December 18, 1949: On this day, an attempt to rob the cashier's cage at the Metropolitan Theatre, located at 1016 Main Street, was thwarted thanks to its quick-thinking employees. As the robber ...
If Baltimore audiences were thrilled by George Jessel’s stage performance in “The Jazz Singer” at Ford’s Theater during the fall of 1927, a greater thrill awaited them Jan. 8, 1928, at the ...
FROM 1911 INTO 1954, this elegant box of bricks and tiles — the Metropolitan Theatre — was among Seattle’s favorite attractions, a venue for many sorts of shows. It was named for the Metropolitan ...
Five years after taking over Solano Avenue’s Oaks Theater, Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Theaters has decided not to renew its lease when it expires at the end of February. Berkeley broker John ...