I can add something to the 1950’s. At that time I had permission to do free-lance photography at the Saturday talent shows. I did not save the photos, but I have my records. There was a talent show as late as December 7, 1950. My records end after that. The name Phil Katz shows up in several places, and I believe he was the Enright manager at that time. On an undated day between August 18 and September 28, I photographed a “yo-yo expert & bicycle.” I don’t remember if there was a yo-yo contest that day. I also photographed a “Borden display” and a lobby display “9 Big Weeks.” That day there was also a birthday cake for someone or something, and there was a letter contest: RTSNREUAT. I also made a time exposure for “Rocketship X-M,” possibly another display.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s my father operated a fresh produce store diagonally across the street from the Enright Theater. It was Three Star Produce Company at 5721 Penn Avenue. Dick Powell used to buy apples there after he performed at the Enright. When I was born (1929) our family lived about 2 blocks from the Enright. Later my mother used to take me and my sister to the Saturday shows where we got 2 feature movies, a newsreel, a cartoon, a sing-a-long with Johnny Mitchell at the Kimball Organ, and a half-hour amateur show, all for, I think, 10 cents. Sometimes we got free ice cream. In later years Frank Gorshin got his start at the Enright talent shows before going to Hollywood.
I can add something to the 1950’s. At that time I had permission to do free-lance photography at the Saturday talent shows. I did not save the photos, but I have my records. There was a talent show as late as December 7, 1950. My records end after that. The name Phil Katz shows up in several places, and I believe he was the Enright manager at that time. On an undated day between August 18 and September 28, I photographed a “yo-yo expert & bicycle.” I don’t remember if there was a yo-yo contest that day. I also photographed a “Borden display” and a lobby display “9 Big Weeks.” That day there was also a birthday cake for someone or something, and there was a letter contest: RTSNREUAT. I also made a time exposure for “Rocketship X-M,” possibly another display.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s my father operated a fresh produce store diagonally across the street from the Enright Theater. It was Three Star Produce Company at 5721 Penn Avenue. Dick Powell used to buy apples there after he performed at the Enright. When I was born (1929) our family lived about 2 blocks from the Enright. Later my mother used to take me and my sister to the Saturday shows where we got 2 feature movies, a newsreel, a cartoon, a sing-a-long with Johnny Mitchell at the Kimball Organ, and a half-hour amateur show, all for, I think, 10 cents. Sometimes we got free ice cream. In later years Frank Gorshin got his start at the Enright talent shows before going to Hollywood.