Continuous performances started the next day at both the Chinese in Hollywood and Globe in downtown Los Angeles. The Technicolor epic was “Too Big for One Theatre” but not long enough in running time (116 minutes) for roadshow treatment.
“Cabart” was apparently also the name of a company that did the buying-and-booking for these independently owned cinemas, two of which were “closed temporarily” at the time of the ad.
At opening in 1956, the Galaxy had 1,500 seats, all of “push back” design, according to a trade journal report. The shallow stage had draw and contour curtains, with a screen measuring 63 by 32 feet (maximum).
The national holiday fell on Monday, September 3rd, climaxing a record-breaking weekend for Loew’s nabes lucky enough to have “The Great Caruso” as top feature.
Two recent color photos of the exterior are currently displayed in an article at the “Forgotten New York” website, which also contains a link to the historic Thomas Edison footage. Starts here
“Camelot” ran 11 months at Pacific’s Cinerama, replaced on October 23rd, 1968, by world premiere engagement of “Ice Station Zebra” with same reserved-seat roadshow policy.
W.H. was Daily News film critic Wanda Hale, who ranked below the newspaper’s Kate Cameron in importance, but above Dorothy Masters, third member of the staff at that time. Initials were usually used for lesser films or on days when the critic had more than one review published.
Described as “absolutely fireproof,” the Empress supplemented vaudeville with the showing of “two first release reels of feature pictures” at each performance.
An ad from 1968 for the transfer of “2001” to the Cinerama from the doomed Loew’s Capitol can be viewed here
Ad published on September 8th, 1968, nearly a month before the October 6th premiere.
Listed bottom right as Japanese Gardens, and affiliated with William Fox Theatres.
Continuous performances started the next day at both the Chinese in Hollywood and Globe in downtown Los Angeles. The Technicolor epic was “Too Big for One Theatre” but not long enough in running time (116 minutes) for roadshow treatment.
“Cabart” was apparently also the name of a company that did the buying-and-booking for these independently owned cinemas, two of which were “closed temporarily” at the time of the ad.
This was probably the only booking in the Hitchcock classic’s original first-run release in the USA with support from a stage show.
Ad for the engagement displayed here
Such “management research” is dubious, to say the least.
In remembrance of Gloria Jean, sparkling singing star who joined the Heavenly Choir on August 31st at age 92.
At opening in 1956, the Galaxy had 1,500 seats, all of “push back” design, according to a trade journal report. The shallow stage had draw and contour curtains, with a screen measuring 63 by 32 feet (maximum).
The national holiday fell on Monday, September 3rd, climaxing a record-breaking weekend for Loew’s nabes lucky enough to have “The Great Caruso” as top feature.
In other words, try to avoid peak times of day, when one might not be able to change their seat.
A construction worker looking down from the center balcony in the peak of the facade is dwarfed by the immensity of the surrounding architecture.
Caption reports participation by W.C. Handy himself, who was later portrayed by Nat ‘King’ Cole in the Paramount biopic, “St. Louis Blues.”
The dilapidated Lexington Theatre was totally modernized inside and out with Rapp & Rapp as design consultant, and name abbreviated to Lex.
The Lexington first opened in 1912, and at time of this later photo was being operated by Warner Brothers circuit.
The national holiday fell on Monday, September 3rd that year, the same configuration as 2018.
Two recent color photos of the exterior are currently displayed in an article at the “Forgotten New York” website, which also contains a link to the historic Thomas Edison footage. Starts here
“Camelot” ran 11 months at Pacific’s Cinerama, replaced on October 23rd, 1968, by world premiere engagement of “Ice Station Zebra” with same reserved-seat roadshow policy.
Photographed by historian Tom Jeffery during the Northwestern Conclave of Theatre Historical Society of America in that year.
The national holiday fell on Monday, September 2nd, that year.
The fourth and final week would include Labor Day on September 3rd, 1945.
W.H. was Daily News film critic Wanda Hale, who ranked below the newspaper’s Kate Cameron in importance, but above Dorothy Masters, third member of the staff at that time. Initials were usually used for lesser films or on days when the critic had more than one review published.
Described as “absolutely fireproof,” the Empress supplemented vaudeville with the showing of “two first release reels of feature pictures” at each performance.
At this time, the Uptown became and remained the largest of all cinemas in Chicago, including those operated by Balaban & Katz.