Well, I think it has to kept in mind that the Odeon has had a reserved seat policy in the main house for many years and I imagine that Londoners and others who go there regularly know what to expect (and how to act). The number of us in the USA who saw movies regularly in the roadshow era of the 1950’s and 1960’s grows smaller every year. If reserved seat performances of movies ever become a regular event ever again (something I might fervently wish for while knowing it is very unlikely), theater owners might have to explain how it works to the average moviegoer 8-)!
The interior may have been “simple” in a sense, but it also is very dramatic, especially in the design of the proscenium. It is a shame this one is gone.
There are two pictures of what once remained of this radioactive theater’s roadsign on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/coturan
Perhaps it depends on the theatre and where it is located; I have been to the Odeon Leicester Square twice in London where a reserved seat policy is in effect and never observed any problems, and both were soldout performances.
There are pictures of memorabilia and handbills on this theater’s gallery page at Drive-ins.com; one of the handbills promotes a horror night on which one could win a dead body, which the winner had to remove: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/fltgulf
Carmike has installed one of its proprietary BigD large format screens in this theater; there’s a story here: View link and a picture of a BigD screen here: http://www.carmike.com/promotions.aspx?id=93
Well, I think it has to kept in mind that the Odeon has had a reserved seat policy in the main house for many years and I imagine that Londoners and others who go there regularly know what to expect (and how to act). The number of us in the USA who saw movies regularly in the roadshow era of the 1950’s and 1960’s grows smaller every year. If reserved seat performances of movies ever become a regular event ever again (something I might fervently wish for while knowing it is very unlikely), theater owners might have to explain how it works to the average moviegoer 8-)!
The interior may have been “simple” in a sense, but it also is very dramatic, especially in the design of the proscenium. It is a shame this one is gone.
There are two pictures of what once remained of this radioactive theater’s roadsign on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/coturan
Another view: View link
This page has some interior pictures and more about the Compton organ (scroll down a bit): http://www.comptonhaarlem.nl/engels/history.htm
Perhaps it depends on the theatre and where it is located; I have been to the Odeon Leicester Square twice in London where a reserved seat policy is in effect and never observed any problems, and both were soldout performances.
There are pictures and images of related memorabilia on this theater’s gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intshad
A link to this theater’s gallery page at Drive-ins.com: View link
There are images of related memorabilia on this theater’s gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intwes2
Alas, some of the images are really related to the Westlake Drive-in.
There are images of the theater and related memorabilia on this theater’s gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intindd
This theater will be celebrating its 85th birthday on November 19 and 20, 2010: View link
According to this Lakes Wales Historic Archive page, with a picture, the theater was (also?) referred to as the Scenic Theatre:http://www.cityoflakewales.com/depot/17.htm
There are pictures of memorabilia and handbills on this theater’s gallery page at Drive-ins.com; one of the handbills promotes a horror night on which one could win a dead body, which the winner had to remove: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/fltgulf
This theater closed in June of 2010, apparently with little fanfare. The space it occupied will now be a sporting goods store: View link
This article has information about the theater’s reopening as a Fork & Screen operation as of November 17, 2010: View link
This theater will operate as one of AMC’s Fork & Screen theaters as of November 22, 2010: View link
This theater will become an AMC Fork & Screen location as of Dec. 8, 2010: View link
This theater will become one of AMC’s Fork & Screen theaters as Dec. 15, 2010: View link
An article about the recent upgrades, including pictures, is here: View link
There are pictures of the remains of this drive-in on its page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/intcin2
There are two pictures on its gallery page at drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intmunc
There are pictures on its entry page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intskyv
Apparently the immediate threat to the Fox has been relieved: View link