As a fourth-generation Lawrencian and filmmaker, I am moved and inspired by your comments and recollections about Theater Row. My grandmother told me many stories about spending a Saturday afternoon in these theaters, paying a quarter and watching the show over and over again all day. Certainly her love of films, and my grandfather’s projector duties at Sacred Heart Church, fueled my filmmaking passion. Now they’re gone, along with the theaters and I miss all of them, for sure.
It is my hope to honor them with the film I’m now in pre-production on, entitled “Millies” – the story of a troubled group of mill girls who return from 1912 to the present day to guide a bankrupt mill-owner as they discover her future affects their past. We have a tentative shoot date to film in Lawrence in Spring 2009, and certainly the recollections and comments from people like you are wonderful to have.
The film touches on the 1912 textile strike, and parallels between the ethnic clashes of yesteryear and the clashes of today, while showcasing what I think are still unbelievable aesthetics here in the immigrant city. Hopefully we capture these images for posterity in the way these postcards did back then. Meanwhile, to read more on the Millies production, visit http://www.MilliesMovie.com and please drop me a line! In any case, I am very excited to see the pictures and links you’ve posted here to Lawrence’s film history, and I look forward to future posts.
As a fourth-generation Lawrencian and filmmaker, I am moved and inspired by your comments and recollections about Theater Row. My grandmother told me many stories about spending a Saturday afternoon in these theaters, paying a quarter and watching the show over and over again all day. Certainly her love of films, and my grandfather’s projector duties at Sacred Heart Church, fueled my filmmaking passion. Now they’re gone, along with the theaters and I miss all of them, for sure.
It is my hope to honor them with the film I’m now in pre-production on, entitled “Millies” – the story of a troubled group of mill girls who return from 1912 to the present day to guide a bankrupt mill-owner as they discover her future affects their past. We have a tentative shoot date to film in Lawrence in Spring 2009, and certainly the recollections and comments from people like you are wonderful to have.
The film touches on the 1912 textile strike, and parallels between the ethnic clashes of yesteryear and the clashes of today, while showcasing what I think are still unbelievable aesthetics here in the immigrant city. Hopefully we capture these images for posterity in the way these postcards did back then. Meanwhile, to read more on the Millies production, visit http://www.MilliesMovie.com and please drop me a line! In any case, I am very excited to see the pictures and links you’ve posted here to Lawrence’s film history, and I look forward to future posts.
Cheers,
Lorre Fritchy
Writer/Director
“Millies”