Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California)
theater | |
Seating type | Orchestra, balcony |
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Capacity | 3,040 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1931 |
Renovated | 1973 |
Website | |
www | |
Paramount Theatre | |
No. 9 | |
Timothy Pflueger | |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 73000395[1] |
CHISL No. | 884[2] |
ODL No. | 9 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 14, 1973 |
Designated NHL | May 5, 1977[3] |
Designated CHISL | 1975[2] |
Designated ODL | 1975 |
The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat
, lecture series, special events, and screenings of classic movies from Hollywood's Golden Era.History
The Paramount Theatre was built as a
The Paramount organ was built by Wurlitzer for the Paramount Publix theaters: a four-manual, twenty-rank model called the Publix I (Opus 2164), which cost $20,000 in 1931.
The gala premiere on December 16, 1931, was attended by Kay Francis, star of the opening film, The False Madonna,[9] and cast members Conway Tearle, Charles D. Brown, Marjorie Gateson, and William Boyd (not yet known as Hopalong Cassidy). Notable guests included California's governor James Rolph and Oakland mayor Fred N. Morcom. Tickets were first-come, first-served: sixty cents for the balcony seat and eighty-five cents for a seat in the orchestra.[10] The program also included a Fox Movietone News newsreel, a Silly Symphony animated cartoon The Spider and the Fly, and the music of the Paramount's own 16-piece house orchestra, under the direction of Lew Kosloff. Last on the program was the stage show Fanchon & Marco's "Slavique Idea", a forty-minute revue featuring Sam Hearn, comedians Brock and Thompson, dancer LaVonne Sweet, the acrobatic Seven Arconis, Patsy Marr, and the Sunkist Beauties in a chorus-line finale.
In June 1932 the Paramount closed, unable to meet operating expenses of more than $27,000 per week. Competing with Paramount was the
For a second time the Paramount closed on September 15, 1970, because it no longer was able to compete with smaller movie theaters in the suburbs. The Paramount's last film was Let It Be (1970) with The Beatles.[11] In 1971, a Warner Bros. movie, The Candidate, starring Robert Redford, was filmed using the interior of the Paramount as one of the principal locations.
Hope surfaced in October 1972 when the Oakland Symphony Orchestra Association (OSO), in need of a new home, purchased the Paramount for $1 million, half of which was donated by the seller, National General Theaters—formerly the Fox Theaters-West Coast—with the other half coming from generous[clarification needed] private donors. The popcorn machines and candy counters were removed. With the help of restoration project manager Peter Botto, new, wider seats were installed, the distance between rows was increased to provide more leg room, and a replica of the original carpet was laid throughout the theater. Two bars, one on the mezzanine and one on the lower level, and a new box office were added. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill were consultants for the restoration, with Milton Pflueger & Associates assisting. The Paramount reopened on September 22, 1973,[12] in its original 1931 splendor. Following the Opening the Oakland Symphony had sold out nearly all seats on subscription sales and sold out a majority of individual concerts.
But even with the house full the Paramount Theatre proved a financial burden to the Oakland Symphony. In addition the Oakland Symphony financed renovation costs with a $1 million loan. Rather than continue absorbing the Paramount's operating losses, the Oakland Symphony transferred the Paramount to the City of Oakland in 1975 for $1 in exchange for 40 years of free rent. They continued with that agreement until the Oakland Symphony Orchestra filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in September 1986.
Seeing an opportunity, a group of seven private citizens banded together and approached city officials with the idea of managing and operating the Paramount on behalf of the city as a nonprofit organization. They agreed, and the management structure has remained to this day.
Walking into the main lobby, with its gold ornamentation along the walls, curving staircase, and glowing light fixtures, is like taking a trip back through Old Hollywood.[
Photo gallery
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2005 view of marquee listing Elvis Costello
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1975 photograph byJack E. Bouchershowing the four-story Grand Lobby
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Fountain of Light over seven double doors at entrance
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Grand Lobby north wall showing dancing figures
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1932 image of auditorium ceiling and balcony soffit. Round holes in balcony edge are for stage lighting instruments. Dark windows in far wall are for film projectors and spotlights.
