Has there been a solution to the disappearance of the magnificent display fountain, which was once reported as sold to an unnamed restaurant in Manhattan?
New York’s two largest showplaces opened new programs on the same day, as well as at the same morning times…Peck & Bacall helped to draw more customers than Tracy & Hepburn. The Music Hall had a first week’s gross of abount $143,000, while the Roxy did $70,000, according to trade press reports. The Roxy had been expecting more with “teen idol” Tommy Sands on stage, but many of his fans may have been too young to attend unaccompanied.
The reunion of “Gaslight” co-stars, which reportedly cost $5 million to produce, proved one of the worst disasters of the decade, alienating critics and public alike.
“Odeon” still visible on side of building.
Shirley Temple’s farewell to the Roxy’s screen.
Has there been a solution to the disappearance of the magnificent display fountain, which was once reported as sold to an unnamed restaurant in Manhattan?
This was for one week only, prior to the world premiere engagement in Cinerama of “The Hallelujah Trail” with reserved-seat roadshow policy.
This was still a time when the Albee’s programs were exclusive first-run for the entire borough of Brooklyn.
At the time, the State had three vertical signs and two entrances with marquees. Ad for this engagement here
The last “new” Greta Garbo feature to play at the Kings was “Two-Faced Woman” in 1942. She never made another film.
Since May 5th fell on a Sunday that year, opening hours were later than on other days of the week.
The auditorium’s roof had a tall tower which displayed FORUM vertically on all sides and could be seen for miles around when lighted at night.
The single floor auditorium’s side walls featured murals painted by Christian von Schneidau.
Listed as Carlton near the bottom of right column.
The Kings currently has employment opportunities for people with bartending experience or eagerness to learn. Listing here
New York’s two largest showplaces opened new programs on the same day, as well as at the same morning times…Peck & Bacall helped to draw more customers than Tracy & Hepburn. The Music Hall had a first week’s gross of abount $143,000, while the Roxy did $70,000, according to trade press reports. The Roxy had been expecting more with “teen idol” Tommy Sands on stage, but many of his fans may have been too young to attend unaccompanied.
Listed with “Honey” on screen, the Uptown was often linked with the Paradise and Tivoli as the “Big Three” of B&K neighborhood houses.
An opening day ad was previously uploaded by someone who actually worked there at the time as a member of the ushering staff
The great French star’s career and tragic death during WWII are described here
The reunion of “Gaslight” co-stars, which reportedly cost $5 million to produce, proved one of the worst disasters of the decade, alienating critics and public alike.
Screen star Danielle Darrieux joined the heavenly angels last October at age 100. The last film of her prolific career was “8 Femmes” in 2002.
Kings listed with “Paratrooper” as top feature.
The premiere engagement of “Panic” in 1947 was at the Rialto Theatre in Times Square
Ridgewood’s large German-American population was credited with the B&W shocker breaking all attendance records at the Madison.
Jersey City and Newark with “The Courtship of Andy Hardy” as top feature.
The Gaiety, which shared a Broadway blockfront with the Astor Theatre, is probably most remembered for its later name as Victoria.
Gaiety Theatre (not Gayety).
Seventy-five years later, the Technicolor epic is still thrilling TV viewers in frequent rotation on the Fox Movies-On-Demand channel.