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B&B Theatres Operating Company, Inc. [1] or simply B&B Theatres is a family-owned and operated American movie theater chain based in Liberty, Missouri. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Founded in 1924, B&B is the fifth-largest theater chain in the United States, operating 500+ screens at 54 locations in 14 US states.
The Fulton Opera House, also known as the Fulton Theatre or simply The Fulton, is a League of Regional Theatres class B regional theater located in historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is reportedly the oldest working theatre in the United States. [4] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
The Fulton Theatre was a Broadway theatre located at 210 West 46th Street in Manhattan, New York City, that was opened in 1911.
[7] [8] [9] In February 2014, David Lan, artistic director of London's Young Vic Theatre, was announced as consulting artistic director of the Performing Arts Center, a position he was to hold simultaneously with his Young Vic leadership. The venue's mission was revised to originate works of theater, music, and dance in three small flexible ...
It was renamed The Fulton in the 1930s when it became a full-time movie theater. The classic horror film Night of the Living Dead, which was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, had its world premiere at the Fulton in 1968. In 1990 the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust bought the theater and refurbished the Fulton as part of its plan for the Cultural District.
The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated Theatre Owners Booking Association (TOBA)...formed in 1921."
In 1915, the Gertrude McCoy Theater opened in West Baltimore's Easterwood section. It was built by the Lord Calvert Amusement Company. When McCoy retired in 1927, the 500-seat theater's name was changed to the Fulton Theater. [6] McCoy married British actor Duncan McRae in 1919. Together, they made films in England, Germany, and South America.
Malco Theatres, Inc. is a family owned and operated movie theater chain that has been in business for over one hundred years. [1] It has been led by four generations of the Lightman family. Malco Theatres features 34 theatre locations with over 345 screens in six states (Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee).