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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Jul 9, 2018 at 8:08 am

“They’re playing cops and robbers” was the slogan used to connect the photos.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Tilyou Theatre on Jul 9, 2018 at 7:04 am

After a record-breaking run at the Roxy in Manhattan, the Technicolor musical made its Coney Island debut at the RKO Tilyou on August 8th, 1943.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Jul 9, 2018 at 6:12 am

Previous record-breaking week included the Fourth of July holiday.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jul 8, 2018 at 10:54 am

Honoring Patricia Morison, who died last May at age 103. The actress-singer will always be most remembered for her starring role as Lilli Vanessi in the original 1948 Broadway production of Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Valentine Theatre on Jul 7, 2018 at 8:24 am

On the marquee, at least!

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Comfortably Cool commented about Uptown Theatre on Jul 7, 2018 at 6:23 am

Recent news article explaining “Why the Uptown Theatre Restoration Is a Big Deal” can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Canal Theatre on Jul 6, 2018 at 1:33 pm

A double bill of VistaVision and CinemaScope features must have been a nightmare for projectionists.

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Comfortably Cool commented about State Palace Theatre on Jul 6, 2018 at 12:01 pm

“One Old Boat Tows Another,” says the sign atop the vintage car.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Wabash Theater on Jul 6, 2018 at 10:29 am

Former patrons were urged to visit the management’s still open Indiana and Liberty Theatres.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Orpheum Theatre on Jul 6, 2018 at 8:50 am

Due to the worsening stock market crisis, the Orpheum had suspended stage presentations for an “Everything on the screen” policy.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jul 5, 2018 at 12:28 pm

Amusingly, rival Radio City Music Hall had “Dangerous When Wet,” starring Esther Williams, as its screen attraction.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Jul 5, 2018 at 11:08 am

By this time, the Chicago’s frontage had been fully modernized, including box office, entrance doors, and poster display cases. Photo can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Jul 5, 2018 at 11:03 am

Engagement opened on October 2nd, 1953, using an ad that can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jul 5, 2018 at 6:16 am

The original Rapp & Rapp auditorium was one of the most magnificent in the atmospheric style by any architectural firm. I would guess that it must have been hacked-to-death for the installation of Cinerama and reduction of seating capacity. I hope that I’m wrong.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Jul 4, 2018 at 8:56 am

Opened on June 29th, 1933, and ran for one week only.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Capitol Theatre on Jul 4, 2018 at 8:17 am

By this time, the Capitol’s huge vertical sign had been removed, but not replaced. Comparison photo displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland on Jul 4, 2018 at 6:22 am

The Thomas W. Lamb project was already being hyped as “America’s Most Magnificent Theatre” and “A Kansas City Institution” prior to its grand opening on October 28th, 1927.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jul 3, 2018 at 1:48 pm

This particular July 4th marked the 175th anniversary of the United States of America.

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Comfortably Cool commented about AMC Loews Paramus Route 4 Tenplex on Jul 3, 2018 at 12:37 pm

Booked day-and-date with Radio City Music Hall, but without support from a stage revue.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Jul 3, 2018 at 9:58 am

Betty Grable’s popularity was zooming, but 20th-Fox had yet to grant her full-fledged stardom.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Cinema Zevenskoop on Jul 3, 2018 at 8:36 am

What are all the golden discs in the foreground? Table tops? Seats?

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Jersey Theatre on Jul 3, 2018 at 8:18 am

“Carnal Knowledge” was having a national re-launch to capitalize on word-of-mouth and critical acclaim since its original release in 1971.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Ridgewood Theatre on Jul 3, 2018 at 8:12 am

Ridgewood listed among Brooklyn theatres with “Prudence and the Pill.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Broadway Theatre on Jul 2, 2018 at 10:57 am

The larger auditorium “doubled” for that of the Roxy, a cinema supposedly in Oxford, in the episode entitled “Cartouche” of the ongoing British TV series “Endeavour” (the young Inspector Morse). Standing in for the Roxy’s exterior was the former Carlton in London’s Islington, now a church.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Jul 1, 2018 at 11:22 am

Top prices of $5 for orchestra/balcony and $6 for loge would be equivalent to about $36 and $44 in 2018.