The New Telenews, Chicago

 The Exhibitor, April 17, 1940

"In recent years the motion picture industry has seen the advent of newsreel theatres. These houses screen the industry's weekly newsreel output as the feature attraction and fill in with sufficient short subjects of merit to make up a definite program."

"Pictured here is just such a house designed by Shaw, Naess and Murphy for the Newsreel Theatres, Inc., Chicago." 

"The exterior of this newsreel house is of a design typical of that current for this type of theatre. A huge triangular marquee extends well out and across the sidewalk, gaining much attention over the neighboring stores. Prominent in this view is the stainless steel boxoffice with its automatic turnstile." 

 

"The auditorium is small as is usual with most newsreel houses. A balcony with a capacity of approximately 150  capably handles  the first floor overflow. Simple in its decoration the sidewalls of this room are of blue green painted plaster. The rear wall is acoustically treated and in the natural color of the material. The lighting fixtures are brass and were designed especially for this house."

 

"The exterior at night fully illuminated shows the attractiveness of the signwork
and the extent of the exploitation necessary for this type of theatre."

 

Telenews

165 N. State Street 

Cinema Treasures 

 

 

Since 1997 theatre historian,  Cezar Del Valle, has conducted a popular series of  theatre talks and walks, available for  historical societies, libraries, senior centers, etc.

Del Valle is the author of the Brooklyn Theatre Index, a three-volume history of borough theatres.

The first two chosen 2010 OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR by the Theatre Historical Society. Final volume published in September 2014.

Currently seeking funding for “Editing & Formatting” the first three volumes of the Brooklyn Theatre Index, 3rd Edition

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