Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>National Theatre 20 Carlisle Street, Melbourne, VIC - Previously known as The Victory.</p>
            
              <h1>Supreme Atmos from the golden era</h1>
            
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  • <p>Walt Disney 100th birthday party 2001.</p>
  • <p>Mail flyer for a 1950s program as the Cinema Giglio. CITTA' CANORA was from 1952, LUCE NELLE TENEBRE was from 1941.</p>
  • <p>October 23, 1953</p>
  • <p>Richard Gere in front of Columbus Theatre in 2009 film HACHI: A DOG’S TALE.</p>
  • <p>Richard Gere inside Columbus Theatre in 2009 film HACHI: A DOG’S TALE.</p>
  • <p>May 29, 1950. Frank Capra and John Ford films.</p>
  • <p>Scenes for this 2009 release were shot inside the Columbus Theatre in Providence, and elsewhere in Rhode Island.</p>
  • <p>Announcement ad for the opening day on December 17, 1947. RI Pendulum.</p>
  • <p>Keith’s Gaiety, 1889, adorned for Centennial celebration of inauguration of George Washington.</p>
  • <p>Keith’s Gaiety interior, 1889.</p>
  • <p>In 1957.</p>
  • <p>Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini near the Victoria in 1966.</p>
  • <p>August 18, 1947. Nemo Theatre marquee partially visible, left. Films: HONEYMOON with Franchot Tone & RIFF-RAFF with Pat O'Brien and Walter Slezak.</p>
  • <p>June 21, 1947</p>
  • <p>NYT blurb April 24, 1943 announcing Italian film LA MIA CANZONE AL VENTO, plus photo.</p>
  • <p>Showing of “Buddy.”</p>
  • <p>1931 Pagliacci film shown here in 1934. Italian films and opera-related films were often shown here in former decades.</p>
  • <p>This 1940 Italian musical-romance played here in December 1950.</p>
  • <p>December 24, 1950</p>
  • <p>The poster and ad campaign along with patriotic fever swept through Broadway as audiences filled every show of 1918’s patriotic “The Kaiser”</p>