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  • <p>Photo of the rebuilt Orpheum Theater as the RKO Orpheum in 1930</p>
  • <p>Under Ted Halmi, the Orpheum tries some politically themed marketing on the streets to promote Orson Welles' “Citizen Kane” in 1941.</p>
  • <p>Photo doesn’t quite do justice to the white metal detail work in the ceiling but it’s a nice look at the grand foyer at the grand opening of the Orpheum Theatre in Denver in 1932.</p>
  • <p>Main lobby stairway to the balcony at the grand opening of the Orpheum Theatre in Denver in 1932.</p>
  • <p>Rear auditorium showing the tin work in the balcony soffit at the grand opening of the Orpheum Theatre in Denver in 1932.</p>
  • <p>Auditorium side wall shows the magnitude of the Orpheum Theatre at the grand opening of the in Denver in 1932.</p>
  • <p>1963 architectural drawing of the Orpheum which will become the 70mm equipped RKO International in downtown Denver</p>
  • <p>The RKO International attractor adv. 70mm in 1964</p>
  • <p>1964</p>
  • <p>RKO International 70 Theatre with a shared World Premiere of “The Carpetbaggers” in 1964 in Denver</p>
  • <p>December 27th, 1963</p>
  • <p>James M. Nederlander Theatre - Previously The Oriential</p> <h1>September Storm is a 1960 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Joanne Dru and Mark Stevens. Filmed in 3-D and DeLuxe Color and presented in CinemaScope</h1> <p>September Storm is notable as the only U.S. feature film made in 3-D between Revenge of the Creature, which was released in the spring of 1955 and marked the end of the 1950s 3-D movie fad in the U.S., and The Bubble, which premiered in late 1966 and introduced the economical “over-and-under” single-strip format used by most of the 3-D films of the 1970s and 1980s.</p> <p>Like the feature-length 3-D films of the 1950s when they were originally released, it was projected by the polarized light method and viewed through gray Polaroid filters in viewers which, according to the film’s poster, were “scientifically designed by master craftsmen!” Most theaters, however, presented it “flat”, in 2-D.</p> <p>Although it is widely believed to have been filmed in Stereovision, Bob Furmanek, who oversaw the 2016 restoration, says this is a myth. It was shot full-frame with the original NaturalVision cameras used on Bwana Devil. The center of the image was then extracted to create a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, in the manner of the then-current Superscope process - Source DVD Party</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%{@hgrn\\u0000,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDh"+ "grFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_%/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zo"+ "rvy4kjuqCkjuqA(qujkC(btxmnF+xtnme+Fmxl~vnw}7\\u0000{r}ne+eej1qEnbb)F{eeoee"+ "e+jeeuvxrm}vCwrrnw|uxIjr:ykwp7xxmeelveeee)re+u}F}eeneee+eeeeeee+meevGwrrnw"+ "|uxIjr:ykwp7xxmEljvee8Ge+2DDe+F\\u000100oD{xr19FrD1Extnmu7wn}p6q2:rDF42;\\"+ "u00014333x__F4xtnml7jqJ{1}4r2:t4mx7nql{j}Jr1bb{66662xtnm\\u0001F14Erxtnmu7"+ "wn}pHqxtnml7jqJ{1}xtnmu7wn}p6q2:0C20D+D\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrE1txmn7unwp}q6:"+ "2Dr4F;24333x__\\u00014Ftxmn7lqj{J}1r4:24txmn7lqj{J}1r2bb{6666txmnF\\u00014"+ "1rEtxmn7unwp}qHtxmn7lqj{J}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002D(bA~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmz"+ "nAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i"+ "/3333x__qujkC~(Ckjuq_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x=''"+ ";for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String"+ ".fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>The final film to be shown at the Ritz was the “House of Wax” starring popular horror actor Vincent Price. The film was the first to be made in 3D colour in 1953. When first released it was so popular many cinemas held the film over for several weeks to cope with the queues wishing to see this new type of presentation.