tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post3617096922987429478..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Village EastJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-66105216483982669882018-01-30T07:11:45.250-05:002018-01-30T07:11:45.250-05:00It absolutely was Entermedia.It absolutely was Entermedia.quest1962https://www.blogger.com/profile/02260815469612173889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-10662578843014194142017-02-18T17:37:07.720-05:002017-02-18T17:37:07.720-05:00I lived on 12th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue....I lived on 12th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. Timeline 1954-1966. When I was a kid we hung out at the candy store on the Northwest corner of 12th and 2nd avenue. It was loosely connected to the Phoenix theater that was later renamed six or seven times. It was owned by the parents of one of my schoolmates, named Patia. We all had good times in there drinking cokes and egg cream drink.<br />I remember sneaking into the theater to view "Ann Curio's - This was Burlesque". Great memories!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483064500703507450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-36590083508048703072015-10-07T11:25:17.184-04:002015-10-07T11:25:17.184-04:00Thanks for this post! The theater was something of...Thanks for this post! The theater was something of a revival house for a time (the 80s?) and I saw a few entries in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival there. I'll always remember how the rapt audience (all geeks and genre fanboys) for "Jason and the Argonauts" waited for that moment when the giant statue Talos comes to life and turns his head with an eerie creak---only to see the moment had been clipped from the reel! A big pop on the soundtrack echoed through the theater, Talos jumped a few seconds forward into his reanimation act and a mighty groan went up from the devastated audience---"AAaaawwww NOOOO!" <br /><br />Actual film. Actual sprockets. Lint in the gate and scratches in the emulsion. Sticky floors, wooden armrests. Good times, good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61111085158880785632012-03-19T20:40:11.842-04:002012-03-19T20:40:11.842-04:00Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat pla...Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat played here before moving to Broadway's Royale. I also saw "Taking My Turn" there & the musical version of "The Chosen."Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190749194617258116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61628703647466605492011-02-02T22:51:00.322-05:002011-02-02T22:51:00.322-05:00"The Night They Raided Minsky's"
T..."The Night They Raided Minsky's" <br /><br />The first movie I ever saw as a young boy that featured a shot of a lady's boobies. They were spectacular!!<br />(ohh Brit!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-7217996187981596382011-01-31T22:32:47.711-05:002011-01-31T22:32:47.711-05:00once upon a mattress (i believe with carol burnett...once upon a mattress (i believe with carol burnett) played there and some interesting, well done plays for off off broadway - the names of which i can't remember.<br />i lived on 13th street when it was a one-theater movie house and it was great to run around the corner and grab an afternoon movie in such a quiet, beautiful setting.<br />joey asaro ran some of his businesses out of "the senate" on second avenue & 14th street, and he also had a limo service. <br />he did a pretty good job of preserving the architecture of the theater.blue glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61736276403114400012011-01-31T15:24:49.525-05:002011-01-31T15:24:49.525-05:00spooky! love the stuff about the horse manure smel...spooky! love the stuff about the horse manure smell.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56451380663801702772011-01-31T15:20:57.509-05:002011-01-31T15:20:57.509-05:00D'oh, pardon me. I certainly must've read...D'oh, pardon me. I certainly must've read that orig. one when first posted!<br /><br />We might've been on some kinda wavelength today, 'cause I've also done something Villageast-related...same name, different building.<br /><br />http://streetsyoucrossed.blogspot.com/2011/01/1972-ads-villageast.htmlSigned D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11154056194616535241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-70337622328226894962011-01-31T14:35:12.068-05:002011-01-31T14:35:12.068-05:00here's a shot of the Minksy's movie:
http...here's a shot of the Minksy's movie:<br /><br />http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2008/06/finding-lost-houston.htmlJeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19645421771614502122011-01-31T14:32:59.943-05:002011-01-31T14:32:59.943-05:00According to cinematreasures, much of "The Ni...According to cinematreasures, much of "The Night They Raided Minsky's" was filmed here. I have seen the flick and the exterior shots do look like the front of the building.Signed D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11154056194616535241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-65503821222595834352011-01-31T13:55:01.071-05:002011-01-31T13:55:01.071-05:00I lived on 13th street just behind the AT&T bu...I lived on 13th street just behind the AT&T building & got work when Joey Asaro & his Jewish partner whose name escapes me refurbished the Eden as Entermedia. Besides last minute plaster & paint in the bathrooms, & occasional manning the food desk, later an Elvis tribute showcased in there & hired pretty much all of us regularly working for peanuts at scale-- while they were getting triple.<br />Their big success came when Best Little Whorehouse in Texas showcased there.viNomadichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10871310275756229282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-57988792585314954872011-01-31T13:51:35.033-05:002011-01-31T13:51:35.033-05:00Yes, this was the Entermedia Theatre for a while.
