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Middletown Journal in Middletown, Ohio

04 Aug 1963

Page 21

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Middletown Journal

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Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1963

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21

Birth of Paramount Theater Opens With Splashing 1931

Fred Sennett recalls Easter Sunday 1931 as the day the Paramount Theater debuted with lavish praise. Journal notes described the lobby as refined and luxurious, restrooms modern, and the organ rising from the floor. Patron memories highlighted marble-like carpeting, gold trimmed blue uniforms, and opening film Finn and Hattie starring Leon Errol Mitzi Green Zazu Pitts Jackie Lear.

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Paramount Theater Paul Day Journal News Day Finn and Hattie Leon Errol Mitzi Green Zazu Pitts Jackie Lear
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Paramount Theater to close with Bye Bye Birdie

The Paramount Theater ends its era this week as ornate interiors fade and decay shows through. The final show, Bye Bye Birdie, begins around 9 p.m. ushers who welcomed crowds on opening day in 1931 are recalled in a final salute.

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Pitle Paramount Theater Paramount Finn Hattie Robert Montgomery Robert Ames Anita Page Zazu Pitts Ruth Chatterton Gordon Birdie Dick van Dyke The John Newman Bill Byrd Harry Schultz Fred Rapp Charles Malott Kenneth Halsey William Forkner Ishmel Craft James Byrd Tobias
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Sullivan By Fred Sennet Vitaphone Dix Riggs Sunny School Schultz Penser Ed Pieratt
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