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  • <p>1963 personal appearance at the Merrick Theatre by child star John Megna of “To Kill a Mockingbird”</p>
  • <p>A peak into the Merrick Theatre in 1963.</p>
  • <p>Night exterior shot of the Merrick Theatre in 1962</p>
  • <p>Lounge with art gallery at the Merrick Theatre in 1963.</p>
  • <p>Auditorium of the Merrick Theatre in 1963.</p>
  • <p>Projection booth with Simplex projection of the Merrick Theatre in 1963.</p>
  • <p>Snack bar of the Merrick Theatre in 1963.</p>
  • <p>Photo & description credit Alan Rowland.</p> <p>Here’s a photo of the Strand Theater in Jan 1978. I was a theater projectionist at Northwest Plaza Cinema and was learning how to operate the equipment at the Strand.</p>
  • <p>June 27th, 1969 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>It’s the April 22, 1977 launch of the Malco Razorback Twin which would have a nearly identical sister cinema located in Springdale within a year. The Razorback Twin had seating of about 600 (294 in each identical auditorium) at opening. It was Malco’s fourth twin in Fayetteville with the then operational Malco Twin Cinema (1970), Malco Mall Cinema (1971) and the U•ARK (twinned in 1971 and closed by Malco in 1974 though open as an independent repertory theater when the Razorback Twin opened). It was positioned as Malco’s “family” theater with Disney films and PG offerings.</p>
  • <p>Taken 1989.</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “Come to the Stable” engagement</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “This Land is Mine” engagement</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “Oklahoma” engagement</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “Barbary Coast” engagement</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “The Great Waldo Pepper” engagement</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “Come to the Stable” engagement</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “Sound of Music” engagement.</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “Can Can” engagement.</p>
  • <p>Photo by Dennis Zimmerman</p>