On Saturday afternoons we kids had to sit on the left side…the center, the good seats, were off-limits, and an annoying woman (“matron”) in a white outfit would patrol with a flash light. Years later I learned of a New York state law requiring segregation of children, apparently for their own safety. But for budding movie buffs to have to sit off-center was an insult, let alone a joy dampener.
I have a memory that in the early ‘50s this theatre went down a nickel to 20 cents for afternoon kids, while the Oceana (Brighton Beach) stayed at 25 cents? Any confirmation of this?
Why is there no listing for the Jewel? Who’d search for that under Kings Highway? In any event, around 1957 I saw Rocco and His Brothers at the Jewel, and on another occasion W.C. Fields shorts (“tain’t a night fit for man nor beast”). Where else in Brooklyn could you catch such fare?
On Saturday afternoons we kids had to sit on the left side…the center, the good seats, were off-limits, and an annoying woman (“matron”) in a white outfit would patrol with a flash light. Years later I learned of a New York state law requiring segregation of children, apparently for their own safety. But for budding movie buffs to have to sit off-center was an insult, let alone a joy dampener.
I have a memory that in the early ‘50s this theatre went down a nickel to 20 cents for afternoon kids, while the Oceana (Brighton Beach) stayed at 25 cents? Any confirmation of this?
OK, Rocco came out in 1960, so I goofed on the year.
Why is there no listing for the Jewel? Who’d search for that under Kings Highway? In any event, around 1957 I saw Rocco and His Brothers at the Jewel, and on another occasion W.C. Fields shorts (“tain’t a night fit for man nor beast”). Where else in Brooklyn could you catch such fare?