Friday, June 17, 2022

Loew's Warfield Opens Out in San Francisco -- June 17, 2022

Moving Picture World, 03-June-1922

San Francisco's Warfield Theater opened in May 1922. Marcus Loew named it after his friend, the actor David Warfield. The Warfield Theater is still open, serving as a music venue. We saw Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett at the Warfield.

San Francisco Chronicle, 12-June-1922

Viola Dana, star of the opening movie, The 14th Lover, and a scad of other stars appeared at the opening. 

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