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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2008 20:19:35 GMT -5
I'm just wondering if the newfangled Stanley is going to expand it's entertainment horizons & offer some entertainment aimed at the few remaining young people in this area. Like maybe an occassional rock concert. If the Glens Falls Civic Center can attract Willie Nelson, I don't see why the Stanley can't do likewise. Of course, Donna may have to hold her nose for the night, & wring her hands over what the "commoners" may be doing to the new plush seats, but those are the breaks. Especially when those plush seats were partly paid for by the taxpayers. I for one promise that if I attend a rock concert there, I'll leave my work boots at home. Wouldn't want to, ahem, scuff up Donna's new floor.
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Post by concerned on Oct 9, 2008 9:02:31 GMT -5
Why are some people so negative about the Stanley. We as a community should be lucky we have such a jewel in our midst. So what if some of our tax money goes into this joy of a building. It teaches alot just by the fact it is there and well kept up. I am sure that a rock concert is no more common than Bach.
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Post by kim on Oct 9, 2008 9:15:50 GMT -5
I took a backstage tour of the Stanley back about 15 years ago. It was really neat!
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Post by Clipper on Oct 9, 2008 9:29:42 GMT -5
The Stanley IS a jewel, and an asset to the area. It is just that much was spent that was unnecessary and a waste. I hate the new marquee. It totally destroyed the historic nature of the facade., and the cost was ridiculous.
I have no objection to funding the Stanley at a reasonable level, and I have no problem with cultural events taking place there, but there also should be concerts for young people, and other events that serve the entire spectrum of citizens for the area.
If most of the events are going to be jacket and tie, then let the jacket and tie crowd pay the freight, not the average taxpayer. Period!
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Post by dgriffin on Oct 9, 2008 11:35:14 GMT -5
Clip, I agree. These are great attributes to a town, as long as they don't cost the taxpayers too much money. We have a community arts organization down this way that renovated an old theater, much like the Stanley. It offers a mixture of plays and musical nights appealing to all interests and tastes, from classical music, to opera to broadway to rock, etc.
For all I know the theater's director doesn't like Willie's kind of music, but he sure would like the revenue from the crowd Willie would attract.
Hasn't the Stanley offered anything but "high brow?" Looking at their year's schedule, I see the Johnny Cash musical and a variety of other artists, like Billy Joel. No hard rock, though.
Is this their first season? That might make a difference, if they don't have audience numbers to talk about with prospective headliners.
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Post by WestmoGuy on Oct 9, 2008 12:24:14 GMT -5
I think they mostly cater to the rich people. They are the ones who donate all the money. I'll be there tomorrow. Look for us at the Pirate Murder Mystery thing  |
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Post by golden on Oct 9, 2008 12:56:48 GMT -5
I just seen the band Lifehouse there a few weeks ago.
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Post by Clipper on Oct 9, 2008 16:13:32 GMT -5
I haven't been around Utica except to visit since 2002. I used to go to symphony concerts once in a great while, and other events, but it seemed to kind of lean toward more high brow stuff at that time than it did toward Joe Average Citizen.
Hell, probably more people would go to the symphony too, if they could go in Dockers and slip on shoes instead of a suit and tie, LOL. They do diversify to a certain extent, and I hope they are successful in bringing in more different kinds of acts.
Another great old theater that is struggling and I hope can maintain is viability, is the Uptown. I hate to see all the old theaters fall victim to the super cinemas with 19 screens and $5 popcorn. I grew up in the age of 35 cent movies on Saturday, and went to theaters called the Lincoln, the Highland, the Avon, Olympic, Rialto, Oneida, and others around town, along with the Kallet Drive-in with a kids play area and a little train to put the kids on. The New Hartford Drive-in, Rome Drive-in, Valley Drive-in outside Little Falls, and the Schuyler Drive-in.
Not all theaters can be saved and turned into theaters for the fine arts, but I would love to see some of them survive as low budget, no frills theaters for the folks that love the old fashioned atmosphere, and the lower priced venues. I can't imagine having about 4 or 5 children and trying to take them to the movies and pay for their candy, snacks and sodas. It would take a weeks pay.
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Post by dgriffin on Oct 9, 2008 17:27:10 GMT -5
... I would love to see some of them survive as low budget, no frills theaters for the folks that love the old fashioned atmosphere, and the lower priced venues. This is how it's done: Not easy. www.chronogram.com/issue/2001/02/editorial/notebook.htmThe following is a bit more upscale, but still relatively cheap. www.greatmovieslowerprices.com/lyceum.htmlBoth theaters are nearby. I remember the old man at the Rosendale. He wouldn't start the film until he had everyone seated, and he was the usher, as well as performing numerous other duties. As the place filled up, with the house lights up, he would find seats for patrons, ask people to move in order to keep a family together, remind the kids not to spill their drinks, and wink at all the pretty girls.  |
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Post by dgriffin on Oct 9, 2008 17:35:42 GMT -5
Maybe Tony Cacchio, mentioned in the above link regarding the Rosendale Theatre, was from Utica. Because he pronounced "theater" the same way I do. Thee AY ter. Hard Th, accent on the second syllable and a long A. Don't know where the author of the article is from, but it appears he also misspelled Rocco as Rocko.
How does anyone pronounce Theater? THEE uh ter?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 14:20:38 GMT -5
I have always pronounced it Thee AY ter. Hard Th, accent on the second syllable and a long A. I'm going to the theater tonight.
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