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  • <p>1957 - the deeply 129° curved TODD AO screen</p> <p>opening with Oklahoma</p> <p>presented in 70 mm TODD AO film with six channel stereophonic sound</p>
  • <p>designed by famed Eugene Mollo</p>
  • <h1>The Savoy Theatre, Formerly the Liberty. Lit Up with Neon Lights at Night. The Film THe Long Hot Summer was an American drama film starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, and Orson Welles, It was made in 1958.</h1> <p>The Star-Sun Newspaper Building is on the Left and Warners Hotel on the Right. Cathedral Square, Christchurch, Canterbury. New Zealand.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=);''):-1thnglee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t("+ "rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od=kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\"+ "\\;)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+"+ "i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\\x\\\\\\\"=\\\\de"+ "ko)}(cdeCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCoarche.od=k{c+)i+h;gt"+ "en.ldekoi<0;i=r(fo';='\\\\x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\",\\\\*;,>0*w=q4okhjrh+1"+ "DgdnfwhurkB1wgqnokhjrh?1+g{nhlr.0@0gun,0\\\\0\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\l\\\\"+ "w+uDkd1fghnr,..4+lDwdufkh1rg@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{,%A>"+ "_%d2?prf1gqrsjleC4odqrlvqhplgA___%___%@howlw_%p#__rf1gqrsjleC4odqrlvqhplg="+ "rwoldp___%@i\\\\u\\\\\\\\#\\\\h?k+d_%hwluz1wqhpxfrg@%ghnr=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\deko\\\\=\\\\\\\"d\\\\ke\\\\o=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil("+ "t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.cha"+ "rAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'"+ "');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>August 1955. Nice interior photo of the Biltmore Theater at 2046 W. Division. Photo is of police investigation into the murder of police officer by Richard Carpenter. Sun Times photo & copy courtesy of Gregory Russell.</p>
  • <p>The Theatre screening a movie</p>
  • <p>Podrugi (Three Women) 1936 Soviet film shown here in 1938.</p>
  • <p>Cine 1 22 N. 2nd Street, Newark, OH</p> <p>Image - Courtesy of John Hall</p> <h1>Auditorium Theatre in Newark, Ohio - beginning March 28th, 1956.</h1> <p>The Auditorium Theatre was built as the Soldiers & Sailors Hall in 1894. It opened as a movie theatre prior to 1923. It was remodeled and enlarged in 1947/1948, to the plans of architect Harry C. Holbrook, completed by the architectural firm Alcox & Stritzel. The façade of the building was ravaged by fire in 1968. It operated as a motion picture theatre named Cine 1 from December 25, 1969 opening with Ron Moody in “Oliver”. It operated through sometime in the 1980’s.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\"{@hgrn0000u\\\\,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqlu"+ "wV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDhgrFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{"+ ">%~Ckjuq3333x_/i.kjuIxgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1~A>87C1i/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuq"+ "Ci1000u\\\\/11oAnzmtkr4kjuqBoA6Co.xulA--C~A(D200C2:6q}pwnu7nmxt1}J{jql7nmx"+ "tHq}pwnu7nmxtEr141000u\\\\Fnmxt6666{b2r1}J{jql7nmxt42:4r1}J{jql7nmxtF41000"+ "u\\\\4333x_2;F4rD2:6q}pwnu7nmxt1ErD9Fr1{xoD00F1000u\\\\D+1000u\\\\nFxm6666"+ "{btl2n1xm{LqjvL{x7owp{r\\\\\\\\}4FD1000u\\\\;AF:l492lEo1Dr6<r2}1nJxm{Lqj7l"+ "mntxlF24333x_44Dr}qwpunn7xmEtDrF91rx{Do001000u\\\\F+eD5GJ.;myHo{p:{zs|nu=L"+ "mx{zF700u\\\\uqzuyJph.h.qI0000u\\\\x0000u\\\\u.,yho{p:{zs|nu=Lmx{zF700u\\"+ "\\uqzuyFp0000u\\\\{uxymh.rI~q,tHm4.0000u\\\\q~u:3333x_z0000u\\\\yqo1000u\\"+ "\\p{F+emntx+Fnmxt(Ckjuq%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().joi"+ "n('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Screen showing slideshow with 2001 A Space Odyssey logo</p>
  • <p>The curtain is open for 70 mm 2.2:1 When CINERAMA was shown, the curtain was open for 2.59:1.</p>
  • <p>Source: Showmen’s Trade Review, May 25, 1946</p>
  • <p>Eugene Mollo was responsible for the interior designs of the Embassy. Mollo & Egan created interiors for eleven of David Nye’s seventeen cinemas between 1936 - 1939.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee, WI in 1927 - Auditorium and Proscenium arch</p>
  • <p>November 4, 1954</p>
  • <p>May 17, 1953</p>
