Well do I remember the Family Theater. Seedy, yes, but to we of the WWII kids generation, lots of war movies and newsreels. Free tickets to us who collected scrap in the drives for the war effort. For so many poundas of scrap we received tickets to the theater. Fond memories indeed.
Indeed the Enright was named after Thomas Enright. Many a Saturday my buddies and I in the late 30s and 40s carried lunches, doors opend at I believe 9am. There was a series of cartoons, News of the Day, a talent show, Johnny Mitchell at the organ with a sing along, Previews of coming attractions,a serial,two features, maybe a rest break inthe middle, a Pete Smith Special,even Lotto to win prizes. At 5:30 we were ready to go home. What a day !!!!! Sadly, all his is gone. I would gladly sit through a session like that today. Youth has no idea as to what it missed.
To the query of the Stanley organ, both the Stanley and the Leow’s Penn downtown theaters had one. A large flood in 1936 all but totally wiped out these two beauties. Sad. The Stanley also had name bands and stage shows on Saturday mornings.
Well do I remember the Family Theater. Seedy, yes, but to we of the WWII kids generation, lots of war movies and newsreels. Free tickets to us who collected scrap in the drives for the war effort. For so many poundas of scrap we received tickets to the theater. Fond memories indeed.
Indeed the Enright was named after Thomas Enright. Many a Saturday my buddies and I in the late 30s and 40s carried lunches, doors opend at I believe 9am. There was a series of cartoons, News of the Day, a talent show, Johnny Mitchell at the organ with a sing along, Previews of coming attractions,a serial,two features, maybe a rest break inthe middle, a Pete Smith Special,even Lotto to win prizes. At 5:30 we were ready to go home. What a day !!!!! Sadly, all his is gone. I would gladly sit through a session like that today. Youth has no idea as to what it missed.
To the query of the Stanley organ, both the Stanley and the Leow’s Penn downtown theaters had one. A large flood in 1936 all but totally wiped out these two beauties. Sad. The Stanley also had name bands and stage shows on Saturday mornings.