https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2026/03/24/print-store-update-25-off-current-prints/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/adams_nov-07-2019_248_1.jpgAdams_Nov-07-2019_248_1Auditorium, Adams Theatre - Newark, NJ2026-03-25T13:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/08/19/highland-theatre-los-angeles-california/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/highlandtheater_2.jpgHighlandTheater_2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/highlandtheater_1.jpgHighlandTheater_1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/highlandtheater_3.jpgHighlandTheater_3https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/highlandtheater_5.jpgHighlandTheater_5https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/highlandtheater_7.jpgHighlandTheater_7https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/highlandtheater_10.jpgHighlandTheater_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/highlandtheater_8.jpgHighlandTheater_8https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/highlandtheater_11.jpgHighlandTheater_112026-02-05T17:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2026/01/30/the-columbia-theatre-sharon-pa/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/columbia_theatre_00005.jpgColumbia_Theatre_00005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/columbia_theatre_00007.jpgColumbia_Theatre_00007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/columbia_theatre_00011.jpgColumbia_Theatre_00011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/columbia_theatre_00006.jpgColumbia_Theatre_00006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/columbia_theatre_00004.jpgColumbia_Theatre_00004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/columbia_theatre_00010.jpgColumbia_Theatre_00010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/columbia_theatre_00009.jpgColumbia_Theatre_00009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/columbia_theatre_00001.jpgColumbia_Theatre_000012026-01-15T18:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/10/29/the-demolished-white-house-theater-where-presidents-watched-movies/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/wbush.jpegWBUshhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ike.jpegIKEhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/family-theater-old1.jpgfamily-theater-old1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/71-363.jpgView of the interior of the Theater during White House renovationView of the interior of the Theater looking west, during the White House renovation. All the furnishings have been removed preparatory to the removal of the east terrace for alterations and additions.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/obama.jpegObama2025-10-29T18:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/10/16/sheas-theatre-ashtabula-ohio/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sheas_theatre_9.jpgSheas_Theatre_9https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sheas_theatre_11.jpgSheas_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sheas_theatre_8.jpgSheas_Theatre_8https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sheas_theatre_10.jpgSheas_Theatre_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sheas_theatre_6.jpgSheas_Theatre_6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sheas_theatre_5.jpgSheas_Theatre_5https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sheas_theatre_1.jpgSheas_Theatre_1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sheas_theatre_2.jpgSheas_Theatre_22025-10-16T18:11:31+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/01/04/fitchburg-theatre-fitchburg-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_011.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_010.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_009.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_008.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_007.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_006.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_005.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_004.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_003.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fitchburg_theatre_002.jpgFitchburg_Theatre_0022025-09-25T17:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/09/17/rialto-theatre-south-pasadena-california/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_19.jpgRialto_Theatre_19https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_18.jpgRialto_Theatre_18The exterior of the theater was restored before it reopened as a church in 2021.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_17.jpgRialto_Theatre_17https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_16.jpgRialto_Theatre_16This detail, along with many others was covered up when the theater was converted into a church.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_15.jpgRialto_Theatre_15https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_14.jpgRialto_Theatre_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_13.jpgRialto_Theatre_13https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_12.jpgRialto_Theatre_12https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_11.jpgRialto_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rialto_theatre_10.jpgRialto_Theatre_102025-09-17T12:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2026/03/19/the-broadway-theatre-louisville-kentucky/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broadway_louisville_00005.jpgBroadway_Louisville_00005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broadway_louisville_00012.jpgBroadway_Louisville_00012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broadway_louisville_00013.jpgBroadway_Louisville_00013https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broadway_louisville_00016.jpgBroadway_Louisville_00016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broadway_louisville_00020.jpgBroadway_Louisville_00020https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broadway_louisville_00011.jpgBroadway_Louisville_00011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broadway_louisville_00007.jpgBroadway_Louisville_00007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broadway_louisville_00001.jpgBroadway_Louisville_000012025-08-26T02:52:47+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2026/02/12/fox-west-theatre-trinidad-colorado/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox_west_7_29_2021_421.jpgFox_West_7_29_2021_421https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox_west_7_29_2021_190_hdr.jpgFox_West_7_29_2021_190_HDRhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox-west-theatre_jun-22-2024_019.jpgFox-West-Theatre_Jun-22-2024_019https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox_west_7_29_2021_382_1.jpgFox_West_7_29_2021_382_1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox_west_7_29_2021_055.jpgFox_West_7_29_2021_055https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox-west-theatre_jun-22-2024_146.jpgFox-West-Theatre_Jun-22-2024_146https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox-west-theatre_jun-22-2024_005-1.jpgFox-West-Theatre_Jun-22-2024_005-1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox_west_7_29_2021_326.jpgFox_West_7_29_2021_326https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fox-west-theatre_079.jpgFox-West-Theatre_0792026-02-12T17:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/07/16/the-glove-theatre-gloversville-ny/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_016.jpgGlove_Theatre_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_015.jpgGlove_Theatre_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_014.jpgGlove_Theatre_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_013.jpgGlove_Theatre_013https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_012.jpgGlove_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_011.jpgGlove_Theatre_011View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_010.jpgGlove_Theatre_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_009.jpgGlove_Theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_008.jpgGlove_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/glove_theatre_007.jpgGlove_Theatre_0072025-07-16T17:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/06/12/loews-gates-theatre-brooklyn-new-york/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/loews_gates_5.jpgLoews_Gates_5https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/loews_gates_7.jpgLoews_Gates_7https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/loews_gates_4.jpgLoews_Gates_4https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/loews_gates_6.jpgLoews_Gates_6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/loews_gates_3.jpgLoews_Gates_3https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/loews_gates_1.jpgLoews_Gates_1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/loews_gates_8.jpgCapitolCapitol2025-08-04T21:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/12/17/bells-opera-house-hillsboro-ohio/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bells_opera_house_00011-2.jpgBells_Opera_House_000112025-05-20T14:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/04/30/grand-theatre-los-angeles-california/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/grand_theatre_00006.jpgGrand_Theatre_00006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/grand_theatre_00009.jpgGrand_Theatre_00009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/grand_theatre_00002.jpgGrand_Theatre_00002https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/grand_theatre_00007.jpgGrand_Theatre_00007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/grand_theatre_00010.jpgGrand_Theatre_00010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/grand_theatre_00001.jpgGrand_Theatre_000012025-04-30T19:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/05/01/union-theatre-north-attleboro-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_012.jpgUnion_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_011.jpgUnion_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_010.jpgUnion_Theatre_010View of the auditorium from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_009.jpgUnion_Theatre_009A close up of the theater's logo on the fire curtain.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_008.jpgUnion_Theatre_008View of the auditorium from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_007.jpgUnion_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_006.jpgUnion_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_005.jpgUnion_Theatre_005View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_004.jpgUnion_Theatre_004View from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/union_theatre_003.jpgUnion_Theatre_003The lobby was modernized when the theater was twinned.2025-04-28T16:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/03/19/strand-theatre-clinton-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/strand_theatre_9.jpgStrand_Theatre_9https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/strand_theatre_18.jpgStrand_Theatre_18https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/strand_theatre_16.jpgStrand_Theatre_16https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/strand_theatre_14.jpgStrand_Theatre_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/strand_theatre_17.jpgStrand_Theatre_17https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/strand_theatre_11.jpgStrand_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/strand_theatre_6.jpgStrand_Theatre_6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/strand_theatre_7.jpgStrand_Theatre_72025-03-19T12:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/02/20/olympia-fine-arts-theatre-worcester-massachusetts/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_19.jpgOlympia_Theatre_19https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_6.jpgOlympia_Theatre_6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_17.jpgOlympia_Theatre_17https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_2.jpgOlympia_Theatre_2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_9.jpgOlympia_Theatre_9https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_14.jpgOlympia_Theatre_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_5.jpgOlympia_Theatre_5https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_7.jpgOlympia_Theatre_7https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/olympia_theatre_20.jpgOlympia_Theatre_202025-03-22T03:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/11/15/the-sampson-theatre-penn-yan-new-york/2025-02-12T21:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/05/15/the-berry-white-theatre-fort-worth-texas/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/berry_theatre_4.jpgBerry_Theatre_4The exterior of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/berry_theatre_3.jpgBerry_Theatre_3The doors that lead into the auditorium from the lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/berry_theatre_2.jpgBerry_Theatre_2The projection room was largely stripped of equipment.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/berry_theatre_1.jpgBerry_Theatre_1The interior of the auditorium was gutted a few years before the building was demolished.2025-02-03T16:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/01/22/lincoln-square-theatre-decatur-illinois/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lincoln_square_theatre_006.jpgLincoln_Square_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lincoln_square_theatre_012.jpgLincoln_Square_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lincoln_square_theatre_007.jpgLincoln_Square_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lincoln_square_theatre_016.jpgLincoln_Square_Theatre_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lincoln_square_theatre_003.jpgLincoln_Square_Theatre_003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lincoln_square_theatre_001.jpgLincoln_Square_Theatre_0012025-01-21T21:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/photo-workshops/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/saenger-theatre_09282023_012.jpgSaenger-Theatre_09282023_012Auditorium, Saenger Theatre - Pine Bluff, ARhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fox_west_7_29_2021_085.jpgFox_West_7_29_2021_085https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imperial_theatre_9_05_18_015-1.jpgImperial_Theatre_9_05_18_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/franklin_park_theatre_009.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/victory_theatre_12_06_18_116.jpgVictory_Theatre_12_06_18_116Auditorium, Victory Theatre Holyoke, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_23.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_23Strand Theatre - Boston, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/olympia_theatre_10_07_18_118.jpgolympia_theatre_10_07_18_118https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sorg_opera_house_06_15_18_061.jpgSorg_Opera_House_06_15_18_061View from the upper balcony of the Sorg Opera House.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/orpheum_theatre_8_6_18_017.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_8_6_18_017The Orpheum Theatre in New Bedford, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ml_8487.jpg_ML_8487Paramount Theatre - Springfield, MA.2025-01-21T17:50:39+00:00weekly0.6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2025/01/03/behind-the-curtain-whats-coming-in-2025/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/elitch-theatre_jun-21-2024_0050.jpgElitch-Theatre_Jun-21-2024_00502025-01-03T17:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/about/2024-11-04T16:25:57+00:00weekly0.6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2024/08/26/the-capitol-theatre-davenport-iowa/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capitol_theatre_davenport_0003.jpgCapitol_Theatre_Davenport_0003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capitol_theatre_davenport_0011.jpgCapitol_Theatre_Davenport_0011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capitol_theatre_davenport_0010.jpgCapitol_Theatre_Davenport_0010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capitol_theatre_davenport_0015.jpgCapitol_Theatre_Davenport_0015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capitol_theatre_davenport_0009.jpgCapitol_Theatre_Davenport_0009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capitol_theatre_davenport_0001.jpgCapitol_Theatre_Davenport_0001https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capitol_theatre_davenport_0006.jpgCapitol_Theatre_Davenport_0006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capitol_theatre_davenport_0005.jpgCapitol_Theatre_Davenport_00052024-08-26T14:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/11/16/the-cabot-theatre-beverly-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_3610.jpgimg_3610https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cabot_theatre_sep-25-2019_51.jpgcabot_theatre_sep-25-2019_51https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cabot_12_30_21_045.jpgcabot_12_30_21_045https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cabot_12_30_21_112.jpgcabot_12_30_21_112https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cabot_theatre_sep-25-2019_24.jpgcabot_theatre_sep-25-2019_24https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cabot_theatre_08_31_17_010.jpgcabot_theatre_08_31_17_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cabot_12_30_21_070.jpgcabot_12_30_21_070https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cabot_theatre_sep-25-2019_34.jpgcabot_theatre_sep-25-2019_342024-08-02T04:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2024/07/09/modjeska-theatre-milwaukee-wi/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_024.jpgModjeska_Theatre_024View of the auditorium from the rear of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_023.jpgModjeska_Theatre_023View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_022.jpgModjeska_Theatre_022https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_021.jpgModjeska_Theatre_021A close up of the fire curtain.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_020.jpgModjeska_Theatre_020https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_019.jpgModjeska_Theatre_019https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_018.jpgModjeska_Theatre_018The Lobby of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_017.jpgModjeska_Theatre_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_016.jpgModjeska_Theatre_016The projection booth still has some equipment in it.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/modjeska_theatre_015.jpgModjeska_Theatre_0152024-07-09T13:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2024/03/20/spring-and-summer-photo-workshops-2024/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/fox_west_7_29_2021_065.jpgfox_west_7_29_2021_065Fox West Theatre in Trinidad, Coloradohttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/jaffaoperahouse.jpgJaffaOperaHousehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/strand-theatre_01.jpgStrand-Theatre_01Strand Theatre - Clinton, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/olympia_theatre_10_07_18_061.jpgOlympia_Theatre_10_07_18_061Olympia Theatre Worcester, MA2024-03-20T14:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2024/02/13/the-boulevard-theatre-queens-ny/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_009.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_009View of the auditorium from the stage during demolition.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_008.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_007.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_007The remains of one of the stairways leading to the balcony. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_006.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_005.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_004.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_003.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_002.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_002https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/boulevard_theatre_queens_001.jpgBoulevard_Theatre_Queens_001View of the auditorium from the balcony.2024-08-16T12:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2024/01/24/rko-madison-theatre-queens-ny/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rko_madison_theatre_001.jpgrko_madison_theatre_001https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rko_madison_theatre_006.jpgrko_madison_theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rko_madison_theatre_003.jpgrko_madison_theatre_003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rko_madison_theatre_005.jpgrko_madison_theatre_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rko_madison_theatre_002.jpgrko_madison_theatre_002https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rko_madison_theatre_004.jpgrko_madison_theatre_0042024-01-24T16:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/12/30/earth-savoy-cinema-london-great-britain/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/abc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_065.jpgabc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_065https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/abc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_025.jpgabc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_025https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/abc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_050.jpgabc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_050https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/abc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_020.jpgabc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_020https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/abc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_007.jpgabc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_0072023-12-30T19:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/10/25/sorg-opera-house-middletown-ohio/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_015.jpgSorg_Opera_House_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_014.jpgSorg_Opera_House_014The ballroom in the building next to the Sorg will eventually become an event space for the Opera House.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_013.jpgSorg_Opera_House_013A hallway in the building next to the Sorg, which is planned to become part of the opera house after renovations.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_012.jpgSorg_Opera_House_012Want to see the Sorg for yourself? I’m hosting a photography workshop at the theater this fall.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_011.jpgSorg_Opera_House_011View from the balcony in 2023.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_010.jpgSorg_Opera_House_010The orchestra level in 2023.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_009.jpgSorg_Opera_House_009Want to see the Sorg for yourself? I’m hosting a photography workshop at the theater this fall. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_008.jpgSorg_Opera_House_008The original walls of the lobby were covered up during the remodel in the 1940s.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_006.jpgSorg_Opera_House_006Like many theaters at the time, the Sorg was segregated. It had a separate entrance, ticket booth and balcony for its non-white patrons.