I also remember the very peculiar odor in the ladies room. You had to be desperate to use that horrible toilet. I remember the big mirror over the grungy sink, too.
My brother dreamed of being the kid behind the curtain when he grew up. The kid would peep out at the projection booth, then open the curtain, just before showtime. IN those day,s you got a newsreel, cartoons, a serial (guy always falling out fo a plane and next week, into a hayloft), the feature, and would finish up with a 3 Stooges episode. You got your money’s worth then.
The theater had two aisles, hence two small side sections. My mother wouldn’t allow us to sit anywhere but in that side section AND in the row which led to the side door (fires).
The ticket lady was Emily Janetto – I knew her well. In the fifties, seats were 35 cents downstairs,and Les Miserables sat in the balcony on hard seats for aquarter and rained Good and Plenty candy down on those below. Theatre was owned by Lon Vail in those days.
The last movie bills placed outside were for ‘In Harm’s WAy’ and an Elvis film called ‘Frankie and Johnny’ – so that dates its closing. The posters turned to shreds but remained there for months.
Monster movies were on Sunday afternoons. The curtain man was Curly Costa.
My mother remembered going there for silents and remembered the organist.
I also remember the very peculiar odor in the ladies room. You had to be desperate to use that horrible toilet. I remember the big mirror over the grungy sink, too.
My brother dreamed of being the kid behind the curtain when he grew up. The kid would peep out at the projection booth, then open the curtain, just before showtime. IN those day,s you got a newsreel, cartoons, a serial (guy always falling out fo a plane and next week, into a hayloft), the feature, and would finish up with a 3 Stooges episode. You got your money’s worth then.
The theater had two aisles, hence two small side sections. My mother wouldn’t allow us to sit anywhere but in that side section AND in the row which led to the side door (fires).
The ticket lady was Emily Janetto – I knew her well. In the fifties, seats were 35 cents downstairs,and Les Miserables sat in the balcony on hard seats for aquarter and rained Good and Plenty candy down on those below. Theatre was owned by Lon Vail in those days.
The last movie bills placed outside were for ‘In Harm’s WAy’ and an Elvis film called ‘Frankie and Johnny’ – so that dates its closing. The posters turned to shreds but remained there for months.
Monster movies were on Sunday afternoons. The curtain man was Curly Costa.
My mother remembered going there for silents and remembered the organist.