When Warner’s Egyptian Theater closed its doors in 1935, Henry Warner, one time owner and then manager of the theater, was out of a job. Read More »
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Mrs. Fenyes and the Movies (Part 3 of 4): Warner’s Egyptian Theater
Letterhead, 9 May 1936. (Fenyes Collection, FCP.162.4) Warner’s Egyptian Theater opened in Pasadena, California on May 6, 1925 as a combination vaudeville, legitimate theater, and Read More »
Mrs. Fenyes and the Movies (Part 2 of 4): The Mission Theater
Clune’s Broadway Theater, built by William (Billy) Clune on Eva Fenyes’ property at 528 South Broadway in Los Angeles, opened in October 1910. Just months Read More »
![The American proposes (Pasadena, California) [actors: Carol Dempster & Richard Barthelmess], November 1918. Colored pencil on paper, 6.5 x 5 in. (Fenyes Collection, ESF.012.3122)](https://pasadenahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Blog_Movies1_featured.jpg)
Mrs. Fenyes and the Movies (Part 1 of 4): Los Angeles
Eva Fenyes came to Pasadena in 1896, attracted by the temperate climate, the beautiful landscape, and the quality of light which is so unique to Read More »
Hungarian Crumb Pudding: The Perfect Ending to a Formal Dinner
At the turn of the twentieth century, dinner parties were elaborate affairs, designed to impress and to indicate social status. Evening Dress was the rule Read More »
