Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>Shown as operating in 1981</p>
  • <p>Infantry Hall tower, left, Columbia Showboat Theatre, center rear. 1897, Providence Harbor.</p>
  • <p>In 1919.</p>
  • <p>On May 23, 2013 I attended the last 35mm film shown here, appropriately “The Last Picture Show”. It was a good print, decently projected. After this, the 35mm projector and platters would be removed and DCP digital projection installed, but the cinema would last only about five more years, until 2018.</p>
  • <p>As Andersen’s Theatre, showing 1929 film “Happy Days”.</p>
  • <p>1953</p>
  • <p>June 4, 1966. Before the venue would be re-named Cinema Italia or Italy Cinema.</p>
  • <p>March 6, 1968. First movie shown in newly-added Cinema III.</p>
  • <p>March 31, 1989. The 1942 2-part Italian film “Noi vivi/Addio, Kira” re-issued in 1988 as a single and heavily modified movie by the Ayn Rand estate which acquired the rights. A stunning anti-totalitarian drama with great performances. Directed by Goffredo Alessandrini.</p>
  • <p>Some Worcester theatres in 1959.</p>
  • <p>October 28, 1917</p>
  • <p>Looking Back 100 Years (October 21st, 1924)</p>
  • <p>April 29, 1928. Film “Shepherd of the Hills” was released on January 1st of that year.</p>
  • <p>This 1988 Greek film played here at the Cable Car Cinema the last week of January 1992.</p>
  • <p>May 23, 1920</p>
  • <p>This run was a move-over from the Avon Cinema where it had played as a reserved-seat, advanced admission price presentation.</p>
  • <p>Febuary 10, 1924</p>
  • <p>The source of many of the ethnic Italian-language films shown here when it was the Cinema Giglio was the importer-distributor Casolaro-Giglio, on Lafayette Street.</p>
  • <p>December 9, 1985</p>
  • <p>Gem Theatre, West Warwick, old projection booth.</p>
  • <p>Old image of the Palace Theatre in Jamestown, RI. Later named the Jamestown Theatre.</p>
  • <p>The world premiere of “Providence” took place on January 20, 1977 at Brown University’s Faunce House Theatre in Providence.</p>
  • <p>Gala World Premiere (April 11th, 1947)</p>
  • <p>October 9, 1958</p>
  • <p>February 2, 1938. O.O. McIntyre column.</p>
  • <p>Photo and description credit Bethesda History Blog: 1941 and the ushers at the Hiser theatre are standing at attention for the showing of Citizen Kane at the then state-of-the-art art Hiser Theatre in Bethesda.</p>