Today we have another S Charles Lee theater from Julius Shulman. This one is
"Job Lee-LT: Laurel Theatre, 1941". Going by the date, I assume it was built before wartime shortages occurred.
The marquee's slightly different in this shot. Everything's coming together for the Gala Opening Nigh(t).
I read the "I just bailed out to see The New Laurel Theatre" sign when the image was small, but it was only when I zoomed in that I noticed the man in the middle was wearing a parachute. Now it all makes sense! The location is given away on the board behind.
Here are the girls again, this time spelling out the event in blocks.
I've omitted two images, one showing a band (presumably at the gala opening), and the other a similar interior shot to this one.
Finally, here's the auditorium.
All from
Getty Research Institute
The theater's page at cinematreasures.org gives the address as 8056 Beverly Boulevard. A comment by
Ralgev in 2004 says that the building still stands with a modified façade, and that back then the auditorium had been in use as a synagogue for around four decades. Current views suggest that it still is.
GSV
Looking at the aerial and Streetview images, I think this is the auditorium on Laurel Avenue.
GSV