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Durfee Theatre, Fall River
1968-02-18



Quotes from cinematreasures:

The Durfee Theatre, generally considered the finest in the city's history, had its grand opening on August 29, 1929. It was a year and a half after the February, 1928 multi-block fire that destroyed much of central Fall River, including two
theatres, the Rialto (formerly Savoy) and the Premier. This new theatre was built on the same land previously occupied by the Savoy/Rialto. Its builders were William Durfee, Sr. and Nathan Yarmins. It was owned by the Durfee family and leased to Yamins Theatrical Enterprises, Inc. The opening attraction was the Marx Brothers film "The Coconuts."

The Durfee sat about 2,229 in the 1930s, with 1,391 seats in the orchestra, 1,000
seats in the balcony and premium-priced loge.

The very last bill at the Durfee was a Disney combo, "Scandalous John" and "Barefoot Executive" on September 7, 1971. There was an audience of 25 people. The operators did not renew their lease. The next day the projection and stage equipment were dismantled. The Durfee was a victim of economics and a trend that had produced the closing of many of the country's theatres.

The Durfee was razed in September and October of 1973.

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Electric Factory, Philadelphia
1968-03-22/24

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Friedrichsau Festwiese, Ulm
1978-08-26

Friedrichsau: big park in Ulm at the banks of the Danube with a little zoo (the Aquarium), small lakes and beer gardens. A lot of events take place here (Ulmer Zelt, Ulmer Volksfest).



There is a German tongue-twister "In´Ulm, um Ulm und um Ulm herum" ("In Ulm, around Ulm and round about Ulm").

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Then, of course, there is that famous German composer.....Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.

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Stay with me flagrantly and we'll have ecstasy for all eternity.

You beat me by 5 seconds. I was going to post the same thing.
What a couple of cards we are.
Sorry to disrupt, Fritz. Love yer thread!

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Let's hear it again for the London Philharmonic Orchestra!

How can you get anything done with an odd couple like that? Wait until I got you.

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Stadthalle, Offenbach
1988-04-13

In 1988 FZ didn't play in Frankfurt. Maybe the halls were already booked in Frankfurt. So he went to Offenbach, which is very close to Frankfurt.

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Ford Auditorium, Detroit
1967-12-01

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Moore Theater, Seattle
1970-09-20

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Pamplin Sports Arena, Lewis + Clark College, Portland, Oregon
1970-09-22

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Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
1970-03-07

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Sports Arena, San Diego
1970-02-08

Another "Hot Rats" venue.

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Community Theater, Berkeley
1970-04-19/1980-12-05

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Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles

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Rheinhalle (now Tonhalle), Düsseldorf - Update
1971-11-23

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Deutschlandhalle - West Berlin - Update
1971-11-24

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Stadthalle, Freiburg
1973-08-28





Freiburg is a lovely town between Black Forest and the border of Switzerland. One of my favourite towns over here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiburg

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Ellis Auditorium, Memphis
1973-03-06

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Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City
1973-03-09

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Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse
1973-11-09

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Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia (former Yugoslavia)
1975-11-22

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Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston
1975-10-11

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Hey Fritz, I think last time I asked you, you said you don't keep your own archive of these venue pictures, so how do you keep up with which ones you've posted already? I realise the ones you've already posted are here in the thread, but it's getting pretty big now, it would be difficult to do a full scan of the thread just to check for a particular venue. Although, now that I've said that, I realise that even though the search function on this forum can be pretty crappy, it's quite good when you've got some very particular information to search with.

Anyway, I just felt like saying hello.

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

dec-02-78
entermedia theater, 2nd ave/12th street nyc

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Town Hall, Auckland
1976-01-16

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