I attended the premier of Roger & Hammersteins Oklahoma in 1955 at the Roxy, my father installed the sound systems, this was the first Todd-AO in NYC I believe. Rogers & Hammerstein were in attendance as well as the recording engineer Fred Heinz. Roxy had 2 projection rooms, each with 3 Todd-AO, norelco AAII projectors.
Good day, my father was a Projection & Sound technician for Warner Bros. when I was born in 1942. He worked out of the Pittsburgh, PA office, I am certain that he probably serviced this theatre. His name was George W. Evans,Sr. I am his son, and still work in the industry. He moved to NY in 1943 and worked the rest of his career for Altec Service. He retired and passed away in 1967. I am searching for theatre preservation since the gentlemen that took over his Altec job is my friend Ray Matthews and he is attempting to renovate the Suffolk Theatre in Riverhead, NY. It would be interesting if there is reference to my father in the records. Thank you, George W. Evans
I attended the premier of Roger & Hammersteins Oklahoma in 1955 at the Roxy, my father installed the sound systems, this was the first Todd-AO in NYC I believe. Rogers & Hammerstein were in attendance as well as the recording engineer Fred Heinz. Roxy had 2 projection rooms, each with 3 Todd-AO, norelco AAII projectors.
Good day, my father was a Projection & Sound technician for Warner Bros. when I was born in 1942. He worked out of the Pittsburgh, PA office, I am certain that he probably serviced this theatre. His name was George W. Evans,Sr. I am his son, and still work in the industry. He moved to NY in 1943 and worked the rest of his career for Altec Service. He retired and passed away in 1967. I am searching for theatre preservation since the gentlemen that took over his Altec job is my friend Ray Matthews and he is attempting to renovate the Suffolk Theatre in Riverhead, NY. It would be interesting if there is reference to my father in the records. Thank you, George W. Evans