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sorg_opera_house_005.jpgSorg_Opera_House_0052023-09-25T03:56:24+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/08/15/the-utah-pantages-theatre-salt-lake-city-utah/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/utah_theatre_026.jpgutah_theatre_0262023-08-15T15:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/10/27/paramount-theatre-springfield-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/paramount_theatre_5_8_23_010.jpgparamount_theatre_5_8_23_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_025.jpgParamount_Theatre_025The lobby of the Paramount.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_024.jpgParamount_Theatre_024https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_023.jpgParamount_Theatre_023https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_022.jpgParamount_Theatre_022https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_021.jpgParamount_Theatre_021https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_020.jpgParamount_Theatre_020View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_019.jpgParamount_Theatre_019View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_018.jpgParamount_Theatre_018https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paramount_theatre_017.jpgParamount_Theatre_017View of the auditorium from the stage.2026-02-09T23:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/04/08/strand-theatre-boston-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_83.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_83https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_78.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_78https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_58.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_58https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_54.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_54https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_49.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_49https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_33.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_33https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_23.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_23View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_9.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_9Strand Theatre Auditorium2023-07-17T15:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/03/23/proctors-palace-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_theatre_002.jpgProctors_Palace_Theatre_002https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/newark_06_20_06.jpgNewark_06_20_06https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_05.jpgProctors_05https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors-06.jpgProctors 06View from the center of the mezzanine.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_theatre_12.jpgProctors_Palace_Theatre_12A now antique popcorn machine was left behind when the theater closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors-palace_01.jpgProctors Palace_01View from the side of the mezzanine.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_theatre_091.jpgproctors_palace_theatre_09View from the mezzanine at Proctor's Palace Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_theatre_09.jpgProctors_Palace_Theatre_09https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_theatre_08.jpgProctors_Palace_Theatre_08Projection Room Proctor's Palace Theatre Newark, NJ 12"x18" - 1 16"x24" - 2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_theatre_07.jpgProctors_Palace_Theatre_07Scaffolding behind the stage 2023-07-08T19:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2021/05/24/emery-theatre-cincinnati-ohio/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_164.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_164View of the auditorium from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_069.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_069https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_176.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_176View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_154.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_154https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_149.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_149https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_138.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_138https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_129.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_129View of the auditorium from the middle balcony of the Emery Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_106.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_106https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_076.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_076https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emery_theatre_03_08_19_044.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_044The theater's vertical sign is stored in one of the former offices in the building.2023-06-12T17:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/05/25/summer-and-fall-photo-workshops-2023/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/paramount_theatre_5_8_23_010.jpgParamount_Theatre_5_8_23_0102023-05-25T12:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/03/09/orpheum-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_theatre_8_6_18_014.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_8_6_18_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_029-2.jpgOrpheum_02_19_029-2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_054.jpgOrpheum_02_19_054View of the auditorium from the center of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_015.jpgOrpheum_02_19_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_031.jpgOrpheum_02_19_031View of the Orpheum Theatre auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_039.jpgOrpheum Theater Balconyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_083.jpgOrpheum_02_19_083https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/orpheum_02_19_032.jpgOrpheum_02_19_032https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/orpheum_02_19_083.jpgOrpheum_02_19_083The marquee is gone, but the Orpheum name remainshttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/orpheum_02_19_077.jpgOrpheum_02_19_077Backstage at the Orpheum Theater2023-03-28T22:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/03/23/midwest-photo-workshops/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imperial_theatre_9_05_18_015.jpgimperial_theatre_9_05_18_015View from the orchestra level of the Imperial Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/franklin_park_theatre_5-10-21_049.jpgfranklin_park_theatre_5-10-21_049https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/paramount_theatre_0323.jpgparamount_theatre_03232023-03-23T16:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/10/12/the-wolliston-theatre-quincy-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wolliston-theater-quincy-ma.jpgwolliston-theater-quincy-mahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wolliston-2.jpgwolliston-2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wolliston.jpgwollistonhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wolliston-3.jpgwolliston-32023-03-23T15:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/02/09/rivoli-theatre-williams-center-for-the-arts-rutherford-nj/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_after-2.jpgwilliams-center_after-2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_before-1.jpgwilliams-center_before-1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_after-1.jpgwilliams-center_after-1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_before.jpgwilliams-center_beforehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_007.jpgwilliams-center_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_002.jpgwilliams-center_002https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_009.jpgwilliams-center_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_008.jpgwilliams-center_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_5_01_16_005.jpgwilliams-center_5_01_16_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/williams-center_006.jpgwilliams-center_0062023-02-20T21:40:59+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/01/18/loews-kings-theatre-part-4/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lkt_10_09_19.jpgLKT_10_09_19https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lkt_03_05_47.jpgLKT_03_05_47https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lkt_02_13_20.jpgLKT_02_13_20View from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lkt_01_18_32.jpgLKT_01_18_32https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lkt_01_16_74_2.jpgLKT_01_16_74_2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lkt_01_16_04_2.jpgLKT_01_16_04_2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lkt_10_09_62.jpgLKT_10_09_622023-01-18T15:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/09/14/loews-delancey-theatre-in-new-york-ny/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/delancey_theatre_1_24_21_014-1.jpgdelancey_theatre_1_24_21_014-1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/delancey_theatre_1_24_21_014.jpgdelancey_theatre_1_24_21_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/delancey_theatre_1_24_21_006.jpgdelancey_theatre_1_24_21_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/delancey_theatre_1_24_21_011.jpgdelancey_theatre_1_24_21_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/delancey_theatre_1_24_21_009.jpgdelancey_theatre_1_24_21_0092023-09-14T20:22:06+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/03/16/the-elmora-theatre-elizabeth-new-jersey/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/elmora_theatre_004.jpgelmora_theatre_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/elmora_theatre_001.jpgelmora_theatre_001https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/elmora_theatre_005.jpgelmora_theatre_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/elmora_theatre_002.jpgelmora_theatre_0022023-01-11T21:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/07/11/elks-lodge-pawtucket-ri/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pawtucket_elks_007.jpgPawtucket_Elks_007The exterior of the building.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pawtucket_elks_006.jpgPawtucket_Elks_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pawtucket_elks_005.jpgPawtucket_Elks_005A tapestry that was definitely not original to the building.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pawtucket_elks_004.jpgPawtucket_Elks_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pawtucket_elks_003.jpgPawtucket_Elks_003Looking back at the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pawtucket_elks_002.jpgPawtucket_Elks_002View of the auditorium from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pawtucket_elks_001.jpgPawtucket_Elks_0012023-01-11T21:08:06+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/06/14/empire-gardens-the-globe-loews-center-theatre-boston-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/empire_garden_12-6-22_005.jpgEmpire_Garden_12-6-22_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/empire_garden_3.jpgEmpire_Garden_3https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/empire_garden_2.jpgEmpire_Garden_2The exterior of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/empire_garden_1.jpgEmpire_Garden_1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/empire_garden_12-6-22_017.jpgEmpire_Garden_12-6-22_0172024-03-02T20:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2023/04/08/boyd-theatre-bethlehem-pa/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_022.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_022The exterior of the theater was replaced after the fire in 1966.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_021.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_021View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_020.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_020https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_019.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_019https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_018.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_018https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_017.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_016.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_015.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_014.jpgBoyd_Theatre_Beth_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/boyd_theatre_beth_013.jpgBoyd Theatre Bethlehem PABoyd Theatre Bethlehem PA2023-04-11T15:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/11/14/casino-theatre-bronx-ny/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_011.jpgCasino_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_010.jpgCasino_Theatre_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_009.jpgCasino_Theatre_009Storage lockers for films. Early film was made of nitrate, and it is very combustable, so it needed to be stored in lockers like the one pictured here.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_008.jpgCasino_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_007.jpgCasino_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_006.jpgCasino_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_005.jpgCasino_Theatre_005The orchestra level was converted into a grocery store, and the stage area is used for storage. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_004.jpgCasino_Theatre_004View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_003.jpgCasino_Theatre_003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/casino_theatre_002.jpgCasino_Theatre_0022024-01-06T23:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/11/03/loews-boulevard-theatre-bronx-ny/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_010.jpgBoulevard_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_009.jpgBoulevard_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_008.jpgBoulevard_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_007.jpgBoulevard_007Most of the organ chambers were destroyed when the balcony was separated from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_006.jpgBoulevard_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_005.jpgBoulevard_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_004.jpgBoulevard_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_003.jpgBoulevard_003View of the remains of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/boulevard_002.jpgBoulevard_0022022-11-04T20:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/09/27/oriental-theatre-boston-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/oriental_theatre_06.jpgOriental_Theatre_06https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/oriental_theatre_05.jpgOriental_Theatre_05https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/oriental_theatre_04.jpgOriental Theatre Boston MAView from the rear of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/oriental_theatre_03.jpgOriental_Theatre_03https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/oriental_theatre_02.jpgOriental_Theatre_02The ornamental plaster was removed after the theater closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/oriental_theatre_01.jpgOriental_Theatre_012022-09-27T05:45:24+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/07/06/somerville-theatre-somerville-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_131.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_131https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_127.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_127https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_115.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_115https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_109.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_109https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_104.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_104https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_100.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_100View from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_094.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_094https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_069.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_069https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_054_1.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_054_1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/somerville_theatre_1_11_21_049.jpgSomerville_Theatre_1_11_21_0492022-07-05T20:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/06/22/summer-and-fall-workshops-2022/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/grant_theater_005.jpgGrant_Theater_005Auditorium of the "Grant" Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/everett_square_theatre_5-15-21_064.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_5-15-21_064https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/everett_square_theatre_05_05_18_012.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_05_05_18_0122022-06-24T15:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/03/23/palace-theatre-norwalk-ct/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/palace_theatre_norwalk_006.jpgPalace_Theatre_Norwalk_006The lobby is currently used as receptionist area for the building.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/palace_theatre_norwalk_005.jpgPalace_Theatre_Norwalk_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/palace_theatre_norwalk_004.jpgPalace_Theatre_Norwalk_004A close up of the theater's proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/palace_theatre_norwalk_003.jpgPalace_Theatre_Norwalk_003View from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/palace_theatre_norwalk_002.jpgPalace_Theatre_Norwalk_002https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/palace_theatre_norwalk_001.jpgPalace_Theatre_Norwalk_0012022-03-23T19:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/01/31/orpheum-theatre-st-louis-missouri/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_156.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_156https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_147.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_147https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_117.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_117https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_112.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_112https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_102.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_102View of the auditorium from the upper balcony. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_087.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_087https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_077.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_077https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_067.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_067The auditorium chandelier and proscenium arch. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_062.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_062https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/orpheum_theatre_9_03_18_032.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_03_18_0322025-04-28T07:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/01/27/exhibition-at-the-kerlin-gallery-in-york-pa/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/boyd_theatre_3_04_21_061.jpgBoyd_Theatre_3_04_21_061https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cy_lambros_gallery-header.jpgCY_Lambros_gallery-header2022-01-29T03:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/01/17/the-library-opera-house-marathon-ny-lucky-number-200/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house012.jpgMarathon_Opera_House012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house011.jpgMarathon_Opera_House011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house010.jpgMarathon_Opera_House010The exterior of the Marathon Library/Opera House.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house009.jpgMarathon_Opera_House009View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house008.jpgMarathon_Opera_House008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house007.jpgMarathon_Opera_House007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house006.jpgMarathon_Opera_House006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house005.jpgMarathon_Opera_House005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house004.jpgMarathon_Opera_House004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marathon_opera_house003.jpgMarathon_Opera_House0032025-08-12T21:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/01/10/the-restoration-of-the-colonial-theatre-in-laconia-nh/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_011.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_010.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_009.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_008.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_007.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_006.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_005.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_004.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_004Here's the same shot that was taken in May 2021. I was told that these are close to the original colors of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_003.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_003Ticket booth post-restoration. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/colonial_theatre_pr_002.jpgColonial_Theatre_PR_002A similar shot of the auditorium from May 2021.2022-01-11T08:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/04/24/logan-theatre-philadelphia-pa/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_09.jpgLogan_Theatre_09View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_08.jpgLogan_Theatre_08When the theater opened, afternoon matinees cost fifteen cents, evening shows a quarter or thirty cents.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_07.jpgLogan_Theatre_07Live dance shows were held at the Logan until the mid-1940s.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_06.jpgLogan_Theatre_06The former "Waltz Ballroom" space.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_05.jpgLogan_Theatre_05The Logan has a relatively plain interior when compared to other theaters built around the same time.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_04.jpgLogan_Theatre_04View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_03.jpgLogan_Theatre_03During the years the Logan was a church a baptismal font was on the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_02.jpgLogan_Theatre_02Gold spray paint was used to repaint the gold in the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logan_theatre_01.jpgLogan_Theatre_01View from the center of the balcony.2021-11-24T14:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2021/10/08/robins-theatre-warren-ohio/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_theatre_06_19_18_245.jpgRobins_Theatre_06_19_18_245The Projection booth was cleaned out prior to the theater's restoration in 2018. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_theatre_06_19_18_209.jpgRobins_Theatre_06_19_18_209The entryway to the theater was redesigned in the 1960s.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_theatre_06_19_18_167.jpgRobins_Theatre_06_19_18_167https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_theatre_06_19_18_122.jpgRobins_Theatre_06_19_18_122https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_theatre_06_19_18_065.jpgRobins_Theatre_06_19_18_065Some of the painted details on the wall in the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_theatre_06_19_18_012.jpgRobins_Theatre_06_19_18_012Similar view of the auditorium during the renovation.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_10_14_17_045.jpgRobins_10_14_17_045Looking back from the stage pre renovation.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_10_14_17_033.jpgRobins_10_14_17_033https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_10_14_17_022.jpgRobins_10_14_17_022https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/robins_10_14_17_005.jpgRobins_10_14_17_005View of the auditorium from the balcony before restoration.2021-10-08T19:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/04/01/loews-kings-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/loews_kings_theatre_05-1.jpgLoews_Kings_Theatre_05https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_011.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_010.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_010Workers constructing the foundation of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_009.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_009The steel framework of the Kings Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_008.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_008The exterior of the theater circa March 30, 1930.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_007.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_006.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_006View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_005.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_005View from the balcony shortly before opening.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_004.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/historic_kings_theatre_003.jpgHistoric_Kings_Theatre_003Anne Dornin's Theatre Decorator's Color Chart2021-10-08T17:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2021/08/17/drake-theatre-oil-city-pa/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_015.jpgDrake_Theatre_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_014.jpgDrake_Theatre_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_013.jpgDrake_Theatre_013https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_012.jpgDrake_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_011.jpgDrake_Theatre_011Much of the interior décor items, including the glass from the light in the center of the ceiling, was sold. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_010.jpgDrake_Theatre_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_009.jpgDrake_Theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_008.jpgDrake_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_007.jpgDrake_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drake_theatre_006.jpgDrake_Theatre_0062021-08-17T14:21:11+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2021/06/30/california-theatre-san-diego-ca/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_531.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_531The Wurlitzer organ was removed from the theater after it closed. It went to Trinity Presbyterian Church in Spring Valley, CA but was destroyed by arson in March 1996.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_5024.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_5024View of the auditorium from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_536.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_536Looking back at the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_521.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_521The California was the first public venue in San Diego to have earthquake resistant framework built into the structure to protect the building.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_516.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_516Joseph F Malloy, the theater’s original assistant manager, was shot and killed during a robbery on May 7, 1928.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_446.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_446https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_442.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_442The feature presentation on opening night was “Venus of Venice,” a silent romantic comedy starring Constance Talmadge and Antonio Moreno. “Book Ideas,” a vaudeville show by Fanchon and Marco, and a performance by Al Lyons and his band rounded out the opening bill.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_435.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_435https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_502.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_502https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_389.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_389View of the auditorium from the balcony.2021-06-30T17:47:34+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2021/04/14/documenting-the-end-of-a-theater-capitol-theatre-racine-wi/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_1821.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_1821https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_226.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_226https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_225-1.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_225https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_221.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_221https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_205.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_205The projection room was used as a makeshift apartment.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_201.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_201https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_191.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_191In the photo above, you can see the auditorium dome through the drop ceiling.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_182.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_182https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_172.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_172https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/capitol-theatre-racine-wi_feb-08-2021_162_1.jpgCapitol-Theatre-Racine-WI_Feb-08-2021_162_1One of the antique cash registers that remained prior to demolition.2022-02-10T13:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2021/02/24/patreon/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/empire-burnley_feb-24-2020_284.jpgEmpire-Burnley_Feb-24-2020_2842021-02-24T18:11:57+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2021/02/22/2021-workshops-part-1/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/goodwill_theatre_05_21_18_048.jpgGoodwill_Theatre_05_21_18_048Auditorium, Goodwill Theatre - Johnson City, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/colonial_theatre_4_27_19_001-copy.jpgColonial Theatre Augusta MaineAuditorium, Colonial Theatre - Augusta, Mainehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/orpheum_theatre_feb-23-2019_44.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_Feb-23-2019_44Orchestra Level, Orpheum Theatre - New Bedford, MA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/victory_theatre_12_06_18_102.jpgVictory_Theatre_12_06_18_102Auditorium, Victory Theatre Holyoke, MA.2021-02-22T22:46:39+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2021/02/19/update/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ellie_feb-02-2021_25.jpgEllie_Feb-02-2021_25Ellie2021-02-22T19:40:44+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/12/25/happy-holidays/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rkokeiths_4_22_19_2.jpgRKOKeiths_4_22_19_2The Keith-Albee or RKO Keith's Theatre in Queens, NY opened on Christmas Day in 1928.2020-12-31T22:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/11/29/artists-sunday-is-here/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_502.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_502Orchestra level, California Theatre - San Diego, CA.2020-11-29T16:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/11/24/artists-sunday-november-29-2020/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/save-the-date_artists-sunday_vertical-white_on_blue_4x3.jpgSave-the-date_Artists-Sunday_Vertical-white_on_blue_4x3Artist Sunday Flyerhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/adams_nov-07-2019_261.jpgAdams_Nov-07-2019_261Lobby, Adams Theatre - Newark, NJhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/columbia_theatre_9_01_18_030.jpgColumbia_Theatre_9_01_18_0302020-11-25T18:36:09+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/events/2020-11-16T15:00:52+00:00weekly0.6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/01/08/colonial-theatre-laconia-nh/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_035.jpgColonial_Theatre_035https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_034.jpgColonial_Theatre_034The lobby when I first visited the theater in early 2019. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_033.jpgColonial_Theatre_033The lobby of the theater remained the same throughout its various incarnations. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_032.jpgColonial_Theatre_032The ticket booth in early 2019. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_031.jpgColonial_Theatre_031https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_030.jpgColonial_Theatre_030https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_029.jpgColonial_Theatre_029This projection booth was added during the multiplexing in 1983. The door on the left leads to the original projection booth. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_028.jpgColonial_Theatre_028https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_027.jpgColonial_Theatre_027https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/colonial_theatre_026.jpgColonial_Theatre_0262020-11-12T01:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/11/06/uptown-theatre-philadelphia-pa/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_05311.jpgUptown_8_16_05311https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_052-3.jpgUptown_8_16_052-3https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_048.jpgUptown_8_16_048https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_041.jpgUptown_8_16_041https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_037.jpgUptown_8_16_037https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_036.jpgUptown_8_16_036https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_033.jpgUptown_8_16_033https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_024.jpgUptown_8_16_024https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_021.jpgUptown_8_16_021https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uptown_8_16_011.jpgUptown_8_16_0112020-11-26T06:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/10/31/haunted-theatres/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/rialto_theatre_6_30_17_154.jpgRialto_Theatre_6_30_17_154Orchestra level, Rialto Theatre - Pasadena, CAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/loews_poli_theatre_09_01_17_069.jpgLoews_Poli_Theatre_09_01_17_069Auditorium, Loew's Poli Theatre - Bridgeport, CThttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lincoln_square_theatre_001.jpgLincoln_Square_Theatre_001View from the side of the balcony, Lincoln Square Theatre - Decatur, IL. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/variety_theatre_06_16_18_078.jpgVariety_Theatre_06_16_18_078View from the balcony, Variety Theatre - Cleveland, Ohio.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/hanover_theatre_02_04_19_104.jpgHanover_Theatre_02_04_19_104Auditorium, Hanover Theatre - Worcester, MA2020-11-02T18:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/08/24/capitol-theatre-new-london-ct/2024-03-18T15:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/09/03/fox-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_018.jpgFox_Inglewood_018https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_017.jpgFox_Inglewood_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_016.jpgFox_Inglewood_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_015.jpgFox_Inglewood_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_014.jpgFox_Inglewood_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_013.jpgFox_Inglewood_013https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_012.jpgFox_Inglewood_012The Fox lobby and concession stand.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_011.jpgFox_Inglewood_011View of the auditorium from the screen.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox_inglewood_010.jpgFox_Inglewood_010The Fox was the first theater in Inglewood to have air conditioning.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fox-theatre-inglewood_13.jpgFox Theatre Inglewood_132020-08-19T05:44:35+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/04/22/digital-theater-reconstructions/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_015a.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_015aDigital Restoration of the United Artists Theatre with original colors.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/repaired-theatre-adams-style.jpgrepaired theatre Adams styleDigital Restoration of the Madison Theatre with some original details restored.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/boyd_theatre_008b2.jpgBoyd_Theatre_008b2Digital Restoration of the Boyd with original colors.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/boyd_theatre_008.jpgBoyd_Theatre_008Auditorium of the Boyd Theatre in Philadelphia, PAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/madison_theatre_008.jpgMadison_Theatre_008Auditorium, Madison Theatre - Peoria, ILhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_015.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_015Auditorium, United Artists Theatre - Detroit, MIhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united-artists-reconstruct.jpgUnited Artists Reconstructhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/madison-theatre-reconstruct.jpgMadison Theatre Reconstructhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/boyd-theatre-reconstruct.jpgBoyd Theatre Reconstructhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_003.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_0032022-10-13T06:31:13+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/04/02/united-artists-theatre-detroit-mi/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_023.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_023View of the auditorium from the stage area.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_022.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_022Decorative plasterwork covering one of the organ chambers.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_016.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_016Much of the first floor, as well as the stairs were covered in a thick layer of ice.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_011.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_011The fire curtain can be seen in this close up of the proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_009.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_009A close up of some of the decorative plasterwork in the auditorium dome.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_008.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_008View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/united_artists_theatre_005.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_005View of the auditorium from the balcony.2021-06-06T21:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/02/05/help-with-a-new-project/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dji_0500.jpgDJI_0500Building 51, Hudson River State Hospital - Poughkeepsie, NY.2020-02-05T19:24:51+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/01/24/norwich-state-hospital-theater/2020-01-24T14:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/12/11/an-acre-of-seats-in-a-palace-of-decay/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/aprint.jpgAPrinthttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/california-theatre_sep-02-2019_389.jpgCalifornia-Theatre_Sep-02-2019_389Auditorium, California Theatre - San Diego, CA.2019-12-11T21:06:35+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/11/02/after-the-final-curtain-americas-abandoned-theatres-is-here/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/preorder.jpgPreorderAfter the Final Curtain: America's Abandoned Theatres2019-11-03T14:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/09/23/going-attractions-the-definitive-story-of-the-movie-palace/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/goingattractions.jpgGoingattractions2020-08-19T17:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/08/29/queens-theatre-queens-village-ny/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_012.jpgQueens_Theatre_012View of the auditorium ceiling from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_011.jpgQueens_Theatre_011A 3 manual 11 rank Opus 1569 Austin Theatre Organ was installed in the theater when it opened. It was later moved to Chaminade High School in Mineola, NY.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_010.jpgQueens_Theatre_010The main floor of the lobby was almost completely gutted during the late 2000s.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_009.jpgQueens_Theatre_009The lobby mezzanine.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_008.jpgQueens_Theatre_008The interior of the theater was very similar to the now demolished Prospect Theatre in Flushing, NY. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_007.jpgQueens_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_006.jpgQueens_Theatre_006The seats were removed in 2007 when the now stalled construction began.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_005.jpgQueens_Theatre_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_004.jpgQueens_Theatre_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/queens_theatre_003.jpgQueens_Theatre_003View from the side of the balcony.2019-09-03T15:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/07/22/photo-workshops-2019-part-2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/imperial_theatre_06_15_18_060.jpgImperial_Theatre_06_15_18_060Auditorium, Imperial Theatre - Cincinnati, Ohiohttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/everett_square_theatre_mar-30-2019_24.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_Mar-30-2019_24Auditorium, Everett Square Theatre - Boston, MA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/strand_theatre_apr-09-2019_54.jpgStrand_Theatre_Apr-09-2019_54View from the balcony, Strand Theatre - Boston, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/orpheum_theatre_9_20_18_015.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_20_18_0152019-07-22T19:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/07/18/state-theatre-south-bend-indiana/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_169.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_169Like many large theaters of the era, the State had its own orchestra, the 17-piece Blackstone Symphony Orchestra, which was led by 21-year-old Angelo Vitale, one of the youngest band leaders in America at the time. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_158.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_158View of the auditorium from the stage. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_148.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_148https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_143_1.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_143_1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_127.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_127The organ chamber, which once held pipes for the theater's Kimball organ, is now empty.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_123.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_123View of the stage from one of the small balconies.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_121.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_121https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_117.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_117View of the auditorium from one of the small balconies.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_099.jpgState_Theatre_03_10_19_099The projection room is full of equipment that was likely installed during the theaters stint as a second run movie theater in the 1990s.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/state_theatre_03_10_19_093.jpgState Theatre South BendView from the rear of the auditorium.2024-09-13T17:03:31+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/07/10/after-the-final-curtain-americas-abandoned-theaters/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/majestic_theatre_9_03_18_050.jpgMajestic_Theatre_9_03_18_050View from the balcony of the Majestic Theatre in East St. Louis, IL.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/united_artists_theatre_03_09_19_040.jpgUnited_Artists_Theatre_03_09_19_040The auditorium of the United Artists Theatre in Detroit, MIhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/emery_theatre_03_08_19_076.jpgEmery_Theatre_03_08_19_076View from the side of the balcony at the Emery Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio2019-07-10T19:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/books/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/aftcvl2cover.jpgAftcvl2coverAfter the Final Curtain: America's Abandoned Theaters.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/book2-cover.jpgbook2 coverAfter the Final Curtain; the Fall of the American Movie Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kings_theatre_6_10_15_050.jpgKings_Theatre_6_10_15_050Kings Theatre Brooklyn, NY post renovation2021-08-17T13:44:04+00:00weekly0.6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/03/08/loews-kings-theatre-part-3-the-queen-of-the-kings/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kings-theatre-chapter_7_050.jpgKings-Theatre-Chapter_7_050Dorothy Solomon Panzica looking at photographs of the restored Kings Theatre in her nursing home shortly before the theater reopened.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kings083_4_017.jpgKings083_4_017Dorothy Solomon Panzica shutting the power to the marquee and upright sign on her last day at the Kings Theatre in 1975. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7592_4_010.jpgIMG_7592_4_010Panzica heard that Governor Nelson Rockefeller was going to make an appearance at the opening of the lower level of the Verrazano Bridge on June 28, 1969 so she sent four ushers to the bridge with signs promoting Mackenna’s Gold, which was scheduled to open at the Kings the following month.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dorothy_kings_theatre_009.jpgDorothy_Kings_Theatre_009Blueprints from the proposed multiplexing of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dorothy_kings_theatre_008.jpgDorothy_Kings_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dorothy_kings_theatre_007.jpgDorothy_Kings_Theatre_007The exterior of the Loew's Kings in the 1960s.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dorothy_kings_theatre_006.jpgDorothy_Kings_Theatre_006Dorothy Solomon Panzica shutting off the lights at the theater for the last time.