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Stand-by Joined: 3/15/05
re: Theater Pictures#75
Posted: 8/1/05 at 1:03amhmmm. I wonder if it was completely demolished (the theatre where the mcdonalds is at). If you walk into that mc donalds on 42nd street and look at the set up and its space, it oddly looks like it use to be a theatre. Just me. I have a feeling that some of the theatre still exists.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
re: Theater Pictures#76
Posted: 8/1/05 at 1:26amYes, Magruder, Now I remember that theatre near La Scala. It was the "George Abbott" then, and I used to ask my parents why we never saw anything there. Now I understand why! Thanks, again.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#77
Posted: 8/1/05 at 7:11am
Yes, the George Abbott was its last name before it was torn down in 1970, following the 1 performance of Gantry.
As for the Candler/Harris, what was the auditorium of the theatre is now occupied by Madame Tussaud's. The theatre was on the right hand side of the Candler Building which still stands. The McDonalds uses space that was always for retail stores, not the theatre.
Broadway Star Joined: 6/11/03
re: Theater Pictures#78
Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:50pm
These photos....and memories....are fabulous! More please! 
re: Theater Pictures#79
Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:48pmThis is a great thread. I remember in Theatre History class talking about some of these places. I do love the old classic look of the marquees. Some theatres still try to do this. Kudos to them
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#80
Posted: 8/1/05 at 6:05pm
OK, then, how about the Hippodrome, which stood on the entire block of Sixth Avenue, between 43rd and 44th Streets? It was torn down in 1939. Home of the Rodgers and Hart extravaganza Jumbo, in addition to...
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#81
Posted: 8/1/05 at 6:06pm
"A Yankee Circus on Mars" ... which I wouldn't mind seeing.
re: Theater Pictures#82
Posted: 8/1/05 at 6:08pmWow. The Hippodrome is MASSIVE! Keep these wonderful pictures coming!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
re: Theater Pictures#83
Posted: 8/1/05 at 6:08pmThey used to stage entire battles as the stage was immense. It became to costly to operate after vaudeville died. The had actual swimming pools on stage long before " O " in Las Vegas. Read about it & you will not believe what they did there. Back in those days, you really got your moneys worth
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#84
Posted: 8/1/05 at 6:12pm
Just found this shot of the Winter Garden, when the billboard above the theatre still ran the length of the entire building.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#85
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:09pm
Don't that take the rag offen the bush?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#86
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:11pm
You're sweeter than vanilla, wanna hug ya like my pilla'
re: Theater Pictures#87
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:17pm
Not a Broadway theattre, but I think this theatre, the Civic Theatre in Akron, is so gorgeous. It was renovated in the past 10 years. I have performed and worked on a couple shows here. Beautiful. What do you think?
For the new Loew's Theatre of Akron, Marcus Loew chose John Eberson who became renowed in 1923, when he designed the Holblitzelle's Majestic Theatre in Houston Texas, the world's first "atmopheric theatre." The word "Atmospheric" refers to Eberson's new concept in design and decor of making the interior of a theatre like an elegant garden.
re: Theater Pictures#88
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:25pm
here's shea's in buffalo... it's a big, beautiful theater!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#89
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:35pm
Why, if it isn't Ethel Barrymore!
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
re: Theater Pictures#90
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:39pm
the orpheum theatre in san francisco which was once called the PANTAGES THEATRE
Updated On: 8/10/05 at 02:39 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#91
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:40pm
Oh, and here, at last, are photos of the Ziegfeld Theatre. The REAL one, that was demolished in 1966, not that phony baloney movie theatre of the same name.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#92
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:40pm
The Ziegfeld's auditorium.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Theater Pictures#93
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:42pm
The Ziegfeld's chandelier.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
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re: Theater Pictures#95
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:45pm
Staircase at the Ziegfeld.
For those that are wondering about the interior, it was an Art Deco riot of murals, designed by artist/architect Joseph Urban.
re: Theater Pictures#96
Posted: 8/10/05 at 5:52pm
Let's see if this works...
here MIGHT be a recent picture of the Orpheum for comparison...
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
re: Theater Pictures#97
Posted: 8/10/05 at 6:01pm
I was in the Akron years ago & it indeed georgeous
An atmospheric theater was one where the ceiling was blue & lights twinkled on & off to simulate stars. A machine called a brenograph was a projection device that simulated clouds with the star effect. Add to that fake trees on both sides of the auditorium & the atmosphere was like sitting outside @ night with stars & clouds overhead watching a movie
Years ago, I visited an old theater that was a warehouse for a furniture store. I touched one of the remaining trees & it disintegrated in my hand after almost 60 years
re: Theater Pictures#98
Posted: 8/10/05 at 6:22pmI love it that IBDB has this new feathre! But it is sometimes sad to see these pictures of theatres that are no longer there. for example, when I was visiting LA last week, I took a lot of pictures of abandoned theatres. The most beautiful was the Courier theatre.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
re: Theater Pictures#99
Posted: 8/10/05 at 6:31pm
The Los Angeles is a beauty. Many commercials & music videos are filmed in the lobby. Another good one is the Orpheum
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