"Crowd Waiting in Line at the Saenger Theatre for a Dolores Del Rio Premier."

ID: 5082 ~ Source: The Historic New Orleans Collection, Gift of Waldemar S. Nelson, 2003.0182.366. ~ Creator: John Tibule Mendes, b. 1888, d.1965.
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"Crowd Waiting in Line at the Saenger Theatre for a Dolores Del Rio Premier."

View of a large crowd gathered outside of the Saenger Theatre on June 14, 1929. The movie, Evangeline, starring Dolores Del Rio, premiered at this Canal Street location that day. Part of the Southern Railway Station is seen at the left and buildings along the 100 block of North Rampart Street are also visible.

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By Cody Wild & Kathryn O'Dwyer, editor
The Saenger Amusement Company, organized in 1912 by brothers Julian and Abraham Saenger, grew into one of the largest motion picture chains in the south, with a peak total of 324 Saenger theaters operating in 12 southern states, along with Cuba,…