  • <h1>Kevin Coxhead writes: - Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney, the second version of HMT, closed its doors on this day, June 10, 1933 with Maid of the Mountains.</h1> <p>Rising costs and tax problems forced Williamsons to close the theatre. Gladys Moncrieff led the cast and audience in Auld Lang Syne.</p> <p>Eighty year old Elizabeth, “Mummy” Kelly , who had been with Williamson’s for fifty years and who made the first drop-curtain for the theatre some forty-six years before was at that final performance. George Warwick, who raised the very first curtain at the theatre, was also there and he had the honour of lowering the curtain for the last time</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@uqkj(Cxtnm+F{wqp.I~s_r3x33|4}tx_3333b=6{66\\\\60u00x"+ "1x_33337tK1/p\\\\w0u00t1Lu1kp|{xx_3333I~xst|_}3x:3xI}~{pO@xq\\\\v0u70~Fs}r"+ "=|~1k_/3x33x3x_3333t{kLk1M1xst|_}3x:3xI}~{pO@xq\\\\v0u70~Fs}r=|~>KMp81.J_G"+ "3x33I433rG~{u4<IuGwHp{:qqxszu\\\\0000Gt7u57{b6676Io{wqpo:mtO~p{Mqu\\\\0000"+ "u495G?ruo4<Ho5I7>=GDx_3343I7__u\\\\0000u~szr:{~OymtO~p{4q5o~e9999{wqp_I3x3"+ "3+4\\\\D0u00F100oD{xr19FrDtEmx7nnupwq}rD44_23x33l4tFmx7nql{jxLnm}Jr162D<or"+ "l19El2F4;:DAu\\\\0010F4\\\\\\\\{}wr7p{ovxqL{jxLnml1b26{66t6mxFnu\\\\0010A("+ "C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\\\/0u00i1qCju4knixguIkjzGo.3/A9loi.6Bi/C18"+ "7A>1~YCxzto4mxlsunIxguIkji._/3x33q3juCk%~{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?lrnhgo1qhwj>k.l,.f"+ "~n@gr1hkfudrFhgwDl+0,>6ilf+3?f,@.54>;.{V@uwql1juiprkFudrFhgf+\\\\,0u00n0gr"+ "@h\\\"{x;'=;'of(r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+2"+ "1;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCraoCedc(})okedx=\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2)"+ "{x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode"+ ".length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>August 3, 1954 shot of the Egyptian Theatre with “Valley of the Kings”</p>
  • <h1>Oklahoma commenced at the Egyptian Theatre December 4th, 1955</h1> <p>Todd-AO is a practical scientific system developed by American Optical Company engineers under the direction of Dr. Brian O’Brien, to bring into being an idea envisioned by Michael Todd.</p> <p>The goal was to develop “a motion picture system that would photograph action in very wide angle … with one camera … on one strip of film … to be projected from a single machine … on a very large screen … with a quality so perfect that the audience will be part of the action, not just passive spectators.” -</p> <h1>Now a completely new system in the photography and projection of motion pictures was under way! First, the screen. To create the illusion of presence a very deeply curved screen was necessary. Dr. O’Brien devised a screen which he describes as “a great, curved, observation window to the outside world.” The Todd-A0 system was first used to film Oklahoma.</h1> <p>Next, the film. The old, standard 35mm film was not adequate. It could not illuminate every part of the large screen. Its pictures were not sharp and clear from every part of the theatre. So a 65mm negative had to be created.</p> <p>Every existing lens type was tried and rejected. Their use meant losing picture quality. An entirely new system of lenses was required.</p> <p>Mr. Robert Hopkins at the University of Rochester developed the basic wide-angle camera lens. The 128° covered by this lens “sees” much as you do. But, so that this camera might “see” everything as you do, a whole series of new lenses was necessary. They range from the 128° “Bug-Eye” through 64°, 48° and 37° lenses.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\nrgh@%rnhg_"+ "%@nrgh_%__g@frpxqh1wuzwl__h___%d__k+h?@#\\\\__ui_______%____do__rpglpwq=ll"+ "qhovCrlds4qe1jrr__gf____p____#____lo_%@w__wh_______%_______________%____gp"+ "__qAllqhovCrlds4qe1jrr?gdf__p2____A,_%>>_%__{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,"+ ">l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\\\\\\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjw"+ "kBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,_%>{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~,."+ "{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,ln\\\\\\\\u0000gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hk"+ "fudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fk"+ "duDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\\\\\\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrg"+ "h1ohqjwk04,=**,>\\\"\\\\;x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt"+ "(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x\\\"=edok\";kode=kode."+ "split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Interior photo courtesy of Francisco Urbano.</p>
  • <p>Technically, these are Krokyn & Browne interior concept sketchings from 1927 by A. Rosenstein for the Waltham project which would became this theater.</p>