May 1, 2008: I've added some links to various sites that work with Film Making in San Antonio.
May 1, 2008: Larry Ratliff will be featuring our site on his blog page in MySA.com. I have created a page for Larry and you can reach his blog site by going to his page above.
February 29, 2008: Alice Geron has a new book that she has just published. Check her page for details.
On February 25, 2008, Harry Geron, husband on our own Alice Geron, passed away at the age of 86. He was a graduate of the 1940 class at Jefferson High School. There was a memorial service at Porter Loring Mortuary on McCullough at I-35 Thursday, Feb. 28, 1:00 pm. He was buried in Waco on Friday, Feb. 29. Our condolences Alice.
February 7, 2008, I just received this e-mail this evening:
On Friday, February 8, 2008, Choosetube.com will be opening a San Antonio acting competition called "So You Think You Can Act?" This competition is planned to be held at various locations around San Antonio in front of live audiences. Each part of the competition will be filmed and aired on Choosetube.com.
The grand prize is $1000.00 cash, a 1 hour photo shoot, a featured 3 page pictoral in Chosen Magazine, and a trophy signifying the winner as "Best Thespian"
We anticipate great publicity as a result of this competition. We would like to extend the opportunity to your actors to compete, and to your theaters to be one of the locations for the competition. We will have 13 episodes to film, and currently have 2 confirmed locations.
For more information, please visit www.choosetube.com after 12pm on Friday, February 8, 2008, or call 210-745-0770.
Scottie C. Jackson
"Allergic to Mediocrity"
January 28, 2008, added Mike Panasenko. Mike, GWhopper to you fans of Gone But Not Forgotten (GBNF for short) forum members of City-Data.com, has agreed to join us here at San Antonio Theatres: Now & Then. It is great to have his expertise at San Antonio history.
Welcome GWhopper.
ASept 6, 2008: We have been having trouble with the Table of Contents. It has been restored. We also made a link to Battersby Ornamental, a company that has participated in the restoration of the Majestic and Empire Theatres.
July 3, 2008: On the 20th of June, radio station, WTMJ, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ran an article on drive-in theatres and featured our page. The result was 1998 hits from June 21, 2008 through July 2, 2008. I want to thank the station for their article on their website and I am creating this link to their page.
May 1, 2008: I've added some links to various sites that work with Film Making in San Antonio.
May 1, 2008: Larry Ratliff will be featuring our site on his blog page in MySA.com. I have created a page for Larry and you can reach his blog site by going to his page above.
April 29, 2009: I've added a new page for Mel Brown of Austin who grew up in San Antonio and has a book coming out soon: San Antonio Past, Present and Always.
April 9, 2009: If you are trying to reach Live Theatre please go to this site: San Antonio Theatre Coalition
Thanks to Melissa Martinez for sending over two photographs of the Nacional Theatre.
Paula Allen, writer for the San Antonio Express-News carried an article on the Hi-Ho Theatre and carried quotes from our site. Thank you Paula.
pril 29, 2009: I've added a new page for Mel Brown of Austin who grew up in San Antonio and has a book coming out soon: San Antonio Past, Present and Always.
April 9, 2009: If you are trying to reach Live Theatre please go to this site: San Antonio Theatre Coalition
Thanks to Melissa Martinez for sending over two photographs of the Nacional Theatre.
Paula Allen, writer for the San Antonio Express-News carried an article on the Hi-Ho Theatre and carried quotes from our site. Thank you Paula.
pril 29, 2009: I've added a new page for Mel Brown of Austin who grew up in San Antonio and has a book coming out soon: San Antonio Past, Present and Always.
April 9, 2009: If you are trying to reach Live Theatre please go to this site: San Antonio Theatre Coalition
Thanks to Melissa Martinez for sending over two photographs of the Nacional Theatre.
Paula Allen, writer for the San Antonio Express-News carried an article on the Hi-Ho Theatre and carried quotes from our site. Thank you Paula.
pril 29, 2009: I've added a new page for Mel Brown of Austin who grew up in San Antonio and has a book coming out soon: San Antonio Past, Present and Always.
April 9, 2009: If you are trying to reach Live Theatre please go to this site: San Antonio Theatre Coalition
Thanks to Melissa Martinez for sending over two photographs of the Nacional Theatre.
Paula Allen, writer for the San Antonio Express-News carried an article on the Hi-Ho Theatre and carried quotes from our site. Thank you Paula.
pril 29, 2009: I've added a new page for Mel Brown of Austin who grew up in San Antonio and has a book coming out soon: San Antonio Past, Present and Always.
April 9, 2009: If you are trying to reach Live Theatre please go to this site: San Antonio Theatre Coalition
Thanks to Melissa Martinez for sending over two photographs of the Nacional Theatre.
Paula Allen, writer for the San Antonio Express-News carried an article on the Hi-Ho Theatre and carried quotes from our site. Thank you Paula.
pril 29, 2009: I've added a new page for Mel Brown of Austin who grew up in San Antonio and has a book coming out soon: San Antonio Past, Present and Always.
April 9, 2009: If you are trying to reach Live Theatre please go to this site: San Antonio Theatre Coalition
Thanks to Melissa Martinez for sending over two photographs of the Nacional Theatre.
Paula Allen, writer for the San Antonio Express-News carried an article on the Hi-Ho Theatre and carried quotes from our site. Thank you Paula.
January 16, 2008, added the Alice Geron page.
January 16, 2008, I have been getting a lot of hits from the forums at City-data so I wish to acknowledge them by placing links to their sites.
city-data.com
city-data.com/forum/san-antonio/
gone-but-not-forgotten
city-data.com/forum/san-antonio
January 8, 2008, Mr. Harry Geron worked for an architectural firm that designed the Hi-Ho Theatre. See his comments. I also created the December Updates archive. 