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1932 view looking down from the balcony at the ceiling, proscenium, curtain, seating and hydraulic orchestra pit
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Basement lounge showing stylized couches and benches. Note the bold wall and ceiling designs
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Mezzanine-level foyer
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Men's lounge, mezzanine level
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Women's lounge, basement level
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Women's Smoking Room, basement level
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Architect's basement plan
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Architect's first floor plan
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Architect's mezzanine plan
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Architect's longitudinal section (cutaway side view)
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A small section of Timothy L. Pflueger's patented ceiling grid which extends over the entire auditorium
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Detail of mosaic on facade
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Detail of mosaic on facade
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Detail of Women's Lounge, basement level
- Alvin Tenpo's smugmug photos of the Paramount Theater, Oakland, California
- Flickr photos of the Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California
Main events
Symphony and ballet
Michael Morgan was music director from September 1990 until his death in August 2021.[15][16] With its May 18, 2007, performance of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess sold out, the Oakland East Bay Symphony opened its final rehearsal to the public.[17]
In December 2007, the Oakland Ballet celebrated the 35th anniversary of Ronn Guidi's Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre, with Michael Morgan conducting the music of Tchaikovsky.
Notable concerts
The Paramount has hosted concerts by a wide variety of acts since the mid-1970s, including
1974
- Boz Scaggs "Slow Dancer", March 4
1975
- Bob Marley & The Wailers, July 8
- Patti LaBelle with Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, September 9
- Nancy Wilson, Les McCann, Hubert Laws, Esther Phillips, Stanley Turrentine, "Jelly Roll Jazz Festival", October 3
- Boz Scaggs "A Night to Remember", December 29
1976
- Grover Washington Jr., George Benson, January 16
- Vladimir Horowitz, February 15
- Bob Marley and the Wailers, May 29 and 30
- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, October 2
1977
- Peter Allen, December 15
- The Crusaders, December 31
1978
- Ronnie Laws, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, February 9
- Oingo Boingo Band, October 31
1986
- Ashford & Simpson, December 6
1988
- Jackson Browne Band, David Crosby, Graham Nash, November 2 and 3
1991
- Natalie Cole (Unforgettable Tour)
- Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Jean-Luc Ponty
1992
- Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Edwin Hawkins, David Whitfield
- En Vogue
- David Sanborn Band with comedian Jeff Cesario
1994
- The Canton Spirituals with The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Fairfield Four
- Lyle Lovett
