This page is part of an experiment in local film history. It presents a record of each documented screening of a particular Louise Brooks film in Northern California, from the time of its release through today. Recorded here are which city and at what venue and over what period of time (one week, three days, one day, etc…) any particular film was shown. Additionally noted are those occasions when a film was shown as part of a double bill, if there was a special guest appearance, or some other unusual circumstance, such as a benefit screening.
This page presents a record of screening for A Social Celebrity, which was officially released by Famous-Players Lasky / Paramount on March 29, 1926. For more about this production, be sure and check out its Louise Brooks Society FILMOGRAPHY PAGE. ||| Or, click here to advance to the NEXT FILM in the Lulu by the Bay set of records.
1926 screenings: Liberty in San Jose (Apr. 1-3, 1926); Strand in Los Gatos (Apr. 16, 1926); Varsity in Davis (Apr. 22-23, 1926); National in Woodland (Apr. 29-30, 1926); Granada in San Francisco (Apr. 24-30, 1926); Hub in Mill Valley (Apr. 25-26, 1926); Princess in Sausalito (Apr. 25-26, 1931); California in Pittsburg (Apr. 27-28, 1926); Sequoia in Redwood City (Apr. 28-29, 1926); Regent in San Mateo (Apr. 29-30, 1926); New Stanford in Palo Alto (Apr. 30 – May 1, 1926); Orpheum in Lakeport (May 3-4, 1926); Garden in Burlingame (May 6-7, 1926); American in Oakland (May 8-14, 1926); Liberty in Susanville (May 9, 1926); Virginia in Vallejo (May 10-11, 1926); Novelty in San Bruno (May 12, 1926); California in Turlock (May 13, 1926 as Social Celebrities); California in Salinas (May 15-16, 1926); California in Santa Rosa (May 17-19, 1926 – see pictured advertisement); National in Madera (May 18, 1926); Orland Theatre in Orland (May 18-19, 1926); Gardella in Oroville (May 19, 1926); Elite in Placerville (May 23, 1926); New Roseville Theatre in Roseville (May 23, 1926); U.C. in Berkeley (May 26-29, 1926); Modesto in Modesto (May 30 – June 1, 1926); Rialto in Willows (June 2, 1926); Palace Theatre in Dixon (June 2-3, 1926); Orpheus in San Rafael (June 3-4, 1926); Tamalpais in San Anselmo (June 7-8, 1926); Liberty in Healdsburg (June 17-18, 1926); Ramona in Walnut Creek (June 24, 1926); Maywood Airdome in Corning (June 26, 1926); State in Stockton (June 27, 1926); Capitol in Sacramento (June 30 – July 3, 1926); New Fillmore in San Francisco (July 3-4, 1926); New Mission in San Francisco (July 3-4, 1926); California in Richmond (July 7-8, 1926); Mountain View Theatre in Mountain View (July 10, 1926); Strand in Colusa (July 10-11, 1926); Liberty in St. Helena (July 16-17, 1926); Hippodrome in Napa (July 19, 1926 as A Special Celebrity); Auburn in Auburn (July 20, 1926); Mystic in Petaluma (July 23-24, 1926); Chimes in Oakland (July 25-26, 1926); Strand in Berkeley (July 27-28, 1926); Liberty in Fort Bragg (July 29-30, 1926); Royal in South San Francisco (Aug. 6, 1926); Franklin in Oakland (Aug. 7-9, 1926); Bayview in San Francisco (Aug. 8, 1926); Peter’s in Yreka (Aug. 8-9, 1926); Airdome in Chico (Aug. 9-10, 1926); Manzanita in Carmel (Aug. 9-10, 1926); Starland in Sebastopol (Aug. 12, 1926); Majestic in Concord (Aug. 12-13, 1926); Richmond in Richmond (Aug. 15, 1926); Lorin in Berkeley (Aug. 19-20, 1926); Alexandria in San Francisco (Aug. 20-23, 1926); Bay Shore in San Francisco (Aug. 22, 1926); Rialto in Stockton (Aug. 24-25, 1926 with My Old Dutch); Town Hall in Quincy (Aug. 28, 1926); Oaks in Berkeley (Sept. 3-4, 1926); New Lyceum in San Francisco (Sept 4, 1926 with Some Pumpkins); Fairfax in Oakland (Sept. 5, 1926); Minor in Arcata (Sept. 5-6, 1926); Palace in Oakland (Sept. 6, 1926); Strand in Gilroy (Sept. 4, 1926); Engelmine in Engelmine (Sept. 7, 1926 with The Fighting Dude); Hayward Theatre in Hayward (Sept. 13-14, 1926 with The People vs. Nancy Preston); Fortuna in Fortuna (Sept. 14-15, 1926 with The Mystic); California Theatre in Livermore (Sept. 19, 1926); Broadway in Oakland (Oct. 5-6, 1926); Strand in Lincoln (Oct. 7-8, 1926 with The Sap); Granada in Oakland (Oct. 18, 1926); Playhouse in Calistoga (Oct. 26-27, 1926); Lincoln in Oakland (Nov. 3, 1926); West Portal in San Francisco (Nov. 13, 1926); Plaza in Oakland (Nov. 14, 1926); Balboa in San Francisco (Nov. 20, 1926 with Wild Oates Lane); Novelty in Martinez (Nov. 21, 1926); Merced in Merced (Nov. 28, 1926); Theatre Folsom in Folsom (Dec. 4-5, 1926); Palace in San Leandro (Dec. 11, 1926); North Sacramento in Sacramento (Dec. 12, 1926); Berkeley Theatre in Berkeley (Dec. 19-21, 1926); Casino in San Francisco (Dec. 30-31, 1926);
1927 screenings: Galt Theatre in Galt (Jan. 1-2, 1927); Majestic in Benicia (Jan. 4, 1927); New State in San Francisco (Mar. 27, 1927 with Hell’s Highroad).
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If you live in Northern California and are curious to learn if a Brooks’ film played where you live, the 25 pages that comprise Lulu by the Bay — including this one, may be just the record to satisfy your curiosity. Want to know more about the non-Louise Brooks films which made the other half of a double bill? Try searching the Internet Movie Database, or IMDb. Additionally, if you are interested in finding out more about any of the theaters noted above, then be sure and check out Cinema Treasures. It’s a truly remarkable website with entries on more than 60,000 movie theaters from not only around California and the United States, but also around the world. Most every theater has its own page, which includes its location, a brief history, historic and contemporary images, and lots more. Cinema Treasures includes not just current theaters, but also those many venues which have closed, been converted to another use, or torn down. Notably, this crowd sourced website can be searched by theater name, location, or zip code.
Have a question or know of other screening not listed above? If so, please CONTACT the Louise Brooks Society.