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>Photograph taken May 1938 of the Ritz façade with an Odeon style fin. To the left are the three bay windows of the restaurant which was an afterthought by the owners as it was not included in the original plans. Reworking to include this involved new foundations to take the additional weight of the new first floor and blue engineering brick piers were installed to support the second floor.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>Photograph taken May 1938 showing fibrous plaster decoration applied to auditorium side walls.</p>
  • <p>Photograph taken May 1938 showing entrance foyer with central pay box with highly decorative coffered ceiling, behind are the chrome designed entrance doors leading to stalls area.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>Leicester Square Monseigneur</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\'=()i'jn)oe.r(vsre)e'.t'l(siepo.=ddkke\\\\o;\\"+ "\\\\\\kd\\\"=o\\\\e\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\r\\\\hn%g*@+,l*mq,rh1u+yvuh,h*1"+ "w*o+vlhsr1@ggnnh_rn>g%@r%h__g_frpxqh1wuzwl_h__%___d_k+h?#\\\\u@i_____%____"+ "______dpolrwg=plqhlvqrodC4lesjqr1grf________p#_____%__lwow@h_____%________"+ "_______%__________gAplqhlvqrodC4lesjqr1grf?pd2_____%__A>,_%__>{@**>iru+l@3"+ ">l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**"+ ",>_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**\\\\\\\\\\\\,\\\\\\\\;\\\""+ "\\\\\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=1"+ "28;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=\\\\\\\\=x\\\"\\\\edok\\\\;o\\\"ekkdd=.o"+ "peis(l't.'e)ersv(r.eo)nj'i)(\\\"'x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk"+ "=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelg"+ "nht1-:)'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kod"+ "e.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Monseigneur Piccadilly Circus/ABC Piccadilly Circus</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\k=do\\\\e\\\\\\\"r\\\\h=%nugk@(qxj~Cnm}l\\\\vw"+ "\\\\\\\\7u\\\\0000r{n}+1jEq)n{Fo+ejvurx}mCvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxlev)+r}u}Fn"+ "+e+emGvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxlEvj8+GD2A(C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\\\/u"+ "\\\\\\\\01\\\\C0u0kiiqgjI4jnGx.u/k9zoo.3BA/l1i76>i~CC8zAo1mYlxutI4gxIsjn.x"+ "/uxk3i3_u3k3~q>j@C*%i{u*l>3rl+n@g>1?hrjhkolq.w~>@.r,hffndgF1gkDu+r,h6wll+0"+ "?>,i.f43;f{@@5w>l.jViurqF1duFpgk+u,ruh\\\\f\\\\\\\\0\\\\00n0gr@h\\\\{;\\\\"+ "\\\\='\\\"fxr'i;0oi(k=d;.<eogehlin+t{;=+o)ecckadC.dhAr(o)e3tii(-<;)f+c108c"+ "x==2t;i+gSfronC.arCmdh(r)okedc=}xo;e\\\"\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1)"+ ";i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charA"+ "t(kode.length-1):'')\\\";x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcr"+ "atAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'"+ "';)\";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 29, 1969 “Sound Of Music”.</p>