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Illinois Jacquet Big Band, J. J. Johnson Quintet, The "Jazz at the Philharmonic" All-Star Jam with Tommy Flanagan, Benny Carter, Roy Haynes and Al McKibbon
1995
- Anita Baker[18]
- Harry Belafonte
- Jackson Browne
- "California Blues – Swingtime Tribute" with Johnny Otis, Charles Brown, Jay McShann, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy McCracklin, Lowell Fulson and Earl Brown[19]
- Fourplay
- Kirk Franklin and Family
- Mississippi Mass Choir with Dorothy Norwood, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Choir of Oakland
- Rachelle Ferrell with Will Downing, Gerald Albright, Jonathan Butler
- Bonnie Raitt[20]
- Stevie Wonder[21]
1996
1997
- Ashford & Simpson with Maya Angelou
- Charles Brown with Ruth Brown, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt[24]
- Sarah McLachlan with Madeleine Peyroux
- Maxwell
- Nicholas Brothers, Count Basie Orchestra, Donald O'Connor, Williams Brothers
- "Porgy and Bess" concert Joe Henderson sextet with Tommy Flanagan, Dave Holland, Al Foster, Conrad Herwig and Stephan Harris[25]
1998
1999
- Jeff Beck
- James Brown[27]
- Sheryl Crow[28]
- Rubén González with Ibrahim Ferrer[29]
- Lauryn Hill[30]
- B.B. King
- Maxwell[31]
- Britney Spears,[32] July 29
- Tom Waits
- Neil Young March 20
2000
- Mary J. Blige[33]
- James Brown with Tower of Power[34]
- D'Angelo[35]
- Will Downing, Gerald Albright, Chanté Moore and Phil Perry
- Rickie Lee Jones, with Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks
- Maze with Frankie Beverly
- Paul Simon[36]
2001
- Erykah Badu[37]
- Björk[38][39]
- James Brown with Tower of Power
- Isaac Hayes and the Oakland East Bay Symphony: Musical tribute to Gordon Parks
- Alicia Keys
- Maxwell (musician)[40]
- Tori Amos[41]
2002
- Jeff Beck
- Mary J. Blige[42]
- Ani DiFranco, Bruce "U. Utah" Phillips, Toshi Reagon
- Enrique Iglesias
- Alicia Keys with Glenn Lewis[43]
- Pat Metheny Group
- Teddy Pendergrass
- Prince "One Nite Alone With Prince", U.S. Spring tour[44]
- Bonnie Raitt
2003
2004
- Natalie Cole[46]
- Will Downing, with Kem, Kenny Lattimore
- Josh Groban[47]
- Enrique Iglesias[48]
- Taj Mahal
- Sarah McLachlan
- The Temptations and the Four Tops
- Wilco Band[49]
2005
- Elvis Costello[50]
- Dead Can Dance
- Bob Dylan
- Tom Jones, with Tower of Power
- Journey
- Alicia Keys
- David Gray
- Gerald Levert, Eddie Levert
- Ricky Martin
- Brian McKnight
- Bonnie Raitt
- Jill Scott[51]
- The Whispers & Howard Hewett
- Jethro Tull
2006
- James Blunt
- Toni Braxton
- Elvis Costello
- Donald Fagen
- David Gilmour
- Al Green with Booker T. Jones[52]
- R. Kelly
- B.B. King, special guest Mavis Staples[53]
- Gladys Knight
- Madeleine Peyroux with Vienna Teng[54]
- Robert Plant
- Tool
2007
- Pepe Aguilar & His 20-Piece Mariachi Orchestra
- Tori Amos
- Benise
- The Black Crowes
- Crowded House
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
- Nelly Furtado
- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
- Iron & Wine
- Dave Koz with Jonathan Butler, Wayman Tisdale and Kimberley Locke
- Lauryn Hill[55]
- Live Nation, November 4[56]
- Twelve Girls Band
- Tyrese, with Ginuwine
- Lucinda Williams
- Brian Wilson
2008
- Erykah Badu with The Roots
- Bowfire
- Jill Scott
- 70s Soul Jam with Main Ingredient featuring Cuba Gooding Sr.
- Donna Summer
- Keith Sweat, Bell Biv DeVoe, Tony! Toni! Toné!
- The Temptations & Four Tops
- The Whispers, Stephanie Mills
- Dream Theater
- Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester
2011
Stand-up comedy
- 1974 – George Carlin
- 1975 – Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin
- 1997 – Bernie Mac
- 2000, 2001 – Jamie Foxx
- 2004, 2007 – George Lopez
- 2005 – Bill Cosby
- 2006 – Lewis Black
- 2007 – Mike Epps
- 2008 – Cedric the Entertainer, Katt Williams
- Chris Rock (1997, 1999, 2003, 2008)[57][58]
- The three sold-out performances by Chris Rock in 2003 included a total attendance of 8,883 and a total gross of $448,000.[59]
- Jerry Seinfeld (1996, 2001, 2004, 2011)[60][61]
- In 2004, the four sold-out performances of Seinfeld grossed $819,390; 12,001 patrons is a record since the renovation and re-opening of the Paramount Theatre back in 1973.[59]
- 2023 - Louis CK
Black Comedy Explosion
- 1990 Paul Mooney, Martin Lawrence, Shawn Wayans, Damon Wayans, Larry La La, Laura Hayes
- 1991 Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, Chris Thomas, Yvette Wilson
- 1992 Jamie Foxx, Chris Thomas, Yvette Wilson
- 1993 D. L. Hughley, Paul Mooney, Chris Tucker, Yvette Wilson, Ruben Paul
- 1994 Mark Curry, Chris Tucker, Chris Spencer
- 1995 Mark Curry, Cedric the Entertainer
- 1996 Dave Chappelle, Cedric the Entertainer, Tommy Davidson
- 1997 Jamie Foxx, Yvette Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Chris Thomas, D. L. Hughley, Arnez J, Sheryl Underwood, Guy Torry
- 1998 Don 'D.C.' Curry
- 1999 Don "DC" Party, Sheryl Underwood, Mike Epps
- 2000 D. L. Hughley
- 2001 Guy Torry, Bruce Bruce, Ricky Smiley
- 2002 Tommy Davidson, Sheryl Underwood, Alex Thomas
- 2004 Sheryl Underwood, Paul Mooney
- 2005 D. L. Hughley, Lavelle Crawford
- 2007 Lavelle Crawford, Earthquake, Sheryl Underwood, Ruben Paul
Live stage plays
- 1997 – The musical play The Wiz was at the Paramount, with Grace Jones, Peabo Bryson and CeCe Peniston.[62]
- 2001 – The Diary of Black Men, directed by Clarence Whitmore, a play that had been touring the country since 1983[63]
- 2006 – Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail played to a packed seven-date stint at the Paramount.[64]
- 2008 – Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats was performed in May.
Classic movie nights
It wasn't until 1987 that the Paramount returned to its true calling as a movie house, showing Buster Keaton's The General (1926), a silent film accompanied by the Wurlitzer. In 1988, Casablanca (1942), starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, launched the first movie series. The 2002 feature was Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove (1964).[11]
In 2002 it showed
The Paramount Movie Classics series continues scheduling screenings throughout the year and is enthusiastically supported by guests and staff members alike who often dress up in costume as movie characters.[65]
Other
In order to accommodate the large number of people attending on the High Holy Days, since 2001 Oakland's Temple Sinai has held its main High Holy Day services at the Paramount, filling the entire 1,800 seats on the mezzanine of the theater, and most of the 1,200 seats in the balcony.[66]
Notable events
The Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame was founded in 1973 in Oakland. They held elegant events that honored such screen legends as Clarence Muse, Hattie McDaniel, Billy Dee Williams, Melvin Van Peebles, and Danny Glover with the Oscar Micheaux Awards. Some of the events were hosted at Oakland's Paramount Theatre. In 2001 Harry Belafonte, Eubie Blake and Diahann Carroll was inducted in the Filmmakers Hall of Fame at the Paramount.[67]
1995 – Poet Maya Angelou read from her work at a benefit at Paramount for the St. Paul's Episcopal School.[68]
1999 – Actress Halle Berry was at the Paramount for the premiere of Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, an HBO docudrama.[69]
2007 – Former Congressman Ron Dellums was sworn in on Monday, January 8, as Oakland's 48th mayor in a public ceremony at the Paramount Theatre. A crowd of 1,900 people gathered for the ceremony.[70]
2011 – Hosting of the premiere for the 2011 film Moneyball. The cast as well as some Oakland Athletics players and executives attended the premiere.
2012 – Abel Gance's film Napoléon had four screenings from March 24 to April 1 as part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Accompanied by a live orchestra, Napoléon was shown at the original 20 frames per second and ending with a 20-minute final triptych sequence. These, the first US screenings of British film historian Kevin Brownlow's 5.5-hour-long restored version, were described[by whom?] as requiring three intermissions, one of which was a dinner break. Score arranger Carl Davis led the 46-piece Oakland East Bay Symphony for the performances.
See also
- Alameda Theatre (Alameda, California)
- Fox Oakland Theater
- Grand Lake Theater
Footnotes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Paramount Theatre". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ a b NHL Summary
- ^ Pitts, Carolyn (February 17, 1977). "Paramount Theatre" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ "Paramount Theatre" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ "Tours Rediscover Oakland Landmark. San Francisco Chronicle". November 20, 1998. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ISBN 0-486-22824-X
- ISBN 0-7134-8873-5
- ^ "The False Madonna". December 5, 1931. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017 – via IMDb.
- ISBN 0-89581-607-5
- ^ a b "Now playing -- grand nostalgia / Oakland's Paramount film series evokes an era of reel glamour". SFGate.com. August 2, 2002. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ contributor. "Paramount Theatre". cinematour.com. Cinema Tour. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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- ^ "Charles Brown Gets His Reward / Raitt, Hooker celebrate R&B veteran's comeback". SFGate.com. November 4, 1997. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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- ^ "Raitt Fundamentally Fine at Warfield / Singer entertains with musicianship, charm". SFGate.com. June 8, 1998. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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- ^ "Smoking Cubans / Ruben Gonzalez and Ibrahim Ferrer full of life in quirky, festive concert at end of S.F. Jazz Festival". SFGate.com. November 8, 1999. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "With a hot, 16-piece band behind her, she shows that her phenomenal solo album was not a fluke". SFGate.com. March 3, 1999. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Maxwell's Silver Sound Blows Warm and Cool". SFGate.com. August 13, 1999. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Pop Princess / Britney Spears makes adoring fans squeal with delight at Paramount Theatre". SFGate.com. July 31, 1999. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Blige Taps Her Superpowers / Hip-hop queen gives knockout performance at Paramount Theatre". SFGate.com. August 25, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "James Brown Still Can't Act His Age / Birthday concert sets Paramount ablaze with funk". SFGate.com. May 12, 2000. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "D'Angelo's A Turn-On In Oakland / Singer seduces crowd with sexy, skillful R&B". SFGate.com. April 7, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Man in the Bubble / A gloomy Paul Simon lets his well-crafted music do the talking at the Paramount". SFGate.com. November 15, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "A Mesmerizing Badu Loosens Up". SFGate.com. March 13, 2001. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Quixotic Bjork spreads her wings in Oakland". SFGate.com. October 19, 2001. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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- ^ "Amos through the ages / Singer's message as complex as ever". SFGate.com. November 13, 2001. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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- ^ "Enrique doesn't have to sing to get his fans to scream". SFGate.com. February 26, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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- ^ "Ballet aside, it comes down to rock for Costello". SFGate.com. March 24, 2005. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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- ^ "REVIEW / Seinfeld Voices His Petty Grievances / Comedian delivers flawless routine". SFGate.com. March 30, 2001. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Big Names, Small Parts / Grace Jones gets wicked in 'The Wiz'". SFGate.com. June 13, 1997. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Long-running 'Diary of Black Men' returns to Paramount / Fans appreciate show's message about relationships". SFGate.com. June 29, 2001. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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References
- Detailed History of the Paramount
- Stone, Susannah Harris. The Oakland Paramount, Lancaster-Miller Publishers (1982) – ISBN 0-89581-607-5
External links
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- Oakland East Bay Symphony
- Oakland Ballet
- Article on Paramount Theatre archives at Bancroft Library
- Guide to the Paramount Theatre Records at Bancroft Library
- Tours Rediscover Oakland Landmark, San Francisco Chronicle (Friday, November 20, 1998)
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CA-1976, "Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA", 39 photos, 2 color transparencies, 54 data pages, 5 photo caption pages
- Dan Vint's collection of Paramount Theatre photographs