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dorothy_kings_theatre_005.jpgDorothy_Kings_Theatre_005The Kings 40th anniversary cake was donated by Ebinger's, a Brooklyn bakery known for the "Brooklyn Blackout" Cakehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dorothy_kings_theatre_003.jpgDorothy_Kings_Theatre_003Dorothy Solomon Panzica sitting on the organ console at the Kings Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dorothy_kings_theatre_002.jpgDorothy_Kings_Theatre_002Employees of the Kings Theatre cleaning up Flatbush Avenue.2019-03-09T01:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/02/08/roxie-theatre-los-angeles-ca/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_012-1.jpgRoxie_Theatre_012View of the auditorium from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_015.jpgRoxie_Theatre_015The exterior of the theater has showed up in many movies over the years including 2011's "The Muppets."https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_014.jpgRoxie_Theatre_014View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_013.jpgRoxie_Theatre_013View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_012.jpgRoxie_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_011.jpgRoxie_Theatre_011View of the auditorium from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_010.jpgRoxie_Theatre_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_009.jpgRoxie_Theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_008.jpgRoxie_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/roxie_theatre_007.jpgRoxie_Theatre_0072025-02-16T01:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/01/22/loews-kings-theatre-part-2-the-early-years/2019-01-22T16:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/09/13/loews-kings-theatre-part-one/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ny-nyc-brooklyn-loews-kings-sn-negative-ny-312-2a_3_18.jpgNY-NYC-Brooklyn-Loews-Kings-SN-negative-NY-312-2A_3_18https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kings-original-program_3_006.jpgKings-Original-Program_3_006The opening day program from September 7, 1929.2019-01-21T20:56:55+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/01/21/photo-workshops-2019/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/everett_square_03_11_18_017.jpgeverett_square_03_11_18_017Everett Square Theatre - Boston, MA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/orpheum_theatre_11_10_18_031.jpgorpheum_theatre_11_10_18_031https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/orpheum_theatre_9_20_18_0151.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_9_20_18_0152019-01-21T04:51:01+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/01/16/american-shakespeare-theater-stratford-ct/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shakespeare_theatre_008.jpgshakespeare_theatre_008The theater's ticket booth inside the lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shakespeare_theatre_007.jpgshakespeare_theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shakespeare_theatre_006.jpgshakespeare_theatre_006View of the auditorium from the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shakespeare_theatre_005.jpgshakespeare_theatre_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shakespeare_theatre_004.jpgshakespeare_theatre_004On the bat's back I do fly After summer merrily. Merrily, merrily, shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. (Ariel, Act 5 Scene 1)https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shakespeare_theatre_003.jpgshakespeare_theatre_003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shakespeare_theatre_002.jpgshakespeare_theatre_002View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shakespeare_theatre_001.jpgshakespeare_theatre_0012019-06-18T20:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2019/01/14/2019/2019-01-17T21:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/11/29/the-boyd-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_010.jpgBoyd_Theatre_010The auditorium ceiling.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_009.jpgBoyd_Theatre_009View of the auditorium from the side of the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_008.jpgBoyd_Theatre_008View of the auditorium from the center of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_007.jpgBoyd_Theatre_007The proscenium arch mural shows an Amazonian queen fighting African and Asian armies.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_006.jpgBoyd_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_005.jpgBoyd_Theatre_005The theater was cleaned out shortly after it closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_004.jpgBoyd_Theatre_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_003.jpgBoyd_Theatre_003View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_002.jpgBoyd_Theatre_002https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boyd_theatre_001.jpgBoyd_Theatre_001View of the lobby from the main level.2018-11-27T17:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/11/27/updated-post-the-boyd-theatre-in-philadelphia-pa/2018-11-27T21:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/11/25/cyber-monday-2019/2018-11-26T02:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/08/01/shore-theatre-loews-coney-island-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_013.jpgShore_Theatre_013https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_012.jpgShore_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_011.jpgShore_Theatre_011Much of the proscenium arch has collapsed due to leaks in the roof.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_010.jpgShore_Theatre_010A water fountain in the https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_007.jpgShore_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_006.jpgShore_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_005.jpgShore_Theatre_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_004.jpgShore_Theatre_004The https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_001.jpgShore_Theatre_001https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shore_theatre_010.jpgShore_Theatre_010The foyer of the Shore Theatre.2018-11-06T20:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/10/10/united-palace-of-cultural-arts-loews-175th-street-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_009.jpgUnited_Palace_009View of the lobby from the lobby mezzanine. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_008.jpgUnited_Palace_008The organ was removed from the building by the New York Theatre Organ Society to undergo repairs in 2017.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_007.jpgUnited_Palace_007The United Palace was the only one of the Wonder Theatres that retained its original organ. The console can be seen at the lower right side of this photo.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_006.jpgUnited_Palace_006The theater was also known as “Reverend Ike’s Prayer Tower.”https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_005.jpgUnited_Palace_005The lobby mezzanine.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_004.jpgUnited_Palace_004View of the auditorium from the side of the balconyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_003.jpgUnited_Palace_003David W. Dunlap of the New York Times described the theater’s architectural style as “Byzantine-Romanesque-Indo-Hindu-Sino-Moorish-Persian-Eclectic-Rococo-Deco”https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_002.jpgUnited_Palace_002View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/united_palace_001.jpgUnited_Palace_001Auditorium from the center of the balcony. 2018-10-25T14:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/10/19/majestic-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_9_03_18_085.jpgMajestic_Theatre_9_03_18_085Trees are growing out of the theater's facade.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_9_2_022.jpgMajestic_9_2_022View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_011.jpgMajestic_Theatre_011The seats and ornamental fixtures were removed after the theater closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_010.jpgMajestic_Theatre_010View of the stage from the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_009.jpgMajestic_Theatre_009The balcony evel hallway of the Majestic Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_008.jpgMajestic_Theatre_008The lobby of the Majestic Theatre. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_007.jpgMajestic_Theatre_007Majestic Theatre framed 12x18 print.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_006.jpgMajestic_Theatre_006A close up of some of the plaster work to the right of the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_005.jpgMajestic_Theatre_005The roof above the stage collapsed in the years after the theater closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/majestic_theatre_004.jpgMajestic_Theatre_004View of the auditorium from the balcony.2024-02-14T17:37:46+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/08/07/fall-photo-workshops-2018/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/paramount_theatre_04_28_18_017.jpgParamount_Theatre_04_28_18_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/olympia_theatre_7-11-18_046.jpgOlympia_Theatre_7-11-18_046https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/orpheum_theatre_8_6_18_014.jpgOrpheum_Theatre_8_6_18_0142018-08-25T17:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/08/21/warner-huntington-park-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/warner_cell_phone_shot.jpgWarner_Cell_Phone_ShotThe main floor was leveled and most of the balcony removed to help entice retail clients2025-07-21T19:40:27+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/05/03/beacon-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_11.jpgBeacon_Theatre_11Exterior of the Beacon Theaterhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_10.jpgBeacon_Theatre_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_09.jpgBeacon_Theatre_09Ladies restroom complete with original signagehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_08.jpgBeacon_Theatre_08https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_07.jpgBeacon_Theatre_07Art Deco style light fixtures on the wall of the theaterhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_06.jpgBeacon_Theatre_06https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_05.jpgBeacon_Theatre_05https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_04.jpgBeacon_Theatre_04https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_03.jpgBeacon_Theatre_03View from backstage at the Beacon Theaterhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beacon_theatre_02.jpgBeacon_Theatre_022018-07-22T19:38:24+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/07/06/the-variety-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_06_16_18_041.jpgVariety_Theatre_06_16_18_041The original chandelier still hangs in the entryway to the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_06_16_18_078.jpgVariety_Theatre_06_16_18_078View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_028.jpgVariety_Theatre_028One of the original chandeliers that hangs in the entryway.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_027.jpgVariety_Theatre_027The original chandelier still hangs in the entryway to the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_026.jpgVariety_Theatre_026A close up of some plaster work on the balcony level of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_025.jpgVariety_Theatre_025https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_024.jpgVariety_Theatre_024One of two light fixtures that remain hanging on the balcony level of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_023.jpgVariety_Theatre_023https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_022.jpgVariety_Theatre_022Another one of the original chandeliers is hanging in the foyer. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/variety_theatre_021.jpgVariety_Theatre_0212018-07-20T23:42:08+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/07/20/updated-post-shore-loews-coney-island-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shore_theatre_002.jpgShore_Theatre_0022018-07-20T22:21:59+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/01/24/the-national-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_12.jpgNational_Theatre_12View of the exit from the side of the stage. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_11.jpgNational_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_10.jpgNational_Theatre_10Much of the plaster-work has broken away since the theater closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_09.jpgNational_Theatre_09A closer look at the exit doors.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_08.jpgNational_Theatre_08Most of the original doors remain intact.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_07.jpgNational_Theatre_07View of the main level of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_06.jpgNational_Theatre_06The foyer of the National Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_05.jpgNational_Theatre_05A close up of a painting on the wall of the foyer.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_04.jpgNational_Theatre_04Nothing remains in the projector room. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/national_theatre_03.jpgNational_Theatre_03View of the auditorium from the balcony.2018-07-10T20:47:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/10/01/studebaker-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_21.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_21https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_20.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_20https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_19.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_19https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_18.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_18The ceiling is the only part of the auditorium that was not touched during the conversion to a theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_17.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_17https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_16.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_16https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_15.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_15https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_14.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_13.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_13View from the upper box seats.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/studebaker_theatre_12.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_12If you look closely you can see the old hat racks on the bottom of the seats.2025-03-22T03:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/06/22/robins-theatre-video/2018-06-22T04:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/09/18/snapshot-metropolitan-opera-house/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/metropolitan_opera_house_08.jpgmetropolitan_opera_house_08The plasterwork at the top of the proscenium arch depicts two angels surrounding the state seal of Pennsylvania. In the center is the word Liberty, part of the state's motto.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/metropolitan_opera_house_005.jpgMetropolitan_Opera_House_005The theater's proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/metropolitan_opera_house_004.jpgMetropolitan_Opera_House_004The plasterwork at the top of the proscenium arch depicts two angels surrounding the state seal of Pennsylvania. In the center is the word Liberty, part of the state's motto.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/metropolitan_opera_house_003.jpgMetropolitan_Opera_House_003View of the auditorium from the side of the upper balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/metropolitan_opera_house_002.jpgMetropolitan_Opera_House_002https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/metropolitan_opera_house_001.jpgMetropolitan_Opera_House_001The blue tarp was placed there to protect the church floor from falling plaster.2022-01-24T12:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/05/02/upcoming-events-2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bennett_12_03_0503.jpgbennett_12_03_0503Auditorium, Bennett School - Millbrook, NY 2004.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/30222420_1990159731025935_4805978682357186560_n.jpg30222420_1990159731025935_4805978682357186560_nhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/undisclosed-theatre.jpgUndisclosed theatreUndisclosed Theatre, USA2018-05-17T13:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/05/08/updated-post-kenosha-theatre/2018-05-08T23:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/08/03/kenosha-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_013.jpgKenosha_Theatre_013https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_012.jpgKenosha_Theatre_012View of the auditorium from the rear of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_011.jpgKenosha_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_010.jpgKenosha_Theatre_010A close up of the theater's proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_009.jpgKenosha_Theatre_009Auditorium, Kenosha Theatre - Kenosha, WIhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_008.jpgKenosha_Theatre_008Much of the blue ceiling was destroyed when the roof was replaced in the mid-2000s.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_007.jpgKenosha_Theatre_007View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_006.jpgKenosha_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_005.jpgKenosha_Theatre_005https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kenosha_theatre_004.jpgKenosha_Theatre_004Lobby staircase leading to the balcony.2025-07-12T01:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/04/27/arcade-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arcade_theatre_6_29_17_0201.jpgArcade_Theatre_6_29_17_020Stan Laurel (of Laurel and Hardy) performed at the Arcade in 1919.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arcade_theatre_ex_6_29_17_046.jpgArcade_Theatre_EX_6_29_17_046The Arcade was the first theater on the Pantages Vaudeville circuit in southern California. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arcade_theatre_6_29_17_045.jpgArcade_Theatre_6_29_17_045All of the seats were removed after the theater closed in 1992.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arcade_theatre_6_29_17_036.jpgArcade_Theatre_6_29_17_036The mural in the center of the proscenium has long been painted over.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arcade_theatre_6_29_17_035.jpgArcade_Theatre_6_29_17_035Souvenir programs from the theater’s opening day were printed on silk.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arcade_theatre_6_29_17_030.jpgArcade_Theatre_6_29_17_030During the first burlesque show someone threw a stink bomb on stage and injured one of the dancers.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arcade_theatre_6_29_17_024.jpgArcade_Theatre_6_29_17_024View from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arcade_theatre_6_29_17_015.jpgArcade_Theatre_6_29_17_0152018-05-04T00:08:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/01/06/lyric-fine-arts-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_028.jpgLyric_Theatre_028The original asbestos curtain still hangs in the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_027.jpgLyric_Theatre_027A beauty salon occupied the lobby during the 80's and 90's, sealing off the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_026.jpgLyric_Theatre_026In the summer, air was fanned over two tons of ice a day to keep customers cool.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_025.jpgLyric_Theatre_025The Lyric was one of the first places in the South where people of all races could watch the same show at the same time, but the seating was still segregated.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_023.jpgLyric_Theatre_023Bodybuilders posed on the fire escapes in the 1976 film Stay Hungry.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_022.jpgLyric_Theatre_022View of the side of the auditorium from the mezzanine.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_021.jpgLyric_Theatre_021A close up of some plaster-work on the side of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_020.jpgLyric_Theatre_020View of the side of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_019.jpgLyric_Theatre_019In the early 1920's the theater was used for church services on Sunday evenings.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_017.jpgLyric_Theatre_017The mural above the proscenium is entitled, “The Allegory of the Muses,” and was painted by Harry Hawkins, a local artist.2018-04-11T20:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/03/25/strand-and-capitol/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/strand_theatre_03_24_18_110.jpgStrand_Theatre_03_24_18_110Strand Theatre, New Bedford, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/capitol_theatre_03_24_18_010-2.jpgCapitol_Theatre_03_24_18_010-2Capitol Theatre, Fall River, MA.2018-03-25T14:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/03/20/lights-camera-contest-winners/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/victory_02_20_019.jpgVictory_02_20_019Victory Theatre Holyoke, MA Left side on site lighting. Right side LED lighting.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/everett_square_03_11_18_007.jpgEverett_Square_03_11_18_007Everett Square Theatre, Boston, MA. Left side on site lighting. Right side LED lighting.2018-03-20T19:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/03/10/after-the-final-curtain-7-year-anniversary-giveaway/2018-03-19T04:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/03/03/back-in-the-states/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/royalty_theatre_02_25_18_172.jpgRoyalty_Theatre_02_25_18_172https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/abc_stoke_newington_02_23_18_036.jpgABC_Stoke_Newington_02_23_18_036https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/granada_theatre_02_26_18_017.jpgGranada_Theatre_02_26_18_0172018-03-04T17:50:50+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/02/24/london/2018-02-25T00:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/02/16/updated-post-paramount-theatre/2019-10-30T01:24:03+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/08/30/the-paramount-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_242.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_242https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_238.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_238Main level, Paramount Theatre - Youngstown, Ohio.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_234.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_234https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_232.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_232The organ pipes were stored on the stage after the theater closed. They disappeared shortly before demolition.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_225.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_225https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_164.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_164https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_136.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_136https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_126.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_126https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_123.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_123https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libertytheatre_5_29_105.jpgLibertyTheatre_5_29_1052021-05-04T02:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/02/08/upcoming-events-workshops/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/everett_square_theatre_09_30_17_015.