A memorial service for the recently deceased Van Summerill, who was instrumental in the saving and preservation of Peery’s Egyptian, will be held tonight (March 25th). Details here
Upstairs seating started at front with loge section, where tickets were more expensive than balcony. The balcony had two sections, with a crosswalk halfway up.
This view of right side shows more of the main floor, but at an angle that doesn’t include the large chandelier that the church added in the center of the atmospheric ceiling.
At that time, “indie” cinemas were starting to benefit from federal anti-trust legislation against five major movie companies. The Uptown would get films earlier than before, but still after Loew’s 175th Street and the RKO Coliseum, the leaders for that area. More drastic changes were on the horizon, but would take years to complete.
This was the second booking under the Capitol’s new “Everything On the Screen” policy, which started earlier that month with “China Seas” (Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery). Stage/screen presentations resumed in 1943.
All bookings listed in the ad, including Loew’s Bijou, followed the premiere two-a-day engagement of “Tarzan of the Apes” in Manhattan at the Broadway Theatre (41st Street). Elmo Lincoln played the title role in the first feature of what became one of the most popular movie series of all time.
Many glimpses of the auditorium can be seen in comedian Jenny Slate’s new special, “Seasoned Professional,” currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Advertised on the Easter Sunday of that year.
Prints were in 35MM Super Panavision and Metro Color…Pre-holiday opening, with Easter Sunday arriving on April 6th that year.
Date was the Easter Sunday of that year.
A memorial service for the recently deceased Van Summerill, who was instrumental in the saving and preservation of Peery’s Egyptian, will be held tonight (March 25th). Details here
Patti Page’s “The Doggie In The Window” was a #1 hit recording at the time.
Lucille Ball was nearing the end of her long-term contract with RKO Radio when she played her first and only leading role in an epic western.
Upstairs seating started at front with loge section, where tickets were more expensive than balcony. The balcony had two sections, with a crosswalk halfway up.
Reminds of the gravestones in some of those overcrowded cemeteries on the borderlines of Brooklyn and Queens.
This view of right side shows more of the main floor, but at an angle that doesn’t include the large chandelier that the church added in the center of the atmospheric ceiling.
What’s the seating capacity of “the world’s largest 4DX auditorium?”
Easter Sunday arrived on April 22nd that year.
At that time, “indie” cinemas were starting to benefit from federal anti-trust legislation against five major movie companies. The Uptown would get films earlier than before, but still after Loew’s 175th Street and the RKO Coliseum, the leaders for that area. More drastic changes were on the horizon, but would take years to complete.
Here’s a link to recent article on current Seattle cinemas. Click here
This was the second booking under the Capitol’s new “Everything On the Screen” policy, which started earlier that month with “China Seas” (Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery). Stage/screen presentations resumed in 1943.
Previously uploaded in a clearer version here
All bookings listed in the ad, including Loew’s Bijou, followed the premiere two-a-day engagement of “Tarzan of the Apes” in Manhattan at the Broadway Theatre (41st Street). Elmo Lincoln played the title role in the first feature of what became one of the most popular movie series of all time.
Tilyou listed in section with “China Girl” as main feature.
Claimed to be the first time in history that two major films had their world premieres simultaneously as a double feature engagement.
Ticket price of $2.80 would be equivalent to about $32 in 2024.
Opening day ad previously uploaded here
Courtesy of Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner.
Courtesy of Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner.
Courtesy of Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner.
Courtesy of Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner.