Los Angeles Theatre marquee, 615 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, 1933

The spectacular Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway had an equally spectacular marquee. This shot was taken in 1933 when tickets cost 25cents for the main floor and 15 cents for the balcony. The double bill was“Night of Terror” and “Forgotten.” It’s interesting that they put WallaceFord’s name on the marquee when the movie starred Bela Lugosi. Also – what do you suppose was an “organlogue”? I assume it was a pre-show program featuringNick Lukas on the organ, but that’s a word I’ve never encountered before.

Box office of the Los Angeles Theater, Broadway, 1933

Mystery solved! Looks like it’s a prologue performed solely with an organ – but it still smells like a made-up word, if you ask me.https://vimeo.com/196651946

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