The original Shore Theatre was torn down and the multiplex was built on the same site. Cineplex Odeon is the most recent in a long line of owners. We had Almi Century, RKO Century and Cineplex Odeon. The address is the same. I hope this help to eliminate some of the confusion.
Mary was one of a kind, she took the job seriously and would not stand for any bs from the customers. She was also opinionated about the movies we ran. If someone would ask her she would tell them. She would not tolorate rude or vulger people, if they got on her bad side they would not get in. I think the managers and district managers respected (or feared) her and cut her some slack. Some of the other people that worked there were Hank, Lorraine, Lynn, Denise (who I still see), Pat & Bobby (father and son), Harry and Ray. Some of these are gone now but they made it an interesting place to work.
My first job while I was going to college was as an usher at the Shore Theatre (I still have my old name tag) with Ed Fatscher. When I started it was a twin, orchestra was Theatre One, balcony & loge Theatre Two. Right across Wall Street was Century Lanes, which was sold to Walbaums. Century also used to run the refreshment kiosk in the Whitman Mall. When I graduated college I was asked to become an Assistant Manager at the Shore. As an Assistant Manager I also covered the York, Morton Village, Commack Twin, and a few others. I left the theatre in 1986. I have yet to go to a movie at the “new” Shore Theatre. To me the new building looks like a box dumped into the middle of town, maybe I am being a bit harsh, it just does not seem to fit in the area. One of my best memories of working at the Shore Theatre was the night that our cashier, Mary, received a phone call from the East Norwich Inn telling us that Bob Hope and his wife wanted to come see a movie “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” with Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton and would we extend him the courtesy of the theatre, which we were more then happy to do. Beside Bob Hope the theatre also received visits from Telly Salvalas, Billy Joel and Harry Chapin. These were some good years and I find myself missing them.
The original Shore Theatre was torn down and the multiplex was built on the same site. Cineplex Odeon is the most recent in a long line of owners. We had Almi Century, RKO Century and Cineplex Odeon. The address is the same. I hope this help to eliminate some of the confusion.
I did work with Mario Bello and the name of the matron was Beth Ammar.
Mary was one of a kind, she took the job seriously and would not stand for any bs from the customers. She was also opinionated about the movies we ran. If someone would ask her she would tell them. She would not tolorate rude or vulger people, if they got on her bad side they would not get in. I think the managers and district managers respected (or feared) her and cut her some slack. Some of the other people that worked there were Hank, Lorraine, Lynn, Denise (who I still see), Pat & Bobby (father and son), Harry and Ray. Some of these are gone now but they made it an interesting place to work.
You could take a movie upto 11:59, but if it ran even to 12:01 the projectionist got an hour overtime.
My first job while I was going to college was as an usher at the Shore Theatre (I still have my old name tag) with Ed Fatscher. When I started it was a twin, orchestra was Theatre One, balcony & loge Theatre Two. Right across Wall Street was Century Lanes, which was sold to Walbaums. Century also used to run the refreshment kiosk in the Whitman Mall. When I graduated college I was asked to become an Assistant Manager at the Shore. As an Assistant Manager I also covered the York, Morton Village, Commack Twin, and a few others. I left the theatre in 1986. I have yet to go to a movie at the “new” Shore Theatre. To me the new building looks like a box dumped into the middle of town, maybe I am being a bit harsh, it just does not seem to fit in the area. One of my best memories of working at the Shore Theatre was the night that our cashier, Mary, received a phone call from the East Norwich Inn telling us that Bob Hope and his wife wanted to come see a movie “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” with Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton and would we extend him the courtesy of the theatre, which we were more then happy to do. Beside Bob Hope the theatre also received visits from Telly Salvalas, Billy Joel and Harry Chapin. These were some good years and I find myself missing them.