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Comfortably Cool commented about Jane Pickens Theatre on Apr 23, 2018 at 9:50 am

Curiously, MGM reissued “GWTW” that year in a wide-screen version with stereo sound, but the ad makes no mention of those enhancements. Did the Strand run a standard 35mm print instead?

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Apr 23, 2018 at 9:43 am

This was during the Easter season of that year. The box office bell-ringer had been the Christmas feature at Radio City Music Hall in 1945, and was held back from neighborhood release until the next major religious holiday.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 22, 2018 at 8:58 am

This came at a time when struggling management was testing “alternate booking” for non-peak periods of the year. The ice revue was a package deal, and didn’t include the Rockettes or other resident talent.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Kings Theatre on Apr 22, 2018 at 7:59 am

Ad published on September 8th, 1929, the day after the grand opening.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Triboro Theatre on Apr 21, 2018 at 8:52 am

Marquee promised that new residential and retail premises would be ready by Spring, 1975.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Triboro Theatre on Apr 19, 2018 at 1:52 pm

Previous occupant can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Kings Theatre on Apr 19, 2018 at 7:26 am

Listed with “The Strange Woman” as top feature, the Kings was also presenting B&W newsreel coverage of an oil refinery explosion in a Texas port city on April 16th that killed more than 580 people and injured thousands more.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Victoria Theatre on Apr 19, 2018 at 6:52 am

Opening program listed in this dual ad of several days later. Click here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Valencia Theatre on Apr 18, 2018 at 11:06 am

The Valencia had an entire circus on stage, including elephants…This was a localized ad, placed in weekly newspapers serving Jamaica, Richmond Hill, and Woodhaven. At the time, Loew’s also had other theatres in the borough in Astoria (2), Flushing, Corona, and Woodside.

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Comfortably Cool commented about New York Theatre on Apr 18, 2018 at 7:04 am

The original Globe was returned to “legit” status as the Lunt-Fontanne, which is still a playhouse and currently in preview performances of “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Embassy 1 Theatre on Apr 17, 2018 at 10:31 am

Numerous views of midtown theatres, starting with the Embassy Newsreel, can be seen in this B&W film footage from December, 1929

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Proctor's 58th Street Theatre on Apr 17, 2018 at 9:49 am

Due to its proximity to the Queens Borough Bridge and a bus/trolley terminal on Second Avenue, the 58th Street Theatre drew considerable patronage from neighborhoods in western Queens. And it was too far from Flushing to be a threat to its RKO sibling there. The two Thomas Lamb atmospherics were built simultaneously and opened a week apart in late December, 1928.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 17, 2018 at 7:43 am

Easter Sunday arrived on April 17th that year…The secular portion of the stage show, “Mickey’s Circus,” was a reward to Walt Disney for the Music Hall’s record-breaking run of “Snow White” at the start of 1938.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Apr 17, 2018 at 6:46 am

Starting during the Depression and into the 1950s, the Chinese was usually booked simultaneously with at least one other theatre, most often with Loew’s State in downtown Los Angeles.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Evergreen Theatre on Apr 16, 2018 at 11:14 am

Possibly the final film of Marie Empress, who died in 1919 at age 30. She fell, jumped, or was pushed off an ocean liner while returning to the USA from England.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Studebaker Theater & Playhouse Theater on Apr 16, 2018 at 10:32 am

Work must have been well underway, since the new cinema opened near to the end of that month.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 16, 2018 at 8:58 am

Brief color film of the Roxy Theatre and surrounding midtown area in 1946 can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Little Neck Theatre on Apr 13, 2018 at 10:36 am

This was the Long Island portion of the premiere engagement that splattered the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Alden Theatre on Apr 13, 2018 at 6:13 am

Closed quickly as the Mutual due to protests from local churches against the risque content of the burlesque shows. Remained closed until leased by an indie and re-named the Alden with vaudeville and films. Closed and re-opened several times until eventually taken over by RKO, which had no outlet in Queens closer to Jamaica than the Richmond Hill.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Uptown Theatre on Apr 12, 2018 at 12:44 pm

Marquee in better times can be viewed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about Uptown Theatre on Apr 11, 2018 at 12:44 pm

The proximity of the two B&K showplaces can be seen in this aerial view

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Proctor's 58th Street Theatre on Apr 11, 2018 at 6:54 am

Due to the closures of Loew’s Lexington and 72nd Street, the RKO 58th now did “split” weeks of programs packaged for both circuits. In this ad, the 58th has its own listing below that for “Don’t Knock the Twist.” The incoming bill topped by “View From the Bridge” was a Loew’s combo.

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Comfortably Cool commented about BRIC Arts Media House on Apr 10, 2018 at 1:14 pm

The movie was currently booked at the Brooklyn Strand, but Roy & Trigger made that “personal appearance” outdoors, in front of Borough Hall.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Triboro Theatre on Apr 10, 2018 at 1:06 pm

Listed with “Malaya” as top feature, the Triboro would be presenting the Loew’s version of vaudeville on stage the following evening…This was an Easter holiday week, with most theatres opening earlier than usual.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Cinema Village on Apr 9, 2018 at 7:21 am

NYC’s newest single-screen cinema presented the American premiere of Ingmar Bergman’s first feature in color.