Photos favorited by irvl

  • <p>1941 MGM survey card</p>
  • <p>Balcony view of the Pleasant after a fire gutted the theatre and this was its new look in 1913.</p>
  • <p>Balcony view toward the screen of the Pleasant after a fire gutted the theatre and this was its new look in 1913.</p>
  • <p>Stage view of the Pleasant after a fire gutted the theatre and this was its new look in 1913.</p>
  • <p>Here’s the interior of the former Traer Opera House, wherever and whenever it existed in relation to this posted theatre.</p>
  • <p>For “The Red Lantern” at the Babcock in 1919, the usherettes dress in Far East attire.</p>
  • <p>Auditorium of Babcock Theatre, Billings, MT in 1928</p>
  • <p>Johnston Theatre around 1950, interior and screen.</p>
  • <p>The new wide screen of the Varsity Theatre in Athens in 1953</p>
  • <p>Nice lobby display at the Capitol in 1922 for “Omar the Tentmaker.”</p>
  • <p>Boxoffice, 5/10/71.</p>
  • <p>This booklet on the history of Winter Garden’s theatres is available for purchase at the Garden Theatre and the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation History Center. The price is $5.00.</p>
  • <p>1974</p>
  • <p>December 24th, 1935</p> <p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18165986/state_theatre_opening/" style="text-decoration: none;display:block;"><img src="https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?id=366572586&width=700&height=1001&crop=43_145_2905_4929&rotation=0&brightness=0&contrast=0&invert=0&ts=1520706365&h=842b8c62baff1c8fafabd145ea136cb3" alt="State theatre opening" style="max-width:100%;"><span style="display:block;font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; color: #747474;padding: 4px 0;max-width: 700px;">State theatre opening · Tue, Dec 24, 1935 – 17 · <em>Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas)</em> · Newspapers.com</span></a></p> <p>click to zoom in</p>
  • <p>View of original Chateau auditorium</p>
  • <p>Courtesy Bryan Kreft</p>
  • <p>Early in the life of one of my favorites, Thomas Lamb’s Riverside Theater.</p>
  • <p>Apparently, high school students dressed up for promotion of THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT, 1940.</p>
  • <p>Original auditorium from stage</p>
  • <p>Modernized auditorium towards stage</p>
  • <p>Photo taken during the 1970s, when the Star-Lite still had almost 20 years of life yet.</p>
  • <p>Drawing by Rod Reeves</p>