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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

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fortway Theatre on Aug 15, 2019 at 2:13 pm

Listed as Fox Fortway in 1930 neighborhood directory displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Aug 14, 2019 at 9:33 pm

I disagree. The Strand, or Mark Strand as originally known, is considered a landmark in the history of movie palaces, and should be honored here that way, not by a tawdry modernization into twins.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Aug 14, 2019 at 9:21 pm

August 17th will mark the 80th anniversary of the legendary launching of “The Wizard of Oz” at the Capitol Theatre, which included a special stage revue starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. It was the first and only “live” offering at the Capitol since the theatre switched to movies only in 1935. Advertisement displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Metropolitan Theatre on Aug 14, 2019 at 4:17 pm

The Metropolitan first opened in September, 1918, so I doubt the clipping’s claim that it was built in 1921.

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Comfortably Cool commented about We're switching to Apple Maps on Aug 13, 2019 at 9:19 pm

Whether the majority of movie venues operating in 2019 can be described as theaters (or theatres) is open to debate.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Missouri Theatre on Aug 13, 2019 at 8:58 pm

During the silent era, Walter Hiers was a hefty rival to Roscoe Arbuckle. Vintage film clip can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ritz Theatre on Aug 13, 2019 at 7:41 pm

Listed as Fox Ritz in 1930 neighborhood directory displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about National Theatre on Aug 13, 2019 at 2:17 pm

Listed as Fox National in 1930 directory ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Culver Theatre on Aug 13, 2019 at 2:14 pm

Listed as Fox Culver in 1930 directory ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fox Theatre on Aug 12, 2019 at 3:09 pm

The Cross Bay Theatre was actually in Queens, but close to the border with Brooklyn.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Metropolitan Theatre on Aug 12, 2019 at 2:31 pm

“Mrs. Miniver” would also be having its Brooklyn premiere engagement here, direct from a record-breaking run at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue).