 2019 at 9:19 pm

West’s self-written “Diamond Lil” had caused such a censorship uproar that Paramount changed the title to “She Done Him Wrong” for the 1933 movie version, which proved a box office blockbuster and rescued the studio from bankruptcy proceedings.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Boulevard Theatre on Aug 15, 2019 at 9:01 pm

The floundering Fox theatre had been sublet to Louis Werba for his “subway circuit” of stage plays in Brooklyn and Queens.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Kismet Theatre on Aug 15, 2019 at 2:16 pm

Listed as Fox Kismet in 1930 neighborhood directory displayed here