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_09_30_17_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cabot_theatre_08_31_17_010.jpgCabot_Theatre_08_31_17_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/loews_poli_theatre_09_01_17_025.jpgLoews_Poli_Theatre_09_01_17_0252018-02-08T20:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/02/02/los-angeles-theatre-exteriors/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/roxie_theatre_ex_6_29_17_016.jpgRoxie_Theatre_ex_6_29_17_016Roxie Theatre - Los Angeles, CAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/roxie_theatre_ex_6_29_17_026.jpgRoxie_Theatre_ex_6_29_17_026Roxie Theatre - Los Angeles, CA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/million_dollar_theatre_6_29_17_011.jpgMillion_Dollar_Theatre_6_29_17_011Million Dollar Theatre - Los Angeles, CA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/la_theatre_6_29_17_031.jpgLA_Theatre_6_29_17_031Los Angeles Theatre - Los Angeles, CA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/kameo_theatre_ex_6_29_17_056.jpgKameo_Theatre_EX_6_29_17_056Kameo Theatre - Los Angeles, CA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/arcade_theatre_ex_6_29_17_041.jpgArcade_Theatre_EX_6_29_17_041Arcade Theatre - Los Angeles, CA2018-02-05T03:21:40+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/10/08/franklin-park-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_013.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_013https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_012.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_011.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_010.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_010Most of the white paint in the auditorium has turned a greyish black due to the fire damage. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_009.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_008.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_007.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_007View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_6_14_065.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_6_14_065https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_006.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_006View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/franklin_park_theatre_005.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_005While the Franklin Park Theater was open, it was robbed several times by such local, notorious groups as “The Box Office Boys,” “The Polite Bandits,” and my favorite, "The Toothbrush Twins." One of the thieves, Edgar W. Cook, was eventually sentenced to 19 years in Alcatraz Prison for his crimes.2023-06-10T13:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/01/26/gem-theatre-cairo-il/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_09.jpgGem_Theatre_09The projection room is largely empty. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_08.jpgGem_Theatre_08Construction of the original 685 seat theater was completed in just over four months.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_07.jpgGem_Theatre_07View from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_06.jpgGem_Theatre_06View from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_05.jpgGem_Theatre_05The lobby was restored in the late 90s, but has fallen back into disrepair.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_04.jpgGem_Theatre_04A tree is growing in the auditorium through a large hole in the wall.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_03.jpgGem_Theatre_03https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_02.jpgGem_Theatre_02One of the original advertising slogans for the theater was "It's Cool at the Gem."https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gem_theatre_01.jpgGem_Theatre_012024-01-05T16:42:38+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/06/01/snapshot-hollywood-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hollywood_theatre_04.jpgHollywood_Theatre_04https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hollywood_theatre_03.jpgHollywood_Theatre_03A Kimball organ was installed in the theater when it opened, and was removed after it closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hollywood_theatre_02.jpgHollywood_Theatre_02The balcony level was used as storage after the orchestra level was converted to retail space.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hollywood_theatre_01.jpgHollywood_Theatre_01View of the auditorium from the divided balcony.2018-01-26T16:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/prints/2018-01-19T18:47:36+00:00weekly0.6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/01/15/everett-square-theatre-video/2018-01-15T17:09:05+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/07/18/warner-pacific-theatre-hollywood-ca/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_14.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_14The night before the premiere of “The Jazz Singer” in New York City, Sam Warner died of a brain hemorrhage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_13.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_13Warner Pacific Theatre, Hollywood, CAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_12.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_12https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_11.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_10.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_09.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_09https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_08.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_08https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_07.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_06.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_06The night before the premiere of “The Jazz SInger” in New York City, Sam Warner died of a brain hemorrhage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/warner_pacific_theatre_05.jpgWarner_Pacific_Theatre_052021-09-16T20:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/01/11/fox-theatre-fullerton-ca-video/2018-01-15T12:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2018/01/02/2018/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/aftc2018.jpgaftc20182018-01-03T01:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/04/20/keith-albee-theatre-or-rko-keiths-theater/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_15.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_15https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_14.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_13.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_13https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_12.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_12RKO Keith's Theater - Queens, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_11.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_11The main level of the auditoriumhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_10.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_09.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_09https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_08.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_08The main floor ladies smoking roomhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_06.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_06https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rko_keiths_theater_05.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theater_05Upper level of the lobby area2022-11-10T21:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/12/11/proctors-palace-theatre-yonkers/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_8_26_034-2.jpgProctors_8_26_034-2View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_14.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_14A closer look at some of the details on the ceiling.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_13.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_13The ceiling of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_12.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_12Looking back at the projector room from the front of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_11.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_11Film is strewn about the rewinding station.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_10.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_09.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_09Only one projector remains in the projector room.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_08.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_08Heating ducts were added to the balcony when the theater was converted into an office space.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_07.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proctors_palace_yonkers_06.jpgProctors_Palace_Yonkers_06View of the remains of the auditorium from the balcony.2023-06-02T03:24:55+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/01/03/kings-theatre-book-update/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/book-cover-5.jpgBook Cover 5Cover of Kings Theatre; Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Brooklyn's Wonder Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/book-cover-3.jpgBook Cover 3https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/book-cover-low-res.jpgBook Cover low resThe cover of the Kings Theatre; Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Brooklyn's Wonder Theater.2017-09-19T15:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/07/19/lawndale-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_07.jpgLawndale_Theatre_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_031.jpgLawndale_Theatre_03The ceiling of the lobby area.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_041.jpgLawndale_Theatre_04View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_06.jpgLawndale_Theatre_06https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_021.jpgLawndale_Theatre_02The main level of the Lawndale Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_011.jpgLawndale_Theatre_01A drop ceiling was added when the theater was converted into a church.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawnsdale_02.jpgLawnsdale_02View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_05.jpgLawndale_Theatre_05Homeless people are currently using the former balcony area as a garbage dumphttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_04.jpgLawndale_Theatre_04The balcony was sealed off when the theater was converted into a church. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lawndale_theatre_03.jpgLawndale_Theatre_03The ceiling of the lobby area2017-09-17T02:49:13+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/09/12/westlake-theatre-los-angeles-ca/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_011.jpgWestlate_Theatre_011As part of the updates, Heinsbergen painted a new mural on the ceiling of the lobby. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_010.jpgWestlate_Theatre_010The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_009.jpgWestlate_Theatre_009In 1935, portions of the theater, including the ticket booth, interior foyer and the marquee were updated by famed theater architect S. Charles Lee during a two week closure. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_008.jpgWestlate_Theatre_008Throughout the years, the Westlake was used as a temporary home for different church congregations, including All Souls Church, who broadcasted live sermons from the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_007.jpgWestlate_Theatre_007The Wurlitzer organ was removed from the theater and installed in a private home. It was later moved to a church, and was eventually used for parts when the church replaced it.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_006.jpgWestlate_Theatre_006View of the auditorium ceiling.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_005.jpgWestlate_Theatre_005One of the movie studio film previews caused a divorce. Harry Langdon was caught with another woman by his wife at a preview of one of his films, and his wife used that against him in divorce proceedings.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_004.jpgWestlate_Theatre_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_003.jpgWestlate_Theatre_003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/westlate_theatre_002.jpgWestlate_Theatre_002View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.2017-09-13T14:42:46+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/09/13/fall-photo-workshops/2017-09-12T00:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/08/16/photo-workshops-2017/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ml_8482.png_ML_8482Paramount Theatre - Springfield, MA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/everett_square_theatre_5_4_17_07.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_5_4_17_07Everett Square Theatre - Boston, MA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/everett_square_theatre_5_4_17_12.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_5_4_17_12Everett Square Theatre - Boston, MA.2017-09-12T00:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/11/08/the-ramova-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ramova_theatre_01.jpgRamova_Theatre_01https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ramova_theatre_15.jpgRamova_Theatre_15Semicircular arcades were a very common feature in Spanish Revival architecture.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ramova_theatre_14.jpgRamova_Theatre_14The lobby of the Ramova Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ramova_theatre_13.jpgRamova_Theatre_13https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ramova_theatre_12.jpgRamova_Theatre_12https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ramova_theatre_11.jpgRamova_Theatre_11A closer look at the top of the lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ramova_theatre_10.jpgRamova_Theatre_10A close up of some plasterwork in the auditorium. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ramova_theatre_09.jpgRamova_Theatre_09The back hallway of the theater has been badly damaged over the years.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ramova_theatre_08.jpgRamova_Theatre_08Another view of the auditoriumhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ramova_theatre_07.jpgRamova_Theatre_07View of the auditorium from the stage.2024-04-19T17:47:36+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/11/21/ritz-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_011.jpgRitz_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_010.jpgRitz_Theatre_010The walls of the theater were hidden for almost 50 years.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_009.jpgRitz_Theatre_009The lobby of the Ritz Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_008.jpgRitz_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_007.jpgRitz_Theatre_007The ceiling of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_006.jpgRitz_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_005.jpgRitz_Theatre_005According to the Encyclopedia of the American Theatre organ, the Ritz had an organ built by the United States Pipe Organ Company opus 153, size 2/4 with a 3HP blower from Kinetic Engineering Company. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_004.jpgRitz_Theatre_004https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_003.jpgRitz_Theatre_003https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ritz_theatre_002.jpgRitz_Theatre_002View of from the rear of the auditorium.2017-08-07T17:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/08/01/summer-print-sale-2017/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/capitol_theatre.jpgCapitol_TheatreCapitol Theatre - New London, CT2017-08-01T21:29:20+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/07/25/theater-updates-v2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/embassy.jpgEmbassyBefore and After, Embassy Theatre - Port Chester, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rko_keiths_theatre_01.jpgRKO_Keiths_Theatre_01RKO Keith's Theatre - Queens, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/loews_46th_002.jpgLoews_46th_002Loew's 46th Street Theatre - Brooklyn, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fox_theatre_6_30_17_024.jpgFox_Theatre_6_30_17_024Fox Theatre Fullerton, CA.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/loews_palace_theatre_01.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_01View from the balcony, Loew's Palace Theatre, Bridgeport, Connecticut 2017-12-07T01:30:19+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/06/27/paris-cinema-capitol-theatre-worcester-ma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paris_cinema_08.jpgParis_Cinema_08View from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paris_cinema_07.jpgParis_Cinema_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paris_cinema_06.jpgParis_Cinema_06The Paris closed for a short time in July 2001 after one of the walls in the upper theaters collapsed. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paris_cinema_05.jpgParis_Cinema_05View from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paris_cinema_04.jpgParis_Cinema_04https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paris_cinema_03.jpgParis_Cinema_03https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paris_cinema_02.jpgParis_Cinema_02A Wurlitzer Opus #1492 organ was installed in the theater when it opened. It is now located in the Rochester Museum and Science Center in Rochester, NY.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/paris_cinema_01.jpgParis_Cinema_01The Paris Cinema sign was donated to Preservation Worcester in 2012, and sold at a fundraising event that fall.2017-07-16T14:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/09/28/the-newark-paramount-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_11.jpgParamount_Theatre_11A recent photograph of the marquee of the Paramount Theatre in Newark, NJ.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_10.jpgParamount_Theatre_10The remains of the box seats on the left side of the auditorium. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_09.jpgParamount_Theatre_09All of the seats on the lower level have been removed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_08.jpgParamount_Theatre_08View from the side of the balcony. Paramount Theatre Newark, NJhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_07.jpgParamount_Theatre_07All of the chandeliers have been removed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_06.jpgParamount_Theatre_06The back stage area is filled with replacement seats and old props from shows.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_05.jpgParamount_Theatre_05https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_04.jpgParamount_Theatre_04The projector room of the Paramount Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_03.jpgParamount_Theatre_03One of the plaster decorations added during the Thomas W. Lamb redesign of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paramount_theatre_02.jpgParamount_Theatre_02View of the Paramount Theatre from the balcony2018-12-01T20:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/10/13/loews-palace-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_13.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_13A view of the stage from the main level of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_12.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_12The upper level of the lobby area that leads to the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_11.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_11The balcony level womens bathroomhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_10.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_09.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_09The chandelier still hangs in the Palace Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_08.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_08Another view from the balcony level of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_07.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_07View of the Loew's Palace Theatre from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_06.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_06Ornate plasterwork decorates the ceiling of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_05.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_05Another fresco is painted on the proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_palace_theatre_04.jpgLoews_Palace_Theatre_042019-08-01T17:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/03/25/eastown-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_14.jpgEastown_Theatre_14The theater's lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_13.jpgEastown_Theatre_13https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_12.jpgEastown_Theatre_12https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_11.jpgEastown_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_10.jpgEastown_Theatre_10View from the main level of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_09.jpgEastown_Theatre_09View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_08.jpgEastown_Theatre_08https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_07.jpgEastown_Theatre_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_06.jpgEastown_Theatre_06The proscenium arch has become water damaged in the years since the theater closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eastown_theatre_05.jpgEastown_Theatre_052025-03-29T09:44:07+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/07/01/embassy-theatre-2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_20.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_20View of the stage from the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_19.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_19A close up of some of the plaster-work to the right of the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_18.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_18The snack bar was added years after the theater opened. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_17.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_17View of the auditorium from the box seats.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_16.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_16View of the auditorium from the center of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_15.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_15https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_14.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_13.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_13https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_12.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_12View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/embassy_theatre_11.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_112018-10-23T14:17:54+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/07/22/grand-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_15.jpgGrand_Theatre_15A face in plaster-work above the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_14.jpgGrand_Theatre_14View of the balcony from the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_13.jpgGrand_Theatre_13The remains of theater seating cover the main level of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_12.jpgGrand_Theatre_12The auditorium ceiling suffered a lot of water damage while the theater was closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_11.jpgGrand_Theatre_11The theater's proscenium arch was also water damaged while the theater was closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_10.jpgGrand_Theatre_10The lobby is completely restored and decorated for the holidays.