Difference between revisions of "Kings Court Theater"
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(This is a more detailed history of The King's Court and RHPS. It's not complete. It will be fleshed out even more over the next weeks and months.) |
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| − | Kings Court Theater is a theater located in Pittsburgh PA. | + | Kings Court Theater is a theater located in the Oakland Section of Pittsburgh PA. The building was originally a Jail, then a Police Station, a firehouse and a retail store. In 1965, Ernst Stern and his wife saw the exterior of "Old Precinct #4" agreed that it would be a wonderful location for a Movie Theater. The Rocky Horror Picture Show played Pittsburgh at the King's Court on the weekend of October 22nd, 1976 as a Midnight feature (The regular feature was Richard Lester's film adaptation of the Gay Bath house comedy "The Ritz"). Rocky Horror returned April 15, 1977 for a one off midnight weekend show at the Bank Cinemas before finally returning to the King's Court on May 5th, 1978. That's when RHPS finally caught on. It played steadily from that date until June 25th, 1983. |
| − | + | The film returned to the King's Court on April 8th 1988, where it played for another 2 years, ending it's run with the closure of the King's Court. | |
Revision as of 17:49, 2 March 2016
Kings Court Theater is a theater located in the Oakland Section of Pittsburgh PA. The building was originally a Jail, then a Police Station, a firehouse and a retail store. In 1965, Ernst Stern and his wife saw the exterior of "Old Precinct #4" agreed that it would be a wonderful location for a Movie Theater. The Rocky Horror Picture Show played Pittsburgh at the King's Court on the weekend of October 22nd, 1976 as a Midnight feature (The regular feature was Richard Lester's film adaptation of the Gay Bath house comedy "The Ritz"). Rocky Horror returned April 15, 1977 for a one off midnight weekend show at the Bank Cinemas before finally returning to the King's Court on May 5th, 1978. That's when RHPS finally caught on. It played steadily from that date until June 25th, 1983.
The film returned to the King's Court on April 8th 1988, where it played for another 2 years, ending it's run with the closure of the King's Court.
