Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th Street,
New York,
NY
10036
222 W. 45th Street,
New York,
NY
10036
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bigjoe59, I was here last night to see Kimberly Aqimbo, and as I sat in the balcony, I thought to myself what a keystone from the booth to where the screen would be. Must have been some fun trying to get a focus.
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I saw the recent Tony Award winning revival of The Boys in the Band twice and can’t imagine how in God’s name they installed even a 1.33.1 aspect ration screen in this theater. if one was in the 1st row you’d have to tilt your head backward to see the screen.
According to Bosley Crowther in the Times, “The wide screen upon which the picture is projected twice a day at the Booth enhances somewhat its scenic grandeur, but exaggerates the size of its close views. Pan shots are blurred in many instances, and some slight distortion does occur for those who happen to be seated forward of the middle of the house. The stereophonic sound is an improvement…”
I had no idea the Booth held the initial engagement of Julius Caesar. They were really out for the carriage trade with this one. Though the screen would have had to have been on the small size considering the intimacy of this theater.
Opening day advertisement from the New York Times posted in photos
Named after the brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth.
Uploaded an earlier photo showing the Booth at the intersection of Shubert Alley and West 45th Street. Note the original vertical which read “The” Booth. Also uploaded a recent view of the 45th Street facade.