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_09.jpgGrand_Theatre_09https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_08.jpgGrand_Theatre_08The theater's foyer.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_07.jpgGrand_Theatre_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grand_theatre_06.jpgGrand_Theatre_06Some of the projection equipment was left behind when the theater closed.2017-10-08T19:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/08/23/the-jayhawk-state-theatre-of-kansas/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_027.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_027The mural on the proscenium depicts Demeter, the greek goddess of agriculture surrounded by symbols of Kansas' history including the state seal of Kansas.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_026.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_026The mural on the proscenium arch was painted by William Peaco.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_025.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_025https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_024.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_024The dimmerboard was one of the first ones in the state.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_023.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_023View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_022.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_022A close up of the theater organ. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_021.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_021https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_020.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_020https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_019.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_019The dome in the center of the auditorium used to contain a replica of the night sky complete with twinkling stars. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jayhawk_theatre_018.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_0182019-10-24T23:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/10/16/loews-state-theatre-state-palace-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/state-palace-3.jpgState-Palace-3A close up of the main auditorium chandelier.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/state-palace-2.jpgState-Palace-2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/state-palace-1.jpgState-Palace-1Not every act enjoyed performing at the theater. While on stage, Morrissey told the crowd that the visibly deteriorating theater was a “miserable venue.”https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_state_theatre_016.jpgLoews_State_Theatre_016In the 60's and 70's the upper balcony was only used during popular films, such as the James Bond series.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_state_theatre_015.jpgLoews_State_Theatre_015A bar was added to the lobby mezzanine when the theater was in use as a concert venuehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_state_theatre_014.jpgLoews_State_Theatre_014The kennel in the basement was once used to house lions and tigers for a circus that was performing at the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_state_theatre_013.jpgLoews_State_Theatre_013The lobby was restored in the early 90's, but has already begun to visibly deteriorate. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_state_theatre_012.jpgLoews_State_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_state_theatre_011.jpgLoews_State_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_state_theatre_010.jpgLoews_State_Theatre_010View of the Loew's State auditorium from the box seats.2024-02-12T15:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/02/12/paramount-theatre-marshall-tx/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_014.jpgParamount_Texas_014The entrance to the Paramount Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_013.jpgParamount_Texas_013The original marquee is still on the front of the building.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_012.jpgParamount_Texas_012The lobby was converted by Spencer to look like an office entrance. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_011.jpgParamount_Texas_011Paramount Theatre framed 12x18 print. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_010.jpgParamount_Texas_010Exit, stage left.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_009.jpgParamount_Texas_009The theater's proscenium arch. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_008.jpgParamount_Texas_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_007.jpgParamount_Texas_007The remains of the dance floor that was installed when the building was used as a dinner theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_006.jpgParamount_Texas_006View of the auditorium from the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paramount_texas_005.jpgParamount_Texas_005A close up of some of the surviving theater details.2019-07-01T04:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/11/25/adams-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_012.jpgAdams_Theatre_012View of the auditorium from the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_011.jpgAdams_Theatre_011The lobby of the Adams has been used for storage since the theater closed in 1986.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_010.jpgAdams_Theatre_010A look at the auditorium from the box seats. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_009.jpgAdams_Theatre_009The film rewinder was most likely installed during the 1957 renovation.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_008.jpgAdams_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_007.jpgAdams_Theatre_007One of the last projectionists at the Adams forgot his coat.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_006.jpgAdams_Theatre_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_005.jpgAdams_Theatre_005During World War II some shows required the purchase of a war bond to enter https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_004.jpgAdams_Theatre_004View of thehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/adams_theatre_003.jpgAdams_Theatre_003Large pieces of the plaster ceiling have fallen on to the balcony. 2024-07-03T08:47:07+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/12/30/loews-canal-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5501.jpgIMG_5501Blueprints of the vestibule and lobby areas. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5497.jpgIMG_5497https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/loews_canal_024.jpgLoews_Canal_024https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5511.jpgIMG_5511Auditorium ceiling blueprinthttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loews_canal_032.jpgLoews_Canal_032The theater was only mentioned in the news for minor incidents, such as fires or movie premieres.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loews_canal_031.jpgLoews_Canal_031https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loews_canal_030.jpgLoews_Canal_030Lions were included in the design of many Loew's theaters.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loews_canal_029.jpgLoews_Canal_029A look back at the projection booth. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loews_canal_028.jpgLoews_Canal_028https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loews_canal_027.jpgLoews_Canal_0272017-05-23T13:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/11/16/colonial-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_0171.jpgColonial-Theatre_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_0191.jpgColonial Theatre_019The exterior of the Colonial Theatre in Augusta, MEhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_0181.jpgColonial Theatre_018Auditorium, Colonial Theatre Augusta, Mainehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_0161.jpgColonial Theatre_016In 1929 a DeForest Phonofilm system was installed which allowed the theater to show “talkies” or motion pictures with sound. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_015.jpgColonial Theatre_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_014.jpgColonial Theatre_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_013.jpgColonial Theatre_013Since this photograph was taken the lobby has been cleaned up and used for live events.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_012.jpgColonial Theatre_012View of the side of the balcony of the Colonial Theatre in Augusta, Maine.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_011.jpgColonial Theatre_011Colonial Theatre in Augusta, Maine.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/colonial-theatre_010.jpgColonial Theatre_010While the theater was closed water leaked in from the roof and caused the wooden auditorium floor to rot.2017-05-23T13:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/04/05/los-angeles-lost-theatre-tour/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_6383.jpgIMG_6383The exterior of the Rialto Theatre in Pasadena, CA2017-05-22T19:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/04/03/pantheon-theatre-vincennes-indiana/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_14.jpgPantheon_Theatre_14The original ticket booth was saved and may be reinstalled in the future.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_13.jpgPantheon_Theatre_13The first film shown after CRTC took over was “Circus Days,” starring Jackie Coogan. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_12.jpgPantheon_Theatre_12View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_11.jpgPantheon_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_10.jpgPantheon_Theatre_10Close up of the proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_09.jpgPantheon_Theatre_09https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_08.jpgPantheon_Theatre_08On August 21, 1928 the theater was broken into and 1,200 dollars was stolen from the safe. Local police suspected that it was a disgruntled employee.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_07.jpgPantheon_Theatre_07The Pantheon was the first theater to show talking motion pictures in Vincennes.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_06.jpgPantheon_Theatre_06A Wurlitzer-Hope Jones pipe organ was installed shortly before opening day.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pantheon_theatre_05.jpgPantheon_Theatre_05View from the side of the balcony.2017-04-05T18:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/03/01/carolina-theatre-charlotte-nc/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_017.jpgcarolina_theatre_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_015.jpgcarolina_theatre_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_014.jpgcarolina_theatre_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_013.jpgcarolina_theatre_013https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_012.jpgcarolina_theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_011.jpgcarolina_theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_010.jpgcarolina_theatre_010The original stonework from the facade was saved and is going to be incorporated into the new lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_009.jpgcarolina_theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_008.jpgcarolina_theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina_theatre_007.jpgcarolina_theatre_0072018-10-27T22:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2017/02/24/upcoming-events/2017-02-26T14:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/05/27/kings-theatre-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-brooklyns-wonder-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kings09.jpgkings09Kings Theatre Pre-renovation.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kings_theatre_2_26_15_014.jpgKings_Theatre_2_26_15_014Kings Theatre after renovation. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kings_021.jpgkings_02Proscenium arch from the balcony, Loew's Kings Theatre. B&W Image from the Loew’s Collection, American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of Americahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kings_02.jpgKings_02https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kings_1.jpgKings_12017-02-22T18:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/12/09/book-giveaway/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pantheon_theatre_10_24_16_030.jpgpantheon_theatre_10_24_16_030Pantheon Theatre Vincennes, Indiana2016-12-26T13:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/06/11/proctors-troy-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_03_30_088.jpgProctors_Troy_03_30_088View of the upper balcony level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_03_30_157.jpgProctors_Troy_03_30_157View of the auditorium from the main floor.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_theatre_018.jpgProctors_Troy_Theatre_018The entrance to the theater is decorated with ornate terra cotta. The top of the building features two towers each with marble columns and gargoyle like figures.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_theatre_017.jpgProctors_Troy_Theatre_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_theatre_016.jpgProctors_Troy_Theatre_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_theatre_015.jpgProctors_Troy_Theatre_015The refreshment stand in the lobby of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_theatre_014.jpgProctors_Troy_Theatre_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_theatre_013.jpgProctors_Troy_Theatre_013A closer look at the curtain.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_theatre_012.jpgProctors_Troy_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proctors_troy_theatre_011.jpgProctors_Troy_Theatre_011The seats on the main level of the theater are much newer than the ones in the balcony sections.2019-10-22T15:57:07+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/press/2020-06-18T21:45:13+00:00weekly0.6https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/11/18/book-launch/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pantheon_theatre_vincennes-in.jpgpantheon_theatre_vincennes-inPantheon Theatre Vincennes, Indianahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/gem_theatre_cairo-il_01.jpggem_theatre_cairo-il_01Gem Theatre Cairo, ILhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/carolina_theatre_charlotte-nc.jpgcarolina_theatre_charlotte-ncCarolina Theatre Charlotte, NChttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/somerville.jpgsomervilleSomerville Theatre Somerville, MA2016-11-25T16:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/11/07/the-rko-hamilton-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_10.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_10The ceiling of the auditorium. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_09.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_09Women's smoking roomhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_08.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_08All of the seats remain in the balcony level of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_07.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_06.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_06Another view from the balcony of the RKO Hamilton.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_05.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_05View from the balcony of the RKO Hamilton Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_04.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_04This was the snack bar area during the Hamilton's time as a movie theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_03.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_03The walkway from the lobby to the auditorium has been sealed with cinder blocks. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_02.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_02The box seats remained after the theater changed from a vaudeville house into a motion picture theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rko_hamilton_theatre_01.jpgRKO_Hamilton_Theatre_01Over the years the stage area has been vandelized with graffiti.2016-11-07T20:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/10/10/popcorn-palaces/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/majestic.jpgMajesticLoew's Majestic Theatre Bridgeport, CT2016-10-05T13:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/09/28/boston-book-launch-and-lecture/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/couv_final_curtain.jpgcouv_final_curtainAfter the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Theater.2016-09-29T00:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/09/19/state-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_118.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_118https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_134.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_134View of the auditorium from the orchestra level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_128.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_128Funk and Wilcox also designed the Franklin Park Theatre in Dorchester, MA. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_113.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_113The lobby pf the State Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_108.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_108Some of the projection equipment remains in the projector room.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_083-3.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_083-3https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_073.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_073The auditorium ceiling was painted a flat black during the remodel in 1970.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_049.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_049https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state_theatre_01_16_16_035.jpgstate_theatre_01_16_16_035View of the auditorium from the balcony.2016-09-19T17:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/09/16/after-the-final-curtain-the-fall-of-the-american-movie-theater-update/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ml_6486.jpg_ml_6486After the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Theater2016-09-17T18:33:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/10/04/uptown-majestic-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_011.jpgUptown_Theatre_011The proscenium arch was decorated with coat of arms and a mural.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_009.jpgUptown_Theatre_009All of the seats on the main level were removed in the 1960s.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_008.jpgUptown_Theatre_008A close-up of plasterwork above the entrance to the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_007.jpgUptown_Theatre_007The lobby is currently used for storage. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_006.jpgUptown_Theatre_006The upper hallway was converted into an apartment after the theater closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_005.jpgUptown_Theatre_005One of the organ chambers complete with gothic style plasterwork.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_004.jpgUptown_Theatre_004View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_003.jpgUptown_Theatre_003A closeup on the proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_002.jpgUptown_Theatre_002Uptown Theatre Racine, WIhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uptown_theatre_001.jpgUptown_Theatre_001Another view of the auditorium from the balcony.2016-12-15T16:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/04/23/victory-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_21.jpgVictory_Theatre_21View of the theater from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_20.jpgVictory_Theatre_20Sept 28 Photo Workshop #2 at the Victory Theatre in Holyoke, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_19.jpgVictory_Theatre_19https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_18.jpgVictory_Theatre_18The grand staircase of the Victory Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_17.jpgVictory_Theatre_17Upper level of the lobby. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_16.jpgVictory_Theatre_16This projection room wall is covered in notes and signatures from past projectionists. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_15.jpgVictory_Theatre_15Even though the theater primarily showed movies, it had all the necessary equipment to hold live performances.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_14.jpgVictory_Theatre_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_13.jpgVictory_Theatre_13The stage has rotted during the years the theater was closed and will have to be replaced.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/victory_theatre_12.jpgVictory_Theatre_122016-07-14T20:28:11+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/05/09/fox-fullerton-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_024.jpgFox_Fullerton_024View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_023.jpgFox_Fullerton_023It was the largest motion picture theater in Orange County, CA when it opened in 1925. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_022.jpgFox_Fullerton_022The Fox is one of only three courtyard theaters designed by the Meyer and Holler architectural firm.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_021.jpgFox_Fullerton_021https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_020.jpgFox_Fullerton_020Murals painted by artist John Gabriel Beckman adorn the ceiling of this room. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_019.jpgFox_Fullerton_019https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_018.jpgFox_Fullerton_018https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_017.jpgFox_Fullerton_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_016.jpgFox_Fullerton_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fox_fullerton_015.jpgFox_Fullerton_015Two of the six murals in the auditorium were painted over several times, and will have to be reproduced instead of restored. The remaining four murals were painted over using a water-based paint, and could be restored.2016-05-28T18:10:55+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/03/16/after-the-final-curtain-the-fall-of-the-american-movie-theater/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/couv_final_curtain.jpgcouv_final_curtainCover for After the Final Curtain; the Fall of the American Movie Theatre.2016-04-25T17:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/05/21/loews-46th-street-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_018.jpgLoews_46th_018One of the projectors was leaking oil, and a coke can was used as a makeshift oil pan.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_017.jpgLoews_46th_017Over the years birds have gotten trapped in the projector room, leaving the floor covered in bird droppings.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_016.jpgLoews_46th_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_015.jpgLoews_46th_015Another view of the fountain.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_014.jpgLoews_46th_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_013.jpgLoews_46th_013Balcony, Loew's 46th Street Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_012.jpgLoews_46th_012Even the sides of the seats were decorated ....https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_011.jpgLoews_46th_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_010.jpgLoews_46th_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loews_46th_009.jpgLoews_46th_009A close up of plaster-work on the wall of the auditorium.2025-09-24T15:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/02/29/after-the-final-curtain-anniversary/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lkt_01_18_26.jpgLKT_01_18_26View from the balcony of the Loew's Kings Theatre.2016-04-28T20:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/06/13/embassy-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_017.