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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.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Apollo Theater on May 23, 2018 at 7:13 am

The Hitchock suspenser was first-run for Harlem, but shared with some of the RKO outlets in the area. The movie had previously premiered at Radio City Music Hall, with stage show.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Strand Theatre on May 22, 2018 at 1:50 pm

Monday was the least attended night of the week, so having a special event like a grand opening would probably draw crowds.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Theatre Rive-Gauche on May 22, 2018 at 10:24 am

Note neon tubing wrapped around tops of front columns.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Kings Theatre on May 22, 2018 at 8:55 am

The Kings’s nearest RKO opposition was the Kenmore on Church Avenue in Flatbush.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Brooklyn Paramount on May 21, 2018 at 7:40 am

Theatre in the ad is actually the Wiltern in Los Angeles, which “doubled” for the Brooklyn Paramount in the movie. Photo here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Brooklyn Paramount on May 21, 2018 at 7:35 am

A pianist performed at peak times throughout the day and night.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Kings Theatre on May 19, 2018 at 12:39 pm

Kings listed in section with “Unconquered” as top feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lincoln Theater on May 18, 2018 at 12:13 pm

To boost mid-week attendance, the Lincoln was presenting a “Foreign Film Festival” of sub-run double features every Tuesday through Thursday.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on May 18, 2018 at 6:31 am

Using staircases at both ends of the rear balcony, patrons could view the auditorium through the curtained arches that circled the base of the dome. The promenade quickly proved too impractical to continue and was shut down. But furnishings and carpets were found to be intact during the Paramount’s demolition.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on May 18, 2018 at 5:57 am

Easter Sunday fell on March 29th in 1964, while NYC was breathlessly awaiting the grand opening on April 22nd of its first World’s Fair since 1939-40. The Music Hall brought in “The Pink Panther” and new stage show on the next day.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Garden Theater on May 17, 2018 at 1:49 pm

Garden Theatre listed in middle column, second row.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on May 17, 2018 at 9:36 am

The homespun melodrama was the first “outdoor” feature to be filmed in the perfected Technicolor process.