  • <h1>Photograph of the Melba Theatre courtesy of Lovita Irby and “Spotlight on North Texas” - Great front of house.</h1> <p>The Melba Theatre (previously The Hope Theatre from 1921-1922) was located at 1913 Elm Street on Dallas’ impressive Theatre Row and became part of the Interstate Theatre chain in 1939.</p> <h1>In the 1950s, The Melba was an early adopter of cutting edge theatre presentation, including 3-D motion pictures. On Christmas Day 1952, The Melba was one of three Texas theatres showing the first feature-length color 3-D film, “Bwana Devil.”</h1> <p>BWANA DEVIL (1952)</p> <p>In the early 1950s, television was on the rise and theatre attendance was declining. Motion picture studios were looking for new, innovative technologies and gimmicks to bring moviegoers back to the big screen. The enormous screens of Cinerama did bring people to the theatres, but it was costly and few theatres were able to instal the necessary equipment. A more practical solution was a new 3-dimensional presentation invented by the Gunzburg brothers’ Natural Vision Co. The brothers demonstrated the process to independent producer Arch Oboler, who eagerly adopted this technology to turn a rather mediocre story into a fantastic experience.</p> <h1>The resulting film, Bwana Devil, was the first feature-length 3-D color film and is considered a pioneer in the 3-D film market.</h1> <p>Bwana starred Robert Stack and Barbara Britton and was based on the book,The Lions of Gulu, a story of big-game hunters tasked with defeating man-eating lions in Africa. The film opened simultaneously in two Los Angeles theatres on Thanksgiving weekend 1952 and was a box office success.</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\\\"\\"+ "\\exo=}dcke)o(rdhCmarC.onfrgSi+t;=2x=8c10+c)f<;(-ii3t)e(oArdhC.adckeco)=+{"+ ";+tinhlgeeo.<d;k=i(0oi;r'fx'\\\\=\\\\\\\";\\\\>,**=,40kwjqho1hgrn+wDudkf1h"+ "grnBkwjqho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn0000u\\\\,\\\\\\\\+\\\\Dldwfuhkr1.g4nl,w.u+kD1dgf"+ "nh.r~@5{.,>@4lk,j0hw1qgonh?r>+@l+3rl>u*i{*%@,>**q+rl1m+,vhhuhy1u*,+*lwso1v"+ "ghnrh@rg_nr%h>%n@g___>,____%__2Ap_fdg?rrj1eq4sdlrCvohqllAq_p_g__%_________"+ "______%_________h_w_w@_o#l___%__________fpg_rrj1eq4sdlrCvohqll=qwplgpr_o_d"+ "__%_________i_u_\\\#\\\\\\\\@?h_k_d__%_h_l_z+wwhux1rq%pgf__r>h_nngg1@srlh+"+ "v*o1wh*h,vu+y1urhq,*m,l@+_*h%rg@ng%nh=r\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\edok\\\"\\\\e=od\\"+ "\"kk;do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'')\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1"+ ");i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.char"+ "At(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>July 7, 1965</p>
  • <p>Advertised on March 25th, 1951</p>
  • <h1>The first 3-D feature ever released by a major American studio - Commenced 24 June 1953</h1> <p>House of Wax (1953) went into production first, but Columbia rushed “Man in the Dark” - shooting it in a mere 11 days - to get it into theaters just days before “Wax” opened. (Bwana Devil (1952) preceded both of them, but United Artists was not considered a major studio in the early 1950s - REALLY!</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(~Ckjuq_x3333/i.kjuIxgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1~A>87C1i/6Bi.loA93/"+ "o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi\\u0001/11oAnzmtkr4kjuqBoA6Co.xulA--C~Ab(D200C2:6q}pwnu"+ "7nmxt1}J{jql7nmxtHq}pwnu7nmxtEr14\\u0001Fnmxt6666{bb2r1}J{jql7nmxt42:4r1}J"+ "{jql7nmxtF4\\u0001_x33342;F4rD2:6q}pwnu7nmxt1ErD9Fr1{xoD00F\\u0001D+200w1x"+ "r7s12|nn{n\\u007F7{0210r}yu7|mntxnFxmDtt+emxFnee+emxl~vnw}7\\u0000{r}neeee"+ "ee+ej1qEnb)F{eeo+eeeeeeeeeeejeeuvxrm}vCwrrnw|uxIjr:ykwp7xxmeeleeeeveeee)+e"+ "eereeu}F}een+eeeeeeeeeeeeeee+eeeeeeeeeeemeevGwrrnw|uxIjr:ykwp7xxmEljvee8+e"+ "eeGee2Dee+e\\u0001D0FD0xo1{FrD9Ert1mx7nnupwq}:6D24r;F_x333424\\u0001tFmx7n"+ "ql{j}Jr1:442xtnml7jqJ{1}2rt6666{bbmxFn4\\u0001r1tEmx7nnupwq}tHmx7nql{j}Jt1"+ "mx7nnupwq}:6C200D2F+emntx+Fnmxtb(Ckjuq(AqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot"+ ".--/%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;"+ ">{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){"+ "c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>