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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.

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Comfortably Cool commented about UA Forest Hills Twin Theatre on May 7, 2019 at 6:57 am

The Forest Hills had a prior modernization in 1937, when it was closed for the entire summer. Photo of gala re-opening ceremonies and new marquee can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Cinderella Theater on May 7, 2019 at 6:26 am

The Photo Play Palace used the fairy tale’s glass slipper as part of its logo.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rialto Theatre on May 6, 2019 at 9:03 am

Photo taken at 8:55 in the morning of April 1st, 1929. Waiting line extended around the corner into 43rd Street towards Eighth Avenue.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Jersey Theatre on May 6, 2019 at 7:15 am

Jersey City and Newark listed to right of the Brooklyn “Met.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 6, 2019 at 6:47 am

Newsreel coverage of the now legendary event can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Laurel Drive-In on May 5, 2019 at 8:27 am

Pacific’s newest drive-in reportedly had a capacity of 1,756 cars, with a screen structure measuring 90 feet by 120 feet. Opening night was tied to the Los Angeles premiere engagement of “Blackboard Jungle,” which, with a total of 11 theatres, was the largest ever for an MGM release in that territory. Leaders were the Pantages in Hollywood and State in downtown Los Angeles.

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Comfortably Cool commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on May 4, 2019 at 1:03 pm

“Dr. Ruth” will make four visits to Landmark 57 West over the first weekend to conduct “Q&A” with audiences.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on May 3, 2019 at 9:21 am

Theatres with check marks were also projecting the 3-D features on newly installed wide screens. The Madison was the first RKO in Queens to get one, though its borderline location found it listed in the circuit’s Brooklyn group.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Little Neck Theatre on May 2, 2019 at 12:43 pm

Ron Marzlock’s capsule history of the Little Neck Theatre can be viewed at the Queens Chronicle’s website here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rio Piedras Theatre on May 2, 2019 at 7:57 am

To comply with anti-trust requirements, Loew’s had divested the Broadway, but programming remained much the same under Century’s management. Further along Brooklyn’s Broadway, “Valley of the Kings” & “Her 12 Men” could also be found at the Gates, which was still operated by Loew’s.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Randolph Theatre on May 1, 2019 at 9:46 am

Randolph Theatre listed in top left corner with a Blanche Sweet sizzler.