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Grand says farewell to film
posted by
Michael Zoldessy
on
May 1, 2012 at 8:09 am
EAST GREENVILLE, PA — Some theater owners have a bigger sense of humor than others about the “convert or die” mantra that has been passed down to them about converting to digital. The Grand Theater staged a “Farewell to Film” event the other week where they literally carried out the final film reels used at a screening and loaded them into a hearse.
Read more in the Morning Call.
(Thanks to HowardBHaas for providing the photo.)
Comments (1)
An unusual bit of showmanship, but indeed quite creative, in the “making lemonade out of lemons” category. It was great to visit this venerable and still vital theatre during the Philadelphia/Baltimore Theatre Historical Society Conclave a few years back.