We see a lot of the Follies Theatre, 337 S. Main St., in "That Little Band of Gold" (Keystone, 1915). The film, directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, stars Mabel Normand, Ford Sterling, Alice Davenport, and Arbuckle. We're supposedly at the theatre to see an opera.
Fatty with his wife and mother-in-law in one of the boxes.
A wider view of the main floor box area house right.
The rear of the main floor.
A nice shot of the ornament on the front of the balcony.
The balcony level boxes house left.
Another look at the boxes. Many thanks to Silent Film Detective John Bengtson for the screenshots.
See the page about the Follies Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many photos as well as a history of the building. It opened in 1904 as the Belasco and was demolished in 1974.
On IMDb: "That Little Band of Gold"
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"Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton"
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