One of the above posts from Warren says this theatre closed on 10/31/52. I have an ad from 10/5/52 and the Park Avenue was playing “The Amazing Monsieur Fabre”. This must have been the last feature played there, or at least one of the last.
I just found a 1952 ad for a theatre called the Grande located on 86th St. near Lexington Avenue. Is this the Park & 86 or a different Cinema Treasure?
An ad for 10/5/52 lists this as the 5th Ave Playhouse, so i guess they used that name also. They were showing a double bill of Charles Laughton in “The Private Life of Henry VIII” and “Catherine the Great”.
October 5, 1952 the Symphony advertised 2 New MGM Suspense Thrillers…“Talk About A Stranger” starring George Murphy and Nancy Davis and “Shadow in the Sky” starring Ralph Meeker and Lewis Stone. The Thalia had the Academy Award winning best foreign film “Rasho-Mon” paired with “Under the Paris Sky”.
“In 1983 a Bible group reopened the Glen to show religous films such as "Ben-Hur” and “The Ten Commandments”. That failed miserably and the doors closed for good just a month later."
Showing family films would be one thing but how many religious films are there, and who did they think would keep coming?
Sept 1972 RKO was day and dating this house along with the 59th St Twin and 86th St Twin. In the Penthouse was Jim Brown in Slaughter and in Cinerama 2 was Peter Sellers in “Where Does it Hurt”, which was released by Cinerama Releasing.
Sept 27, 1972 when the Cinemas were the pride of Cinema 5, they were presenting two world premiere engagements. In Cinema 1 “The Ruling Class” and in Cinema 2 “A Seperate Peace”.
Christmas 1971 the DeMille was day and dating “Diamonds Are Forever” with Reades Waverly, the 86th Street East and suprisingly Cinema Studio. In Queens at Centurys Meadows, UA Midway & UA Colony. In Brooklyn Centurys King Plaza North, Kingsway, Rialto and Loews Alpine. On Staten Island at the New Richmond. In the Bronx at American, Luxor and Wakefield. In Nassau Centurys Green Acres, Grove, Parkeast, Morton Village, Meadowbrook and Town. In Suffolk at Centurys Shore, Smithaven Mall, Cinema and Patchouge.
Christmas of 1971 Paramount released “a Happy Holiday Double Feature For The Whole Family”………….“True Grit” and “Paint Your Wagon”. In Manhattan it opened up at Loews 83 St, Brandts Liberty 42 and Alpine. In Queens at Loews Bay Terrace, Loews Triboro, Loews Valencia and Centurys Prospect. In the Bronx at Loews Paradise. In Brooklyn at Loews Georgetown 1, Loews King, Loews Metropolitan, Loews Oriental and Centurys Mayfair. In Staten Island it played the St George. In Nassau county BS Moss Central, Centurys Fantasy, Centurys Floral, UA Gables, Glen Cove, Centurys Plainview, Centurys Roosevelt Field and UA Squire. The Suffolk run was Loews South Shore Mall, UA Amityville, UA Cinema Easthampton, Centurys Huntington, Mayfair and UA Sunwave.
Boy how times had changed on Sept 27, 1972 “Blacula” from American International Pictures was playing here in its Exclusive New York Engagement. Nice to know the Criterion was still getting pictures exclusive before they opened all over town. This was the time of all those blacksplotation films. At the same time “Super Fly” was playing at Loews State 2 and Loews Cine.
For the holiday season of 1971 “The Hot Rock” opened exclusively in Trans-Lux theatres in Manhattan. Trans-Lux 85th St, Trans-Lux East and Trans-Lux West.
I have an ad from April 22,1972 for Brandts Beacon. They were advertising “The Return of the Greatest Family Entertainment of All Time”…..The Ten Commandments. All seats were $1 Monday to Thursday and $1.50 Friday to Sunday. Was commandments coming of a re-release or did the Beacon just revive it for the Easter holiday?
Going over some old ads 8/10/69 The Demille was day and dating with the Murray Hill on a film called The Gay Decievers. On 1/31/72 they were presenting The Abductors.
In a NY Times ad for 1/31/72 the Music Hall has an ad that seems to me to be a misprint. It says final 3 days to see John Wayne & The Cowboys. It should have read John Wayne in The Cowboys. On the great stage was a show called “……and the indians” starring The Rockettes, The Radio City Ballet Company and Symphony Orchestra.
On 8/10/69 the Riverside was playing a showcase double bill of Cher in “Chastity” along with “3 in the Attic”. The only other Manhattan theatre playing it was the Harris on 42nd St which appears in the ad. In Queens it’s at Astoria, Bayside, Boulevard, Lefferts and Midway and Oasis. In the Bronx at Kent, Interboro and Marcus. In Brooklyn Albermarle,Fortway, Dufield and Marine. In Nassau Alan, Cove, Gables, Rivoli, Rockville and Valley Stream. In Suffolk Islip, Lindenhurst and Rialto. In Westchester at the Bronxville and Larchmont. I guess Staten island was spared of these gems.
In a NY Times ad for 8/10/69 2001 a Space Odyssey is playing her at the Guild. Was this the first place it moved after the Capitol? What a change in venue to go from Cinerama to the Guild.
One of the above posts from Warren says this theatre closed on 10/31/52. I have an ad from 10/5/52 and the Park Avenue was playing “The Amazing Monsieur Fabre”. This must have been the last feature played there, or at least one of the last.
I just found a 1952 ad for a theatre called the Grande located on 86th St. near Lexington Avenue. Is this the Park & 86 or a different Cinema Treasure?
On 10/5/52 the Beverly advertised 2 classics…..“Mr Smith Goes to Washington” and “The Oxbow Incident”.
