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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on May 23, 2019 at 12:40 pm

This shows the prior Criterion Theatre, which has its own CT listing here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Lexington Theatre on May 23, 2019 at 8:51 am

Hey, cowboy, have you become so short of new images that you must start “improving” contributions by other members? You would be better served by correcting some of your numerous historical errors, including two on this page for midtown NYC’s second Criterion

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Lexington Theatre on May 23, 2019 at 7:50 am

By that time, the New York World’s Fair had re-opened for its second and final season. Some documentary footage can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on May 22, 2019 at 7:01 am

The world premiere engagement of Doris Day’s first film opened eight years after she made her Broadway stage debut at the very same Strand Theatre as a vocalist with Bob Crosby’s Orchestra. This time around, Bob Crosby and his latest group were back on stage, which might have been planned or just a coincidence.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on May 22, 2019 at 6:10 am

Photographed by Lee Friedlander through the Armed Forces Recruiting Center on the traffic island in front of the Paramount Theatre. Current attraction was “The Girl He Left Behnd,” starring Natalie Wood and Tab Hunter…Courtesy of the Friedlander Gallery, San Francisco.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on May 21, 2019 at 10:03 am

The Chicago Theatre had just resumed stage shows after a disappointing five months with an “Everything On the Screen” policy.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on May 21, 2019 at 9:14 am

Newcomer Doris Day mentioned in third paragraph of trade review of Strand stage show that opened on June 28th, 1940.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on May 21, 2019 at 9:07 am

The fledgling vocalist was a newcomer to Bob Crosby’s Orchestra, and had yet to rate advertising billing. But she did get mentioned in some trade reviews.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas on May 21, 2019 at 7:54 am

In the current issue of Time Out New York Magazine, comedian Gastor Almonte cites the Linden Boulevard as a favorite for a Night at the Cinema: “Whenever you go to the movies, you need to go to the theater most related to that movie’s culture. Whenever a real pro-black movie came out, I always went to Linden. Anytime there’s a movie that you know is going to have any type of say in black culture, watch it at Linden during opening weekend. Seeing ‘Django Unchained’ at that movie theater? Incredible. I cannot fathom anything beating that experience.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Elmwood Theatre on May 21, 2019 at 7:32 am

The Queensboro had been opened for the first time since 1941 for a limited season of “Subway Circuit” stage plays, some of which would benefit from the popularity of their movie versions.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Astor Theatre on May 21, 2019 at 5:21 am

Ad gives an incorrect address for the Astor of 50th Street & Broadway.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 20, 2019 at 11:36 am

Comparison to “Battle Cry” is business nationally. The WWII drama’s New York premiere engagement was at the Paramount Theatre in February of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on May 20, 2019 at 8:41 am

This was the Capitol’s holiday presentation during the Memorial Day period of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on May 20, 2019 at 7:19 am

Slow down, cowboy! You’re starting to repeat yourself. You uploaded this before here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on May 19, 2019 at 9:14 am

Opened on July 30th, 1942.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Winter Garden Theatre on May 18, 2019 at 7:27 am

Silent comedy king Mack Sennett was attempting a “talkies” comeback as producer-director of the World-Wide feature release.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Glen Theatre on May 13, 2019 at 9:54 am

A law suit filed by Skouras Theatres in 1959 revealed that the circuit had been paying a rental of $10,000 per year on the closed cinema, just to keep it from falling into the hands of a competitor. See news report displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Grand Opening on May 12, 2019 at 1:12 pm

Could there be a real person with the first name “Turd?”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rialto Theatre on May 12, 2019 at 8:58 am

Newspaper article published on May 12th, 1935.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Little Carnegie Theatre on May 11, 2019 at 7:37 am

The X-rated adaptation of a revered novel by Vladimir Nabokov opened on May 11th, 1969, which just happened to be the Mother’s Day of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 10, 2019 at 1:15 pm

Ad published on the final day of the Easter holiday presentation that included “Singin' in the Rain” on screen.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on May 8, 2019 at 9:35 am

This booking included one of New York’s first stage shows emceed by radio disc jockeys. But music was strictly mainstream popular and jazz, with none of the “rock & roll” becoming favored by teenagers. The Ames Brothers and the Page Cavanaugh Trio were also on the bill.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Odeon West End on May 8, 2019 at 6:23 am

A rear portion of the theatre’s frontage can be seen in this view towards the greenery of Leiscester Square itself.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Grand Theatre on May 7, 2019 at 1:39 pm

Each ticket was “personally autographed” by Janet Gaynor, who played the title role in the Grand’s opening presentation, David O. Selznick’s Technicolor drama, “A Star Is Born.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Sands Point Theatre on May 7, 2019 at 8:40 am

Happened to be the night of Halloween, with no apparent attempt to connect the two celebrations.