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_017The restored ticket boothhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_016.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_016The restored front and the new marquee of the Embassy Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_014.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_013.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_013The interior of the restored ticket boothhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_012.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_012Decorations on the side of the auditorium of the Embassyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_011.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_011The projection boothhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_010.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_010https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_009.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_009A view of the theater from the right side of the balcony. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_007.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_007View of the Embassy Theatre from the balconyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_005.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_005Stairway to the balcony level2023-03-22T20:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/02/24/photo-workshops-2016/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/vic-1.jpgVic 1View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/vic-2.jpgVic 2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/vic-3.jpgVic 3View of the Victory Theatre from the side of the balcony.2016-02-24T23:59:02+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2016/02/23/moreland-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_018.jpgMoreland Theatre_018https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_017.jpgMoreland Theatre_017https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_016.jpgMoreland Theatre_016The exterior of the Moreland Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_015.jpgMoreland Theatre_015The lobby was gutted by a fire in March 1968. However, much of the ornate plasterwork was salvaged. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_014.jpgMoreland Theatre_014View of the stage from the rear of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_013.jpgMoreland Theatre_013Plasterwork details above a fire exit in the auditorium. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_012.jpgMoreland Theatre_012The Church of God in Christ covered the plaster gargoyles on the auditorium walls with fake plants.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_010.jpgMoreland Theatre_010The auditorium floor was leveled in 1963 when it was converted into a dinner theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_007.jpgMoreland Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moreland-theatre_003.jpgMoreland Theatre_003During the conversion to a dinner theater a terrace was added to rear of the auditorium for use a dining area.2019-10-25T05:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/12/24/varsity-theatre-evanston-il/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_19.jpgVarsity_Theatre_19https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_18.jpgVarsity_Theatre_18https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_17.jpgVarsity_Theatre_17https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_16.jpgVarsity_Theatre_16Much of the floor in both the balcony, and the lobby mezzanine is covered with insulation. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_15.jpgVarsity_Theatre_15The mezzanine level of the lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_14.jpgVarsity_Theatre_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_13.jpgVarsity_Theatre_13https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_12.jpgVarsity_Theatre_12Two projectors remain in the projection booth.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_11.jpgVarsity_Theatre_11600 of the 2500 seats were located on the balcony level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/varsity_theatre_10.jpgVarsity_Theatre_10View from the side of the balcony.2021-04-30T19:51:45+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/12/01/holiday-print-sale-2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pitts-theatre-01.jpgPITTS THEATRE 01Abandoned Theatre Pittsburgh, PA2015-12-01T19:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/07/23/prospect-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect-theatre-large.jpgprospect-theatre-largeHistoric image courtesy of the Brooklyn Theatre Index.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_11.jpgProspect_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_10.jpgProspect_Theatre_10Prospect Theatre, Brooklyn, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_09.jpgProspect_Theatre_09The projector room was added after the theater opened in 1914.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_08.jpgProspect_Theatre_08https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_07.jpgProspect_Theatre_07Mayor LaGuardia ordered the theater to close for one day on Thursday, August 9, 1934 as punishment for holding a “Shirley Temple Resemblance Contest.” Joseph Freytag, the theater manager, applied for a permit to hold the contest but was denied. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_06.jpgProspect_Theatre_06The interior of the projector room is full of construction debris.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_05.jpgProspect_Theatre_05View of the remains of the Prospect Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_04.jpgProspect_Theatre_04The ceiling of the Prospect Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prospect_theatre_03.jpgProspect_Theatre_03The Proscenium arch was damaged in the 1980's when the stage house was converted in to condominiums.2021-01-13T02:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/08/06/summer-print-sale/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fox-inglewood_001.jpgFox Inglewood_001Fox Theatre Inglewood, CAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/paramount_4_19_2015_053.jpgParamount_4_19_2015_053Ceiling, Paramount Theatre Newark, NJhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/m-lambros-kings_339.jpgM Lambros Kings_339Kings Theatre Brooklyn, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/theatre-3_3.jpgTheatre 3_3View of the stage from the main level of the auditorium.2015-08-06T16:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/07/22/return/2015-07-22T21:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2015/02/24/hiatus/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/warner-huntington-park.jpgWarner Huntington Parkhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/varsity2.jpgVarsity2https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/uc.jpgUChttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/studebaker.jpgstudebakerStudebaker Theatre Chicago, ILhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fox.jpgFoxFox Theatre Fullerton, CA2015-07-30T15:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/04/30/the-michigan-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_09.jpgMichigan_Theatre_09https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_08.jpgMichigan_Theatre_08View of the proscenium arch and part of the ceiling from the back of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_07.jpgMichigan_Theatre_07The lobby ceiling is one of the few things that survived the transformation into a parking garage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_06.jpgMichigan_Theatre_06Another view of the lobby ceiling.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_05.jpgMichigan_Theatre_05A look at the remains of the auditorium from the back of what used to be the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_04.jpgMichigan_Theatre_04The landing inside one of the surviving stairwells.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_03.jpgMichigan_Theatre_03Most of the balcony was removed to make room for the top level of the parking garage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_02.jpgMichigan_Theatre_02https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michigan_theatre_01.jpgMichigan_Theatre_01The theater's proscenium arch. 2024-09-05T21:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/09/15/the-palace-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/palace_theatre_07.jpgPalace_Theatre_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/palace_theatre_06.jpgPalace_Theatre_06Some of the few remaining seats on the balconyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/palace_theatre_05.jpgPalace_Theatre_05Another view from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/palace_theatre_04.jpgPalace_Theatre_04The lobby area of the Palace Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/palace_theatre_03.jpgPalace_Theatre_03The exit to the lobby area from the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/palace_theatre_02.jpgPalace_Theatre_02View of the balcony level from the stage area.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/palace_theatre_01.jpgPalace_Theatre_01The fresco on the curtain is of an italian village2017-04-24T20:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/02/13/the-ridgewood-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ridgewood_theatre_13.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_13The landmarked facade of the Ridgewood Theatre. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_12.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_12A chandelier still hangs in the entryway of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_11.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_10.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_10A close up of some of the woodwork that was discovered after the mulitplexing was removed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_09.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_09On the main level of the theater, some of the walls dividing the space have been removed revealing the original decor underneath. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_08.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_08The main floor of the auditorium was divided into two separate theaters. After the theater closed, the wall was removed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_07.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_07A close up of one of the original Peerless carbon arc projectors.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_06.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_06The original projector room still exists above it's replacement.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_05.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_05A new projector room was built at the top of the balcony when the theater was multiplexed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ridgewood_theatre_04.jpgRidgewood_Theatre_04The top of the proscenium of the Ridgewood Theatre.2017-05-23T19:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/02/28/the-charles-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_015.jpgCharles_Theatre_015View of the auditorium from the projector roomhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_014.jpgCharles_Theatre_014The projector room of the Charles Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_013.jpgCharles_Theatre_013When the Charles Theatre was a church, the former office spaces were used as sunday school classrooms.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_012.jpgCharles_Theatre_012View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_011.jpgCharles_Theatre_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_010.jpgCharles_Theatre_010The Charles Theatre's proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_009.jpgCharles_Theatre_009The seats have been removed in preparation for demolition.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_008.jpgCharles_Theatre_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_007.jpgCharles_Theatre_007https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/charles_theatre_006.jpgCharles_Theatre_006View of the Charles Theatre from the stage area.2015-05-22T14:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/03/30/proctors-palace-roof-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_5_10_15_075.jpgProctors_Palace_5_10_15_075Two photographs of the auditorium taken almost exactly 5 years apart.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_5_10_15_089.jpgProctors_Palace_5_10_15_089View of the auditorium from the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_roof_theatre_081.jpgProctors_Palace_Roof_Theatre_08Ropes behind the stage at Proctor's Palace Roof Theatre 12"x18" - 2 16"x24 - 1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_roof_theatre_09.jpgProctors_Palace_Roof_Theatre_09The state is littered with debris from curtains and stage lights that have fallen to the ground.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_roof_theatre_07.jpgProctors_Palace_Roof_Theatre_07View of the stage from the main floorhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_roof_theatre_06.jpgProctors_Palace_Roof_Theatre_06https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_roof_theatre_04.jpgProctors_Palace_Roof_Theatre_04https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_roof_theatre_03.jpgProctors_Palace_Roof_Theatre_03https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_roof_theatre_02.jpgProctors_Palace_Roof_Theatre_02https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/proctors_palace_roof_theatre_01.jpgProctors_Palace_Roof_Theatre_012015-05-11T13:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/12/08/holiday-print-sale-2014/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/studebaker_theatre_11_15_023.jpgStudebaker_Theatre_11_15_023Studebaker Theatre Chicago, IL2014-12-08T20:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/10/21/chicago-lecture/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/portage-small.jpgportage smallView from the stage Portage Theatre Chicago, IL2014-11-25T15:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/08/05/everett-square-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_016.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_015.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_015The new sign is a replica of the original, and was lighted on Jan 6, 2011 as part of a celebration for the renovation of the foyer.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_014.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_014The foyer was restored in 2011.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_013.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_013On May 17, 1936 two men were caught breaking into the theater, and were convicted based on the marks left in the door by their lock picking tools. The police used a new tool called mulage, a plastic substance that makes impressions, to collect the evidence that convicted them.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_012.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_012https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_011.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_011Some equipment remains in the projection room.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_010.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_010Everette Square Theatre Boston, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_009.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_008.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_008September 27th Photo Workshop #1 at the Everett Square Theatre in Boston, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everett_square_theatre_007.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_007A close up of the proscenium arch.2014-10-08T12:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/08/08/photo-workshops/2014-09-10T12:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/09/08/road-trip-2014-day-3/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fox_fullerton_9_04_14_020.jpgFox_Fullerton_9_04_14_020View of the auditorium from the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fox_fullerton_9_04_14_073.jpgFox_Fullerton_9_04_14_073View from the balcony of the Fox Theatre in Fullerton, CA2014-09-09T14:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/09/02/road-trip-2014-day-2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fox_theatre_9_02_14_005.jpgFox_Theatre_9_02_14_005View from the rear of the Inglewood Fox auditorium.2014-11-14T19:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/08/30/road-trip-2014-day-1/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/uc-theatre_8_29_14_031.jpgUC-Theatre_8_29_14_031View from the back of the auditorium.2015-08-14T06:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/06/30/russell-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_023.jpgRussell_Theatre_023https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_022.jpgRussell_Theatre_022The restored theater marquee. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_021.jpgRussell_Theatre_021https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_020.jpgRussell_Theatre_020A close up of one of the projectors.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_019.jpgRussell_Theatre_019The Russell Theatre Foundation hopes to restore one of the projectors and display them in the lobby. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_018.jpgRussell_Theatre_018https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_017.jpgRussell_Theatre_017Except for a few rows in the balcony, the seats were sold to another Kentucky theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_016.jpgRussell_Theatre_016https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_015.jpgRussell_Theatre_015https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/russell_theatre_014.jpgRussell_Theatre_014View of the auditorium from the balcony.2019-12-05T17:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/06/17/next-blog-post-2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/adams_09_18_004-81.jpgAdams_09_18_004-8View from the balcony of the Adams Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/132735_741300789242633_7879237019249206816_o.jpg132735_741300789242633_7879237019249206816_oView from the balcony of the Russell Theatre. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/franklin_park_theatre_6_14_035.jpgFranklin_Park_Theatre_6_14_035Franklin Park Theatre Dorchester, MAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/everett_square_theatre_005.jpgEverett_Square_Theatre_005Everett Square Theatre Boston, MA2014-06-21T03:30:45+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/05/07/loews-valencia-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/loews_valencia_011.jpgLoews_Valencia_011https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/loews_valencia_010.jpgLoews_Valencia_010The lobby of the former Loew's Valencia Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/loews_valencia_009.jpgLoews_Valencia_009View from the side of the balcony. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/loews_valencia_008.jpgLoews_Valencia_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_valencia_009.jpgLoews_Valencia_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_valencia_008.jpgLoews_Valencia_008https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_valencia_007.jpgLoews_Valencia_007In the theater's early years, clouds were projected across the ceiling, giving the illusion of sitting under the stars at night.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_valencia_006.jpgLoews_Valencia_006Due to a dwindling congregation, the former theater is rarely filled. The last time it was was when Pastor Mason Betha, a former rapper from Harlem, gave a sermon there in 2008.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_valencia_005.jpgLoews_Valencia_005View from the main level of the auditorium of the Loew's Valencia in Queens, NY.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/loews_valencia_004.jpgLoews_Valencia_0042022-12-27T20:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/06/09/theater-rephotographs/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kings-2_print.jpgKings 2_PrintLoew’s Kings Theatre Brooklyn, NY B&W Image from the Loew’s Collection, American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of Americahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/proctors_print.jpgProctors_PrintB&W image of Proctor's Palace Theatre courtesy of the American Theatre Architecture Archive of the Theatre Historical Society of Americahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hamilton_print1.jpghamilton_printB&W image of the RKO Hamilton Theatre courtesy of the American Theatre Architecture Archive of the Theatre Historical Society of Americahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rko-keiths_print.jpgRKO-Keiths_printB&W Image of the RKO Keith's Theatre from the Richard L. Hay Collection, American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of Americahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/palace_print.jpgPalace_PrintB&W image of the Loew's Palace Theatre courtesy of the American Theatre Architecture Archive of the Theatre Historical Society of Americahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kings.jpgKingsB&W Image from the Loew’s Collection, American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of Americahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/canal_print.jpgCanal_PRINTB&W Image from the Loew’s Collection, American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of America.2020-04-03T15:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/04/10/theater-updates/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kings-reno.jpgKings RenoView from the balcony of the Loew's Kings Theatre during renovation.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lyric_theatre_018.jpgLyric_Theatre_018View from the upper balcony of the Lyric Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/boyd_01.jpgBoyd_01Boyd Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/avalon_theatre_007.jpgAvalon_Theatre_007Main level of the Avalon/New Regal Theatre in Chicago, IL2017-01-11T10:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/03/25/the-okla-theatre-mcalester-oklahoma/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_015.jpgOKLA_Theatre_015When the original marquee was replaced in 1948, two of the windows on the front of the building were bricked over.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_014.jpgOKLA_Theatre_014https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_013.jpgOKLA_Theatre_013The lobby is currently used for storage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_012.jpgOKLA_Theatre_012View of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_011.jpgOKLA_Theatre_011When it opened the OKLA was dubbed "the finest talking picture theater in all of eastern Oklahoma.”https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_010.jpgOKLA_Theatre_010A close-up of some of the details on the wall of the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_009.jpgOKLA_Theatre_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_008.jpgOKLA_Theatre_008The remains of the projector room.