My mother-in-law, Jean Rabinowitz worked at the Olympia theatre in Woonsocket starting at age 14 (1940). Her uncle, Maurice Safner owned 3 or 4 theatres in Woonsocket, as she recalls. Jean’s father, James “Jack” Rabinowitz (later changed his name to Robins) ran one of the theatres c. 1936. Jean sold popcorn, candy and pop in the concession stand and worked Friday night and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. She made $2.50 (later raised to $3.00) for the entire weekend. Once in awhile, she sold tickets at the back entrance (sounds like the Main Street entrance according to earlier posts here) to the theatre and could see the movie at the same time.
My mother-in-law, Jean Rabinowitz worked at the Olympia theatre in Woonsocket starting at age 14 (1940). Her uncle, Maurice Safner owned 3 or 4 theatres in Woonsocket, as she recalls. Jean’s father, James “Jack” Rabinowitz (later changed his name to Robins) ran one of the theatres c. 1936. Jean sold popcorn, candy and pop in the concession stand and worked Friday night and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. She made $2.50 (later raised to $3.00) for the entire weekend. Once in awhile, she sold tickets at the back entrance (sounds like the Main Street entrance according to earlier posts here) to the theatre and could see the movie at the same time.