It was a fantastic show tonight with BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Bernie Anderson’s superb accompaniment on the Wonder Morton fit the movie perfectly. Subtle musical touches with dramatic pauses at key moments really added to the effectiveness of his score. It was nice to see the audience respond with a standing ovation and I’ve never heard the organ sounding better. Bravo to Bob Martin and his crew for restoring and maintaining this magnificent instrument.
The volunteers were very cordial and did a great job with handling the large crowd.
Major kudos to the projection team for a flawless 35mm presentation. The framing, focus, changeovers and curtain cues were done perfectly. An excellent job.
If you haven’t been to the Loew’s Jersey, make it a point to attend their classic 35mm film presentations. You won’t be disappointed!
The Elwood was used in 1954 as a case study by the local Altec service team for stereophonic sound: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1954-5-8&page_no=154#page_start
Hometown star Bill Shirley attends the local premier of “I Dream of Jeannie” in 1952: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1952-6-14&page_no=73#page_start
Here’s an article about the fabulous mural. Sure wish I could see it in color! http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1952-3-8&page_no=152#page_start
Here’s an article on the TV lounge. There is another picture on the cover of this issue: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1949-3-5&page_no=20#page_start
May 21, 1956
1915
November 19, 1921
April 29, 1922
May 1912.
I’ve just uploaded a two page article from September 1923 in the photos section.
There are some ads for the Crest playing 3-D revivals in 1958 in this article: http://www.3dfilmarchive.com/golden-age-3-d
Here’s a three page article with photos from 1931: http://archive.org/stream/motionpictureher103unse#page/n220/mode/1up
I’ve just added a three page article from the theaters opening in 1930. The images are on the photo page.
I’ve just added an article to the photo section from September 9, 1954.
It was a fantastic show tonight with BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Bernie Anderson’s superb accompaniment on the Wonder Morton fit the movie perfectly. Subtle musical touches with dramatic pauses at key moments really added to the effectiveness of his score. It was nice to see the audience respond with a standing ovation and I’ve never heard the organ sounding better. Bravo to Bob Martin and his crew for restoring and maintaining this magnificent instrument.
The volunteers were very cordial and did a great job with handling the large crowd.
Major kudos to the projection team for a flawless 35mm presentation. The framing, focus, changeovers and curtain cues were done perfectly. An excellent job.
If you haven’t been to the Loew’s Jersey, make it a point to attend their classic 35mm film presentations. You won’t be disappointed!
The Perez Prado film is Cha Cha Cha Boom!
And glorious 4 channel Warnerphonic sound!
Harry Katz, the man in charge of the projection booth, was Jerry Lewis' uncle!
The Elwood was used in 1954 as a case study by the local Altec service team for stereophonic sound: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1954-5-8&page_no=154#page_start
Here’s a 1954 article on their Kiddyland: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1954-2-6&page_no=134#page_start
Here’s a 1952 article on the popular kiddie shows: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1952-11-1&page_no=38#page_start
Hometown star Bill Shirley attends the local premier of “I Dream of Jeannie” in 1952: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1952-6-14&page_no=73#page_start
Here’s an article about the fabulous mural. Sure wish I could see it in color! http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1952-3-8&page_no=152#page_start
The first theater in Detroit to have a TV lounge in 1949: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1949-12-3&page_no=75#page_start
The new marquee in 1949: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1949-5-7&page_no=118#page_start
Here’s an article on the TV lounge. There is another picture on the cover of this issue: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1949-3-5&page_no=20#page_start
The first theatre to have weekly television broadcasts: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1949-2-12&page_no=40#page_start
Here’s a 1949 article about the black light murals: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1949-1-8&page_no=142#page_start
Here’s a picture of the lobby: http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1948-4-24&page_no=141#page_start