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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Jun 3, 2018 at 10:08 am

Photo has no exact date, but probably taken between Memorial Day and July 4th of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about El Capitan Theatre on Jun 3, 2018 at 7:54 am

Hollywood Paramount booked with “Bon Voyage,” a Walt Disney feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lyric Skydome on Jun 2, 2018 at 1:06 pm

Name used here with single word “Skydome.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Proctor's Quad on Jun 1, 2018 at 1:14 pm

A view towards the balcony and domed ceiling can be seen here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Boston Opera House on Jun 1, 2018 at 10:09 am

Whether B.F. Keith landed in heaven or not is unknown, but this mural in the auditorium’s central dome has been enchanting audiences since 1928.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO 81st Street Theatre on Jun 1, 2018 at 9:41 am

Much of this disappeared in 1939, when RKO modernized some of its key theatres for the opening of the New York World’s Fair. See here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Strand Theater on May 31, 2018 at 9:16 am

Upper left corner of proscenium showing need of repair.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rivoli Theatre on May 31, 2018 at 6:25 am

The highest ticket prices of $4.50 for orchestra seats and $5.50 for loges would be equivalent to about $37 and $45 in 2018.

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Comfortably Cool commented about New Strand Theater on May 30, 2018 at 1:26 pm

The marquee extended over adjacent stores.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Birmingham Theatre on May 30, 2018 at 1:06 pm

Front of marquee notes opening that night, with vaudeville and Constance Talmadge in “Breakfast At Sunrise” on screen.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on May 30, 2018 at 12:46 pm

The world premiere engagement of the wartime romantic drama was expected to benefit from turn-away crowds at Radio City Music Hall, which was currently breaking records with “The White Cliffs of Dover.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on May 30, 2018 at 9:36 am

By this time, the Allied Forces had been victorious in Europe, but were still at war with Japan.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on May 29, 2018 at 8:40 am

This was the night before “Memorial Day,” which then had a fixed date of May 30th and fell on a Saturday that year. In 1971, Congress changed the observance date of the holiday to the last Monday in May.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Embassy Theatre on May 29, 2018 at 6:54 am

This is a wider and clearer view of a previous upload, which I’ve now deleted.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 28, 2018 at 7:15 am

This was the first “Memorial Day” since Congress changed the observance date from May 30th to the last Monday in May. The ad was published the day prior, which happened to be a Sunday.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Hempstead Turnpike Drive-In on May 27, 2018 at 7:02 am

Advertised as Prudential’s Hempstead Drive-In in a 1958 newspaper ad displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 26, 2018 at 8:23 am

Scalpers are offering tickets for the June 10th “Tony Awards” ceremony at RCMH for upwards of $500 each. Details here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 25, 2018 at 9:43 am

These were their bookings during the national holiday known as “Memorial Day,” which then had a fixed date of observance on May 30th and fell on a Tuesday that year.
The holiday’s date has since been made “flexible” to facilitate three-day weekends.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Uptown Theatre on May 25, 2018 at 8:43 am

For the week including the Memorial Day holiday, the Uptown’s top film presented the ice-skating queen in her first color feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Proctor's 58th Street Theatre on May 25, 2018 at 8:13 am

The asbestos safety curtain was copied from the original one at Proctor’s Pleasure Palace, which had been totally demolished to make way for the Thomas Lamb atmospheric.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's State Theatre on May 25, 2018 at 6:18 am

Since the departure of Lew Ayres from the title role, MGM’s “Dr. Kildare” series had turned to his superior, Dr. Gillespie, for the central character…For the stage booking, Loew’s dropped the word “vaudeville,” since it was a packaged revue from a celebrated nightclub.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Carlton Theatre on May 24, 2018 at 9:02 am

By this time, most of the individual seating had been replaced by pews. As the Brooklyn Tabernacle, the congregation became world-famous, and eventually moved to the former Loew’s Metropolitan, which has been magnificently rejuvenated. Some photos here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Egyptian Theatre on May 24, 2018 at 7:05 am

The scene on the asbestos curtain depicted ancient ruins in the desert.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Tower Theatre on May 24, 2018 at 6:40 am

With five sections across, the Tower reportedly had more seats on the ground floor than any other theatre in Chicago.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Prospect Theatre on May 23, 2018 at 12:54 pm

The trade journal photo suggests that RKO kept the theatre clean and tidy, but didn’t “modernize” except for keeping up to date on projection advances and stage curtains.