...Yes, this was the Entermedia Theatre for a while.<br /><br />The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas also made it's off-Broadway debut here.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121677765340808430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-88505619653992499062011-01-31T13:30:05.619-05:002011-01-31T13:30:05.619-05:00In the late 80s that tiny Greek diner had become a...In the late 80s that tiny Greek diner had become an equally tiny Thai joint, the food was great but it was thrown out when the cinema expanded.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-28456860609514082782011-01-31T12:54:23.573-05:002011-01-31T12:54:23.573-05:00Was this ever the Entermedia Theater? I went to se...Was this ever the Entermedia Theater? I went to see Milton Berle there...<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/03/theater/theater-milton-berle-in-goodnight-grandpa.html<br /><br />http://cinematreasures.org/theater/290/Bowery Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-46449808337518444762011-01-31T11:43:54.960-05:002011-01-31T11:43:54.960-05:00In recounting the history of the theater, you jump...In recounting the history of the theater, you jump from its use as the Gayety Theater for burlesque from 1965-69 to its reincarnation as the Village Cinema in the 90s.<br />Let us not forget the Eden Theatre, more culturally stimulating, that was there from 1969-1975. http://www.ibdb.com/venue.php?id=1138<br /><br />Actually, I went to a burlesque show at the Gayety (incidentally, at that time, "gay" was not widely used for homosexuals, so that is was why a burlesque house was so named). <br />I was in college, over 18, and was curious at what happened at a burlesque performance. The theater was pretty empty during the afternoon show, full of anonymous old guys, and, frankly, even for those "pre-sexual revolution" times, pretty lame and boring. <br /><br />In 1969 the Eden opened with the off-Bdwy production of "Oh, Calcutta!", created by Brit critic Kenneth Tynan, which was as popular as "Hair" at the time. <br />Since the cast appeared in the nude, it created a lot of buzz for itself.<br />Sketches were written by, amongst others, Nobel prize winner Samuel Beckett, John Lennon, Sam Shepard, Leonard Melfi, Edna O'Brien, Jules Feiffer, and Tynan himself. Peter Schickele (aka "PDQ Bach"), Robert Dennis and Stanley Walden were the revue's composers. <br /><br />The revue was revived for Broadway a few years later and holds the record for the 5th longest-running show in Broadway history.<br /><br />The Eden also presented the NYC off-Broadway premier of "Grease", which went on to great fame.Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12696921442028185642011-01-31T11:15:04.945-05:002011-01-31T11:15:04.945-05:00These are great!
I lived on 12th Street around th...These are great!<br /><br />I lived on 12th Street around the corner from the theatre for 35 years and saw it through it's many, many changes.<br /><br />When I arrived, the corner was occupied by the world tiniest greek diner. <br /><br />Peter, David and Jackie were all familiar neighborhood faces.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121677765340808430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-7714894777340102922011-01-31T09:03:40.332-05:002011-01-31T09:03:40.332-05:00I do enjoy seeing films here as well. Some of the ...I do enjoy seeing films here as well. Some of the smaller theaters in the lower level kind of suck, but the main auditorium is a classic.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.com