Miscellany

Biltmore Theatre:  The program for The program for "Dracula" in 1928. It's from the collection of Lane Wallace. Yes, Bela Lugosi was on the road playing the part.

Biltmore Theatre: Helen Hayes played "Victoria Regina" in a 1938 road production at the Biltmore. The program is from the collection of Lane Wallace.

Biltmore Theatre: A program for the 1940 engagement of George White's "Scandals" that included Ann Miller in the cast. It's from the collection of Danni Bayles-Yeager.

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Earl Carroll: Souvenir photo from Marlaine Hysell's collection. On the left: Marlaine Hysell's dad, John A. Quinn Wilson and her grandmother, Lillie Riemann Quinn Wilson.  On the right: her step sister and a date.
 

Earl Carroll: Rear of the photo folder 

Cinerama Dome: Inspecting the theatre's original Ampex 6/4/1 sound system. The article is from the Boxoffice magazine issue of February 10, 1964.

Egyptian Theatre - A 1923 postcard from the collection of Brian Michael McCray.

 Egyptian Theatre -  An October 17, 1926 L.A. Times article about the coming of Vitaphone.

Egyptian Theatre -  An October 19, 1926 L.A. Times ad.

Egyptian Theatre -  An October 20, 1926 L.A. Times ad.

 Egyptian Theatre -  An October 21, 1926 L.A. Times article about the coming of Vitaphone.

Egyptian Theatre -  An October 25, 1926 L.A. Times ad.

 Egyptian Theatre -  An October 28, 1926 L.A. Times ad.

Egyptian Theatre: Inside the October 27, 1926 program for the Vitaphone version of "Don Juan" from the University of Exeter Bill Douglas Cinema Museum.

Egyptian Theatre:  A page from the August 20 souvenir program from the premiere of the silent version of "Don Juan." It was once on Cinema Treasures.

Egyptian Theatre - United Artists Theatre Circuit gave the Egyptian a major renovation in 1949. "Few Touches Necessary in Brightening The Famous Egyptian Theatre - Reconciling The Pharoahs To '50" headlined a Boxoffice article on page 124 of the March 4, 1950 issue.

Egyptian Theatre:  Part one of a January 29, 1969 Motion Picture Herald Article about the D-150 remodel

Egyptian Theatre:  Part two of a January 29, 1969 Motion Picture Herald Article about the D-150 remodel 

Egyptian Theatre: An article from the January 13, 1969 issue of Boxoffice. 

 

 

 

El Capitan Theatre: "Completed," An article from the April 25, 1942 issue of Boxoffice. 

El Capitan Theatre: "Dramatic Effects...," an article from the February 18, 1965 issue of Boxoffice. 

 

El Centro Theatre: An article about the building's 1946 reopening as the Circle Theatre. 

Filmarte: An April 1967 article about National General not wanting the Kaleidoscope club operation in the Filmarte. Thanks to Ken McIntyre for the find, on Photos of Los Angeles.

Filmarte: An April 1928 article in the Times.

Filmarte: The opening ad in the Times May 1928. Thanks to Ken McIntyre for these on Photos of Los Angeles.