Last Friday evening was the first Friday evening it about 10 years for the Patio, which the owners have repaired, cleaned up and reopened. The crowd was substantial--not capacity (which would be difficult, considering that it has 1,500 seats), but it easily counted in the high hundreds, so
Mr. E and I had plenty of company.
The size of the crowd was pretty remarkable, considering that the opening night movie was
Thor, which has been out for a month. And for anyone doubting that the throng was there for the theater, not necessarily the movie, there was this: Everyone started applauding and cheering when the green "preview" frame came up on screen.
The lobby has been beautifully refurbished, and many photographers (professional and amateur) were standing around snapping shots both before and after the movie.
I've seen many ticket booths over the years--the one at the Biograph comes to mind--but this is the first one I've actually seen in use. This is a pretty lousy picture, taken while Mr. E and I were out the door, but if you look closely, you can see the ticket taker giving me an enthusiastic "thumbs up." Right back atcha, buddy.
Last Friday evening was the first Friday evening it about 10 years for the Patio, which the owners have repaired, cleaned up and reopened. The crowd was substantial--not capacity (which would be difficult, considering that it has 1,500 seats), but it easily counted in the high hundreds, so Mr. E and I had plenty of company.
The size of the crowd was pretty remarkable, considering that the opening night movie was Thor, which has been out for a month. And for anyone doubting that the throng was there for the theater, not necessarily the movie, there was this: Everyone started applauding and cheering when the green "preview" frame came up on screen.
The lobby has been beautifully refurbished, and many photographers (professional and amateur) were standing around snapping shots both before and after the movie.
I've seen many ticket booths over the years--the one at the Biograph comes to mind--but this is the first one I've actually seen in use. This is a pretty lousy picture, taken while Mr. E and I were out the door, but if you look closely, you can see the ticket taker giving me an enthusiastic "thumbs up." Right back atcha, buddy.
2 comments:
That lobby looks incredible! I can hardly wait to see it up close.
We shall have to arrange that.
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