An ad for 10/5/52 lists this as the 5th Ave Playhouse, so i guess they used that name also. They were showing a double bill of Charles Laughton in “The Private Life of Henry VIII” and “Catherine the Great”.
A NY Times ad for 10/5/52 shows the Astor playing Warner Bros. “The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima” in its 7th spectacular week.
October 5, 1952 the Symphony advertised 2 New MGM Suspense Thrillers…“Talk About A Stranger” starring George Murphy and Nancy Davis and “Shadow in the Sky” starring Ralph Meeker and Lewis Stone. The Thalia had the Academy Award winning best foreign film “Rasho-Mon” paired with “Under the Paris Sky”.
“In 1983 a Bible group reopened the Glen to show religous films such as "Ben-Hur” and “The Ten Commandments”. That failed miserably and the doors closed for good just a month later."
Showing family films would be one thing but how many religious films are there, and who did they think would keep coming?
Wow 3 years? Anyone know the story behind why this died so quick?
The web site announces these two festivals as coming.
Downtown Film Festival September 2005
SIEDC Film Festival June 2006
The time is right for this theatre to back to first run. With Cinema 1-2-3 going next, they will be able to get decent product again.
No shows the whole summer? Does the Jersey have AC?
Sept 1972 RKO was day and dating this house along with the 59th St Twin and 86th St Twin. In the Penthouse was Jim Brown in Slaughter and in Cinerama 2 was Peter Sellers in “Where Does it Hurt”, which was released by Cinerama Releasing.
Sept 27, 1972 when the Cinemas were the pride of Cinema 5, they were presenting two world premiere engagements. In Cinema 1 “The Ruling Class” and in Cinema 2 “A Seperate Peace”.
Christmas 1971 the DeMille was day and dating “Diamonds Are Forever” with Reades Waverly, the 86th Street East and suprisingly Cinema Studio. In Queens at Centurys Meadows, UA Midway & UA Colony. In Brooklyn Centurys King Plaza North, Kingsway, Rialto and Loews Alpine. On Staten Island at the New Richmond. In the Bronx at American, Luxor and Wakefield. In Nassau Centurys Green Acres, Grove, Parkeast, Morton Village, Meadowbrook and Town. In Suffolk at Centurys Shore, Smithaven Mall, Cinema and Patchouge.
The Christmas of 1971 had the then Playboy Theatre showing Roman Polanski’s “Macbeth”. The daily showtimes were 2:30, 5:45 and 8:45.
Christmas of 1971 Paramount released “a Happy Holiday Double Feature For The Whole Family”………….“True Grit” and “Paint Your Wagon”. In Manhattan it opened up at Loews 83 St, Brandts Liberty 42 and Alpine. In Queens at Loews Bay Terrace, Loews Triboro, Loews Valencia and Centurys Prospect. In the Bronx at Loews Paradise. In Brooklyn at Loews Georgetown 1, Loews King, Loews Metropolitan, Loews Oriental and Centurys Mayfair. In Staten Island it played the St George. In Nassau county BS Moss Central, Centurys Fantasy, Centurys Floral, UA Gables, Glen Cove, Centurys Plainview, Centurys Roosevelt Field and UA Squire. The Suffolk run was Loews South Shore Mall, UA Amityville, UA Cinema Easthampton, Centurys Huntington, Mayfair and UA Sunwave.
Boy how times had changed on Sept 27, 1972 “Blacula” from American International Pictures was playing here in its Exclusive New York Engagement. Nice to know the Criterion was still getting pictures exclusive before they opened all over town. This was the time of all those blacksplotation films. At the same time “Super Fly” was playing at Loews State 2 and Loews Cine.
For the holiday season of 1971 “The Hot Rock” opened exclusively in Trans-Lux theatres in Manhattan. Trans-Lux 85th St, Trans-Lux East and Trans-Lux West.
I have an ad from April 22,1972 for Brandts Beacon. They were advertising “The Return of the Greatest Family Entertainment of All Time”…..The Ten Commandments. All seats were $1 Monday to Thursday and $1.50 Friday to Sunday. Was commandments coming of a re-release or did the Beacon just revive it for the Easter holiday?
Going over some old ads 8/10/69 The Demille was day and dating with the Murray Hill on a film called The Gay Decievers. On 1/31/72 they were presenting The Abductors.
thanks Bill
I saw this film here and at the drive-in and don’t recall that.
In a NY Times ad for 1/31/72 the Music Hall has an ad that seems to me to be a misprint. It says final 3 days to see John Wayne & The Cowboys. It should have read John Wayne in The Cowboys. On the great stage was a show called “……and the indians” starring The Rockettes, The Radio City Ballet Company and Symphony Orchestra.
On 8/10/69 the Riverside was playing a showcase double bill of Cher in “Chastity” along with “3 in the Attic”. The only other Manhattan theatre playing it was the Harris on 42nd St which appears in the ad. In Queens it’s at Astoria, Bayside, Boulevard, Lefferts and Midway and Oasis. In the Bronx at Kent, Interboro and Marcus. In Brooklyn Albermarle,Fortway, Dufield and Marine. In Nassau Alan, Cove, Gables, Rivoli, Rockville and Valley Stream. In Suffolk Islip, Lindenhurst and Rialto. In Westchester at the Bronxville and Larchmont. I guess Staten island was spared of these gems.
In August of 1969 the Flanders was playing “The Wild Bunch” first run which went out to Warner Brothers 7 Arts Presentation Theatres.
In a NY Times ad for 8/10/69 2001 a Space Odyssey is playing her at the Guild. Was this the first place it moved after the Capitol? What a change in venue to go from Cinerama to the Guild.