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Variety, New York, November 6, 1940.

Don‘t Vote Until You‘ve Seen „The Great Dictator,“

Pin 1940, ebay

& President Roosevelt writes his name for history as voter

No. 292 in Hyde Park registration book.

(...) Photo, Life, Nov. 18, 1940

& Benday background reverses, with the Chaplin

head spotted for quick eye-catcher, was

selected for „run“ copy on „Dictator,“ New York Capitol

and Astor. Size: 70 lines on 3 col.

(...) Ad, Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 23, 1940

& A Super-Sensitive, Super-Styled

Superheterodyne! „The Super Six“ (...) RCA Victor

(...) Ad, Life, Nov. 18, 1940

& Capitol Theatre, exterior by day, New York, 1935-1941,

Works Progress Administration

& Capitol Theatre, exterior by day, marquee World Premiere

of „David Copperfield“ with W. C. Fields, Lionel

Barrymore, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer‘s Finest Film, New York

(...) Photo, Motion Picture Daily, Feb. 20, 1935, detail

& Capitol, auditorium and ceiling, New York, 1929, flickr

& Nickolas Muray (photographer), S. L. Rothafel

in dark suit and fedora in his Capitol Theatre, New York,

undated, Vanity Fair

„Fine profits“

Editorial content. „Broadway Steady Despite Election“ (...)   

      „Regardless of the hot interest displayed in the Election,

with radios getting overheated by Presidential ballyhoo,

the downtown New York theatres are more than holding their

own.“ (...)

      „Dictator in its fourth week at the Capitol and Astor today

(Wed.) is not filling the former but at the twice-daily Astor

is coming close to a capacity sellout. The third week at the grind

Cap, where seven shows are played during weekdays, five

on Sundays, the third week ending last night brought the b. o. statement to around $65,000. This compares with $75,000

for the second week.“ (...)

      „Estimates for This Week

      Astor (1,012; 75-85-$1.10-$1.65-$2.20)“ (...)

„very close to capacity.“ (...)

      „Capitol (4,520; 75-$1.10) (...)

„fine profits.“

      Capitol Theatre, 1645 Broadway at 51st Street,, New York. 

      Astor Theatre, 45th Street and Broadway, New York.

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