From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #14117 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Saturday, June 15 2024 Volume 14 : Number 14117 Today's Subjects: ----------------- OH MY, youâre a lucky duck! ["WINNER" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 15:55:59 +0200 From: "WINNER" Subject: OH MY, youâre a lucky duck! OH MY, youbre a lucky duck! http://theefactor.ru.com/lxOfp40RWtQPxrpZ688LeD2zMBLJDRL3GgqVsWeqV9iMWOM0 http://theefactor.ru.com/W9J_O3T4D9MTVkY7FtXHpLFQGtsBung1bJjjYvKn9ruxUpt5Xg name "consumption" and it was the disease that killed more people than any other from 1800 to 1922 in urban areas. Admission to the theater was 10 cents (equivalent to $3 in 2023) and the theater had a 1,500-seat capacity. At the time, theaters regularly charged a nickel for admittance, but the Butterfly kept their price at 10 cents. During World War I the Butterfly raised their price to 25 cents (equivalent to $5 in 2023). The architect of record was August Willmanns. Willmanns selected theater embellishments and decorative plaster items pre-made from a catalogue. At the time many businesses offered interior decorative plaster pieces and ready-made building facades. The building cost was US$200,000 (equivalent to $6,540,000 in 2023). The theater hired a doorman who said he was Oscar awardbwinning actor and boxer Victor McLaglen, but he was an imposter. Victor McLaglen exposed the man as a fraud and revealed that the man was actually his brother Leopold McLaglen. In 1929 a film in the projection room of the theater caught fire. The movie patrons had to evacuate as smoke was seen coming out of the windows. The film operator prevented the fire from spreading long enough for firemen to arrive and stop the fire. In December 1929, Warner Brothers negotiated to purchase the Butterfly Theater and other buildings on the site. They planned to build a 10-12 story building with a 2,500 seat capacity. By January 1929 it was confirmed that the Butterfly was sold and it would be razed to make way for the US$3 million (equivalent to $54,717,131 in 2023) theater and hotel. In February 1930 workers began demolishing the Butterfly Theater. The theater was demol ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #14117 ***********************************************