I had the sad honor of being the last projectionist at the Varsity for the last year it was open. I ran the last movie there when it closed on my birthday in 1989. We ordered a 16mm print of the first movie that showed there when she opened in 1949. It was called “Tulsa”. The OU film department managed to rig up a 16mm projector next to our 35mm twin changover projectors and we had a going away party for the old girl. Oh man, 29 years ago it doesn’t seem possible.
I had the sad honor of being the last projectionist at the Varsity for the last year it was open. I ran the last movie there when it closed on my birthday in 1989. We ordered a 16mm print of the first movie that showed there when she opened in 1949. It was called “Tulsa”. The OU film department managed to rig up a 16mm projector next to our 35mm twin changover projectors and we had a going away party for the old girl. Oh man, 29 years ago it doesn’t seem possible.