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Woods Theatre in 1970. In its later years the quality of the venue declined. In 1982, the management had to pay for medical treatments when a patron was bitten by a rat during a show. [2] By 1988, the Woods had become the last of the Chicago Loop movie houses. It closed on January 8, 1989, after a screening of Hellbound: Hellraiser II. [3]
They have been redesigned by the Goodman Theatre, which is located in them. The Harris and the Selwyn originally operated as live playhouses. Among the plays presented at the Harris was the Chicago run of "A Streetcar Named Desire." Both theatres were purchased by producer Michael Todd and converted into movie theaters in the 1950s. The Harris ...
The theater featured ornate interior design common of the movie palaces of its era. It was known for showing exclusive runs and premieres of top Hollywood films. In the 1970s, the theater focused mostly on the action and horror films popular at the time, with the occasional blockbuster, such as the house-record breaking run of Jaws.
CHICAGO — In March 2019, a group of Steppenwolf Theatre leaders gathered at the offices of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, an internationally renowned architecture and design firm that had designed ...
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9. Home Alone (1990). Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara Rating: PG When his family accidentally leaves him behind on the day of their flight to Paris, 8 ...
The Copernicus Center (formerly Gateway Theatre) is a 1,852-seat former movie palace that is now part of the Copernicus Center in the Jefferson Park community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The Copernicus Center is located at 5216 W. Lawrence Avenue.
New Palace Theatre (1926-31) RKO Palace Theatre (1931-53) Eitel's Palace Theatre (1953-72) Bismarck Theatre (1984-99) Address: 151 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60601-3108: Location: Chicago Loop: Owner: Van Kampen Family: Operator: Nederlander Organization: Capacity: 2,344: Production: Les Miserables (2025) Construction; Opened: October 4, 1926 ...