There is a small picture of the exterior of the 4 Star Cinema here and some interior pictures of the theater’s lobby and concessions area here (scroll down about half way).
The answer, to my knowledge is, more or less, yes. I have read that “Mad World” actually started filming in three-strip, (apparently so did “The Greatest Story Ever Told”) but changed over to 70mm Ultra Panavision soon after work began. I have read that the booths for three-strip Cinerama were built at the Dome, but the equipment was not installed (until, of course, decades later).
Three-strip Cinerama was actually dealt its death blow when it was discovered that 70mm photography could be more or less successfully incorporated into a three-panel Cinerama production. This occurred during the production of “How the West Was Won” in which 70mm footage from both “Raintree County” and “The Alamo” was incorporated; it is also very noticeable in the sequence where the Prescott raft strays into the rapids and is destroyed; the sequence involved a great deal of process work. The blending of on-location camerawork with stunt doubles (which is in sharp focus) and that made at the studio is rather good, but the background in the studio sequences is grainier and not in the same sharp focus.
With the successful release of “HTWWW,” studio bean counters came to the conclusion that the additional expense of three-panel Cinerama was not worth the investment. In addition, at the time, 70mm negatives (regardless of process) could be more easily reduction printed to 35mm for non-roadshow and second run showings.
This photo essay shows a picture of the theater’s interior now renovated for new purposes, possibly as an arts center. It has been essentially gutted out. There is also some history and historical photos. The article confirms that the theater was also known as the Poplar Cinema Art Theatre.
Direct link to the page cited by HowardBHaas on 07-18-12. It especially shows the interior of the theater when it served as a building supplies business and confirms that it was a rock music club called Kaleidoscope with some of that venue’s history.
My guess would be that it was being shown there in Todd-AO, a 70mm widescreen process that originator Michael Todd created to rival Cinerama. If that was the case, you probably saw it at the Valley Theater which installed the necessary 70mm equipment around that time specifically to show that film in Todd-AO.
The Victoria can be partially seen at the left in this photo from 1956 of the Tivoli, probably closed and awaiting demolition. About ten years later, the Tivoli would also be gone.
There is a small picture of the exterior of the 4 Star Cinema here and some interior pictures of the theater’s lobby and concessions area here (scroll down about half way).
An old postcard view of the Orpheum: View link
These sites have additional theatre history; the second has additional pictures.
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Updated link to the webpage posted by Chuck1231 in January, 2004: View link
Based on this photo from the Drive-ins. com website, little remains of the Natalie Drive-in.
A picture of the grand opening ad from the Drive-ins.com website can be seen here.
A picture of the former Dale Cinema is here.
The answer, to my knowledge is, more or less, yes. I have read that “Mad World” actually started filming in three-strip, (apparently so did “The Greatest Story Ever Told”) but changed over to 70mm Ultra Panavision soon after work began. I have read that the booths for three-strip Cinerama were built at the Dome, but the equipment was not installed (until, of course, decades later).
Three-strip Cinerama was actually dealt its death blow when it was discovered that 70mm photography could be more or less successfully incorporated into a three-panel Cinerama production. This occurred during the production of “How the West Was Won” in which 70mm footage from both “Raintree County” and “The Alamo” was incorporated; it is also very noticeable in the sequence where the Prescott raft strays into the rapids and is destroyed; the sequence involved a great deal of process work. The blending of on-location camerawork with stunt doubles (which is in sharp focus) and that made at the studio is rather good, but the background in the studio sequences is grainier and not in the same sharp focus.
With the successful release of “HTWWW,” studio bean counters came to the conclusion that the additional expense of three-panel Cinerama was not worth the investment. In addition, at the time, 70mm negatives (regardless of process) could be more easily reduction printed to 35mm for non-roadshow and second run showings.
A picture of the Orion soon after closing can be seen here.
An additional set of photos taken by Michael Enio Reali is here.
This photo essay shows a picture of the theater’s interior now renovated for new purposes, possibly as an arts center. It has been essentially gutted out. There is also some history and historical photos. The article confirms that the theater was also known as the Poplar Cinema Art Theatre.
Direct link to the page cited by HowardBHaas on 07-18-12. It especially shows the interior of the theater when it served as a building supplies business and confirms that it was a rock music club called Kaleidoscope with some of that venue’s history.
There is a picture of the Empress Cinema in 1935 on this webpage.
It is still showing movies and the sign has been changed; see the official website above.
This website has additional history and pictures which will enlarge if clicked upon.
70mm equipment was installed, initially to show “Around the World in Eighty Days,” in 1957.
My guess would be that it was being shown there in Todd-AO, a 70mm widescreen process that originator Michael Todd created to rival Cinerama. If that was the case, you probably saw it at the Valley Theater which installed the necessary 70mm equipment around that time specifically to show that film in Todd-AO.
There are five photos of this theater on this webpage; clicking on them will enlarge the thumbnails.
There is a small photo of the theater here.
The theater is now operated by Showplex Cinemas; the official website is: http://showplexcinemas.com/
There is a picture of the former theater’s current bland and undistinguished facade at CinemaTour.
According to a comment on this webpage, the Majestic closed in 1958. Its entry at Cinematour indicats that it was located on N. Laurel Street.
According to this webpage, this theater originally opened as the Royal.
According to this webpage, The Parkside/Lyons opened in 1913 or 1914.
The third photo in this set shows one side of the former Boston Road Theater.
The Victoria can be partially seen at the left in this photo from 1956 of the Tivoli, probably closed and awaiting demolition. About ten years later, the Tivoli would also be gone.