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_007.jpgOKLA_Theatre_007View from the balcony of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/okla_theatre_006.jpgOKLA_Theatre_0062021-02-10T21:48:59+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/02/11/february-exhibition-and-lecture-update/2014-02-11T20:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/12/09/holiday-print-sale/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/uptown_8_16_056.jpgUptown_8_16_056Ceiling, Uptown Theatre Philadelphia, PA framed print. 2014-02-03T22:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2014/01/13/february-lecture-and-exhibition/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jean_cocteau_georgerrmartin.jpgjean_cocteau_georgerrmartinThe exterior of the Jean Cocteau Theatre. Photo: Suzanne Kesslerhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/supermarket_01.jpgSupermarket_01The lobby and main level of this theater have been used as a grocery store since the late 1960s.2015-02-17T18:58:44+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/11/11/snapshot-empress-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_029.jpgEmpress_11_07_029A close up of some of the plaster-work on the side of the proscenium. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_015.jpgEmpress_11_07_015The former balcony is currently used for storage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_009.jpgEmpress_11_07_009https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_006.jpgEmpress_11_07_006https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_068.jpgEmpress_11_07_068The fans and sprinkler system were added when the former balcony was being used as a furniture showroom.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_067.jpgEmpress_11_07_067A close up of the proscenium. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_066.jpgEmpress_11_07_066Empire Kosher, a kosher grocery store currently occupies the main level of the building.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_065.jpgEmpress_11_07_065The exterior of the building. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_064.jpgEmpress_11_07_064The remains of the Empress Theatre's proscenium arch. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empress_11_07_060.jpgEmpress_11_07_0602014-01-06T13:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/02/26/fabian-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_09.jpgFabian_Theatre_09A closeup of the mural in the theater's foyer.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_08.jpgFabian_Theatre_08The foyer of the Fabian Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_07.jpgFabian_Theatre_07Some of the original plaster-work shows through a modern renovation.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_06.jpgFabian_Theatre_06Another look at the back of the auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_05.jpgFabian_Theatre_05View of the back of the balcony auditorium from the stage.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_04.jpgFabian_Theatre_04View of the balcony auditorium after multiplexing.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_03.jpgFabian_Theatre_03https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_02.jpgFabian_Theatre_02The proscenium arch was covered up during the 1977 triplexing of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fabian_theatre_01.jpgFabian_Theatre_012021-07-06T09:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/05/22/liberty-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/liberty_theatre_08.jpgLiberty_Theatre_08A close up of the proscenium arch.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/liberty_theatre_07.jpgLiberty_Theatre_07A lot of the original decor survived the theater's transformations over the years.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/liberty_theatre_06.jpgLiberty_Theatre_06A close up of some of the remaining plasterwork in the lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/liberty_theatre_05.jpgLiberty_Theatre_05The lobby of the Liberty Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/liberty_theatre_04.jpgLiberty_Theatre_04https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/liberty_theatre_03.jpgLiberty_Theatre_03https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/liberty_theatre_02.jpgLiberty_Theatre_02View from the back of the auditorium.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/liberty_theatre_01.jpgLiberty_Theatre_012016-08-22T03:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/06/06/road-trip-2013-day-7/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/paramount_theater_01.jpgParamount_Theater_01The Paramount was used as a dinner theater after it stopped showing movies.2013-09-30T22:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/06/05/road-trip-2013-day-6/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/paramount_theater_06_04_068.jpgParamount_Theater_06_04_068View of the stage from the main level.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/berry_theater_06_02_007.jpgBerry_Theater_06_02_007View from the balcony of the Berry Theatre.2013-09-30T22:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/06/04/road-trip-2013-day-5/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/okla_theatre_06_02_002.jpgOkla_Theatre_06_02_002View of the auditorium from the balcony. 2013-09-30T22:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/06/03/road-trip-2013-day-4/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/booth_theatre_06_01_058.jpgBooth_Theatre_06_01_058The chandelier was removed when the theater was used as a church.2013-09-30T22:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/06/01/road-trip-2013-day-3/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/jayhawk_theatre_05_31_001.jpgJayhawk_Theatre_05_31_001View of the Jayhawk Theatre from the balcony.2013-09-30T22:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/05/29/road-trip-2013-day-2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lyric_theatre_05_27_014-2.jpgLyric_Theatre_05_27_014-2Lyric Theatre Birmingham, AL.2013-09-30T22:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/05/28/road-trip-2013/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mg_3046.jpg_MG_30462013-10-16T17:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/09/11/and-now-for-something-kind-of-different/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/kings-lobby_2.jpgKings Lobby_2B&W Image from the Loew’s Collection, American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of America2013-11-04T13:18:09+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/09/03/end-of-summer-print-sale/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/uptown_01.jpgUptown_01Uptown Theatre Philadelphia, PAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/state_palace_01.jpgState_Palace_01Loew's State Theatre New Orleans, LAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/okla_01.jpgOkla_01https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lyric_01.jpgLyric_01Milton Berle is quoted as saying the Lyric was, “as fine a theater as any in New York.”https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jayhawk_01.jpgJayhawk_01Jayhawk Theatre, Topeka, KShttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/embassy_01.jpgEmbassy_01Embassy Theatre Port Chester, NY2013-09-30T16:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/04/08/spring-print-sale/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/grand_11_23_002.jpgGrand_11_23_002Grand Theatre Steubenville, OHhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eastown.jpgEastownEastown Theatre Detroit, MI2013-04-25T23:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/03/05/sakura/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/invitation.jpginvitv2.indd2013-03-16T13:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2013/01/09/madison-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/madison_theatre_07.jpgMadison_Theatre_07The Proscenium arch is surrounded by beaded plaster molding and a motif of acanthus leaves. At the center is the figure of a girl that is repeated throughout the plaster-work of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/madison_theatre_06.jpgMadison_Theatre_06View of the lobby from the mezzanine. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/madison_theatre_05.jpgMadison_Theatre_05Another view from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/madison_theatre_04.jpgMadison_Theatre_04The dome in the auditorium consists of concentric circles. The outermost circle in the dome has 21 different sculpted plaques.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/madison_theatre_03.jpgMadison_Theatre_03https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/madison_theatre_02.jpgMadison_Theatre_02View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/madison_theatre_01.jpgMadison_Theatre_01View of the auditorium from the balcony.2021-08-28T02:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/11/29/lecture-update/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/national.jpgNationalNational Theatre Detroit, MI2012-11-29T20:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/11/09/december-lecture/2012-11-09T16:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/08/20/september-lecture/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/met.jpgMetMetropolitan Opera House Philadelphia, PAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/boyd_theatre.jpgBoyd_TheatreAuditorium, Boyd Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2012-09-11T20:20:46+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/08/23/avalon-new-regal-theatre-2/2023-01-17T19:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/09/04/qa-with-patrick-t-colvin-of-the-friends-of-the-historic-variety-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/variety-theatre_029.jpgVariety Theatre_029A broken water fountain in the back of the auditorium.2014-01-12T15:34:43+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/08/17/poll-results/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/avalon.jpegavalonView of the Avalon/New Regal auditorium from the balcony.2012-08-17T13:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/06/22/q-a-with-paul-fagley-president-of-the-friends-of-the-embassy-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_018.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_018Some of the theaters original decorations are in crates waiting to be restored.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_0031.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_003The ceiling of the auditoriumhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/embassy_theatre_0061.jpgEmbassy_Theatre_006View of the Embassy Theatre from the balcony2025-03-31T23:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/08/15/next-blog-post/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/uptown.jpgUptownUptown Theatre Racine, WIhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/majestic.jpgMajesticMajestic Theatre East St. Louis, ILhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/madison.jpgMadisonMadison Theatre Peoria, ILhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/logan.jpgLoganView from the balcony of the Logan Theatre in Philadelphia, PAhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/avalon.jpgAvalonAvalon/New Regal Theatre Chicago, IL2013-03-23T21:13:53+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/06/19/the-fall-of-the-american-movie-palace/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/palace.jpgPalaceLoew's Palace Theatre framed 12x18 print.2012-08-03T11:11:25+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/05/28/road-trip-day-6/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/variety_5_28_157.jpgVariety_5_28_157Variety Theatre 2012-05-29T02:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/05/27/road-trip-day-5/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_09141.jpg_MG_0914https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_0914.jpg_MG_09142012-07-07T01:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/05/26/road-trip-day-4/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_0840.jpg_MG_0840View of the auditorium from the side of the balcony.2012-05-26T17:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/05/25/road-trip-day-3/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_0770.jpg_MG_0770View of the Majestic Theatre from the balcony.2012-07-07T02:56:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/05/24/road-trip-day-2/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/regallobby.jpgRegallobbyThe ceiling decoration is called the largest flying carpet in the world.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/regal.jpgRegalView from the balcony of the New Regal Theatre2016-07-07T13:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/05/23/road-trip-day-1/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ramova.jpgRamovaThe lobby of the Ramova Theatre.2012-09-08T08:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/05/01/qa-with-kathy-mckean-managing-director-of-mifa-victory-theatre/2013-01-13T17:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/03/22/paramount-broadway-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paramount_broadway_theatre_008.jpgParamount_Broadway_Theatre_008The side of the proscenium archhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paramount_broadway_theatre_007.jpgParamount_Broadway_Theatre_007When the theater was used as a warehouse, scaffolding was built on the side of the stage to hold various paint and hardware supplies https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paramount_broadway_theatre_006.jpgParamount_Broadway_Theatre_006View from the balcony of the Paramount Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paramount_broadway_theatre_005.jpgParamount_Broadway_Theatre_005The projector room of the Paramount Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paramount_broadway_theatre_004.jpgParamount_Broadway_Theatre_004The mezzanine level of the lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paramount_broadway_theatre_003.jpgParamount_Broadway_Theatre_003A close up of the plasterwork in the lobby of the Paramount Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paramount_broadway_theatre_002.jpgParamount_Broadway_Theatre_002All of the seats have been removed from both the main level, and the balcony level of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paramount_broadway_theatre_001.jpgParamount_Broadway_Theatre_001Another view from the balcony level of the theater.2017-04-02T03:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/05/12/center-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_071.jpgcenter_theatre_07Part of the mural in the lobby areahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_12.jpgCenter_Theatre_12The ceiling of the Center Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_11.jpgCenter_Theatre_11The interior of the Center Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_10.jpgCenter_Theatre_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_09.jpgCenter_Theatre_09The exterior of the Center Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_08.jpgCenter_Theatre_08View of the Center Theatre from the stagehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_07.jpgCenter_Theatre_07Part of the mural in the lobby areahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_06.jpgCenter_Theatre_06https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_05.jpgCenter_Theatre_05https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/center_theatre_04.jpgCenter_Theatre_042022-12-05T14:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/05/19/montauk-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_12.jpgMontauk_Theatre_12The remains of the lobby areahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_11.jpgMontauk_Theatre_11Adamesque designs above one of the exit doorshttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_10.jpgMontauk_Theatre_10https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_09.jpgMontauk_Theatre_09A former dressing roomhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_08.jpgMontauk_Theatre_08https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_07.jpgMontauk_Theatre_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_06.jpgMontauk_Theatre_06Exit stage righthttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_05.jpgMontauk_Theatre_05View from the stage of the Montaukhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_04.jpgMontauk_Theatre_04The remains of the stage areahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/montauk_theatre_03.jpgMontauk_Theatre_032016-04-14T00:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/07/12/sattler-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_11.jpgSattler_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_10.jpgSattler_Theatre_10The exterior of the theaterhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_09.jpgSattler_Theatre_09The front of the Sattler Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_08.jpgSattler_Theatre_08The ticket booth was painted purple when the theater was in use as a churchhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_07.jpgSattler_Theatre_07https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_06.jpgSattler_Theatre_06https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_05.jpgSattler_Theatre_05A divider wall was built to separate the balcony from the main floor.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_04.jpgSattler_Theatre_04The projector boothhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_03.jpgSattler_Theatre_03A beam of sunlight shines through the dome in the center of the theaterhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sattler_theatre_02.jpgSattler_Theatre_02View of the theater from the stage area2025-09-02T14:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/12/15/loews-majestic-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_12.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_12A closer look at one of the Fresco's painted by Hans Lehman.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_11.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_11https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_10.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_10All of the seats have been removed on both the balcony and main levels of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_09.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_09View of the Majestic Theatre from the front of the balcony.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_08.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_08https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_07.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_07The mezzanine of the Loew's Majestic Theatre lobby.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_06.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_06The lobby is currently in use as storage space for a local theater company.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_05.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_05Even the theater curtain was decorated with a painting of a garden scene.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_04.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_04https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/loews_majestic_theatre_03.jpgLoews_Majestic_Theatre_03View from the balcony of the Loew's Majestic Theatre2019-08-01T17:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/01/12/the-lansdowne-theatre/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_11.jpeglansdowne_theatre_11The front of the Lansdowne Theater building.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_10.jpeglansdowne_theatre_10The main entrance to the Lansdowne Theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_09.jpeglansdowne_theatre_09The chandelier still works twenty-five years after the theater closed.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_08.jpeglansdowne_theatre_08The projectors remain in the projector room.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_07.jpeglansdowne_theatre_07Marquee letters in the lobby of the theater.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_06.jpeglansdowne_theatre_06The patterns on the auditorium ceiling were based on the Roman Emperor Nero’s Domus Aurea palace. https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_05.jpeglansdowne_theatre_05https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_04.jpeglansdowne_theatre_04https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_03.jpeglansdowne_theatre_03https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lansdowne_theatre_02.jpeglansdowne_theatre_02The interior of the theater was decorated in a Spanish revival style. 2016-04-25T19:25:33+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2012/01/24/qa-with-howard-b-haas-president-of-friends-of-the-boyd/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/boyd_theatre_071.jpegboyd_theatre_07The procenium arch of the Boyd Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/boyd_theatre_15.jpgBoyd_Theatre_15A closer look at some of the details of the auditorium of the Boyd Theatre.https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/boyd_theatre_14.jpgBoyd_Theatre_14https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/boyd_theatre_09.jpgBoyd_Theatre_09View from the balcony of the Boyd Theatre2016-09-03T22:46:14+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/03/15/orpheum-theatre-interview/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_066.jpgOrpheum_02_19_066https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_043.jpgOrpheum_02_19_043https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_088-2.jpgOrpheum_02_19_088-2The exterior of the French Sharpshooter's Hall and Orpheum Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orpheum_02_19_069.jpgOrpheum_02_19_069View of the Orpheum Theatre from the stagehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/orpheum_02_19_019.jpgOrpheum_02_19_019View of the stage from the main floor of the Orpheum Theatre2012-07-27T22:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/03/08/after-the-final-curtain/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/beacon_theater_01.jpgBeacon_Theater_01Beacon Theater Beacon, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/paramount1.jpgparamount1https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/700x0_1294982311.jpgPenthouse TheatrePenthouse Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/700x0_1294982251.jpgFabianFabian Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/theater3.jpgProctor's TheatreProctor's Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/orph2.jpgorph2The Orpheum Theatre New Bedford, Mahttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/newark_06_27_27.jpgNewark_06_27_27Paramount Theatrehttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/176170_10150095873316567_513761566_6936105_6012212_o.jpg176170_10150095873316567_513761566_6936105_6012212_oVictory Theatre, Holyoke, Ma2013-08-06T03:20:40+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/09/20/facebook/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/facebook-2.jpgFacebook 2RKO Hamilton Theatre New York, NYhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/facebook.jpgFacebook2013-04-14T18:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/05/29/road-trip/https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/roadtrip.jpgRoadtriphttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/20110529-010958.jpg20110529-010958.jpg2011-10-06T03:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2011/04/05/memoirs-of-a-movie-palace/2015-07-16T22:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.netdaily1.02026-03-25T13:14:14+00:00