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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 5, 2018 at 1:19 pm

The stage revue included the annual “Kol Nidrei” pageant for the Jewish holiday period surrounding Yom Kippur.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 5, 2018 at 6:54 am

Average daily attendance during the first two weeks was a phenomenal 19,357 people. With a mediocre B&W comedy on screen, most of the crowds were attributed to the immense popularity of Glenn Miller & Band on radio, records, and in dance halls.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paris Theater on Oct 4, 2018 at 1:07 pm

Reunion interview of the two stars in 2018 can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paris Theater on Oct 4, 2018 at 7:20 am

The pre-opening promotional event included personal appearances by Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey and a post-screening party at the Cheetah discotheque.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Earl Carroll Theatre on Oct 4, 2018 at 6:48 am

This was the first Earl Carroll Theatre, not the art-deco successor that eventually was transformed into a nightclub before conversion to retail space.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Winter Garden Theatre on Oct 3, 2018 at 10:19 am

The Broadway veteran had shown movies exclusively circa 1928-33, and would now continue into 1948. When United Artists developed a product shortage, the lease was taken over by Universal-International for the remainder.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's 83rd Street Quad on Oct 3, 2018 at 8:09 am

Trade journal report published in January of that year. Premises are described as “immaculate,” and attended by the sort of people who know what the ash trays are for.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 3, 2018 at 6:22 am

Rita Hayworth’s singing voice was dubbed by Anita Ellis for this Technicolor spin-off of the B&W “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” which played at the Music Hall in 1941.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Apollo Theater on Oct 2, 2018 at 1:22 pm

On stage, Lena Horne performing with Noble Sissle’s Band, to be followed the next week by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb. Early days for both of the future “Sepia Superstars.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Center Theatre on Oct 2, 2018 at 7:29 am

The Center had dropped stage revues, but employed a resident orchestra under the direction of B.A. Rolfe to perform before the start of the screen feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Oct 2, 2018 at 6:58 am

An ad for the program displayed on the Chicago’s marquee can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Oct 2, 2018 at 6:55 am

An image of the Chicago Theatre’s exterior during that booking can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Oct 1, 2018 at 9:41 am

$2.99 would be equivalent to about $8.99 in 2018…This showcase was carved out of the West 47th Street stage housing for the original Strand, and was no more than an annex to that theatre’s auditorium and entrance on Broadway.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Oct 1, 2018 at 4:33 am

Included in views from 1971 of Times Square and other parts of Manhattan at the “Forgotten NY” website here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rialto Theatre on Sep 29, 2018 at 7:23 am

Supporting film was a first-run “B” programmer, WB’s “The Last Ride,” with newcomer Eleanor Parker among the players.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Sep 28, 2018 at 10:02 am

Cyanotype by Vincent Basani, courtesy of the artist.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Waikiki 3 on Sep 28, 2018 at 9:00 am

By this time, the two marquees had been enlarged to provide more display space.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Sep 27, 2018 at 6:41 am

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of what many fans consider the greatest football movie ever made.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Fairmount Theatre on Sep 26, 2018 at 7:17 am

Fairmount gets special mention in section with “Strange World” as top feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Sep 25, 2018 at 12:17 pm

The theatre was intended to be called Beacon, and is shown with that name near the center of the ad.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Plaza Theatre on Sep 25, 2018 at 11:55 am

This was the first Loew’s theatre to be built in Ohio beyond Cleveland.
Thomas W. Lamb served as architect.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 25, 2018 at 10:52 am

Previous Selznick productions shown at RCMH are listed in a rectangle adjacent to stage revue description. Simultaneously with the Astor, “GWTW” had also opened at the Capitol Theatre, but with continuous performances. That run ended to enable Loew’s circuit bookings that started with the Metropolitan in downtown Brooklyn.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 25, 2018 at 10:42 am

Selznick’s first production since “Gone With the Wind” was also based on a best-selling novel, but of a different genre…By this time, “GWTW” had just reached Loew’s neighborhood theatres, but was still in its reserved-seat engagement at the Astor in Times Square.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Detroit Opera House on Sep 25, 2018 at 6:32 am

David DiChiera, who was chiefly responsible for transforming the original Capitol into the Detroit Opera House, has died at age 83. News coverage here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Sep 24, 2018 at 1:20 pm

Trade journal ad prior to 1926 grand opening.