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Comfortably Cool commented about Pathe Palace on Aug 29, 2018 at 10:25 am

Wonder what the movie’s title was in English?

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Comfortably Cool commented about Calderone Theater on Aug 29, 2018 at 10:01 am

This was published a year before the actual opening in June, 1949.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Aug 29, 2018 at 8:50 am

Another reserved-seat option was the first mezzanine at Radio City Music Hall, with “The Reluctant Debutante” and stage revue. But during major holiday periods, that limited seating tended to sell-out well in advance.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Aug 29, 2018 at 8:02 am

Rival reserved-seat roadshows included “Gigi” at the Royale Theatre; “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” RKO Palace; “Around the World in 80 Days,” Rivoli; “South Pacific,” Criterion; “South Seas Adventure,” Warner Cinerama.

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Comfortably Cool commented about We're switching to Apple Maps on Aug 28, 2018 at 9:56 am

My internet browser has started flashing “Not secure” whenever I connect to the Cinema Treasures website. What’s that all about?

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Comfortably Cool commented about Studio Theatre on Aug 28, 2018 at 9:50 am

These were feature versions of two of Universal’s “Flash Gordon” serials. A similar ad here

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Aug 28, 2018 at 9:42 am

A return booking for Holiday and Basie, who topped the stage bill with “Key Largo” for a record-breaking seven weeks in 1948. This time around, a future superstar was part of a supporting act…Ad for the 1948 date here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on Aug 28, 2018 at 8:17 am

In response to the popularity of variety shows on TV, the Palace started a new policy of nine acts of vaudeville and a first-run feature, with continuous performances throughout the day and night. In its prime, the Palace had been a showcase for vaudeville only, with two-a-day reserved seat performances.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Keith's Theatre on Aug 28, 2018 at 7:56 am

This was a three-day booking at a time when the four brothers' latest movie, “Animal Crackers,” was in its premiere engagement at the Rialto Theatre in Times Square.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 28, 2018 at 7:26 am

Yes, it was a feature documentary and supported by a stage revue. Ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Calderone Theater on Aug 27, 2018 at 9:26 am

$1.00 at that time would be equivalent to about $7.20 in 2018.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Calderone Theater on Aug 27, 2018 at 8:01 am

Listed as UA Calderone with “The Secret Life of an American Wife.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Triboro Theatre on Aug 26, 2018 at 9:43 am

Triboro listed in section with “Dixie” as top feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Senate Theatre on Aug 25, 2018 at 8:03 am

Built by Lubliner & Trinz, the Senate was later taken over by Balaban & Katz. Architect Walter W. Alschlager is best remembered for the colossal Roxy Theatre in New York City, which opened in 1927.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Aug 24, 2018 at 1:03 pm

Followed 20th-Fox’s B&W “Escape” (Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ridgewood Theatre on Aug 24, 2018 at 8:58 am

Extensive changes described here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ridgewood Theatre on Aug 24, 2018 at 8:51 am

Operating continuously since the end of 1916, the Ridgewood had grown increasingly shabby, and was closed for the summer of 1930 for extensive changes described in this trade journal report.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Aug 24, 2018 at 6:15 am

These exchanges seem more suited to a website for “DVD Treasures,” discussing a medium that contributes to the ongoing decline in cinema attendance.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Aug 23, 2018 at 8:31 am

StereoVision staged a “Hollywood Premiere” in the forecourt on opening night, which might be why a 7:00PM screening wasn’t listed. But it was mentioned in an ad published the day prior to opening.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Aug 23, 2018 at 6:45 am

The 1953 blockbuster was being reissued not only in its original 3-D with stereophonic sound, but “improved” with 70MM projection. This was reportedly the first time that Grauman’s Chinese had ever presented a 3-D feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ticket Taker at Criterion Theater - Around 1960 on Aug 23, 2018 at 5:53 am

This is the later Criterion Theatre, which has a listing here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Poli Theatre on Aug 22, 2018 at 11:36 am

The Capitol was a replacement for Poli’s Theatre, which opened in 1903 with about 2,200 seats and used portions of the Coliseum, a bankrupted indoor arena built in 1899. S.Z. Poli purchased adjacent land to create a Main Street entrance for his first Hartford outlet. Vaudeville was the main attraction, but movies were gradually added as the medium developed. Poli’s profits were enough to build the nearby Palace Theatre, which opened in 1914 and made the showman dominant on Main Street. By the end of the decade, the older theatre was becoming obsolete, so Poli decided to replace it with the larger and grander Capitol Theatre, which opened in August, 1920, at the same location. Poli’s Theatre was almost totally demolished, except for part of a side wall and brickwork that dated back to the original Coliseum.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 22, 2018 at 10:41 am

At bottom of page, management was also recommending its reserved first-mezzanine seats system, as well as general admission Gift Ticket Books for $5 and $10.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Poli Theatre on Aug 22, 2018 at 10:10 am

The cavernous space reminded of a movie set for a railroad terminal…The white marble staircase in the foreground had a twin to the right out of camera view except for its base.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Akron Civic Theatre on Aug 22, 2018 at 9:35 am

The opposite end of the Grand Foyer, with staircase to the mezzanine promenade, can be viewed here