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Theatre |
Roosevelt |
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Cinerama film formats shown |
3-strip |
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3-strip dates |
From 12/05/56 to 03/22/58 |
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70mm dates |
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Screen curvature and size |
Louvered screen 80ft by 30ft |
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Address |
770 Arthur Godfrey Road at 41st Street |
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Comments |
First theatre to show Cinerama titles out of chronological order. Equipment returned to Oyster Bay and then to Sydney. Odd that after the last showing of Search For Paradise 03/22/58, did not show another movie till 12/17/58. |
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Current status |
Closed |
List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures
THIS IS CINERAMA
Premiere: December 5, 1956 (Florida Premiere)
Engagement Duration: 11 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: February 20, 1957 (Southern Premiere)
Duration: 19 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: July 4, 1957 (Florida Premiere)
Duration: 13 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: December 8, 1957 (Southern Premiere)
Duration: 15 weeks
10/19/56
10/19/56
11/09/56
11/10/56
11/17/56
11/18/56 - promoting in multiple newspapers
11/24/56
12/01/56
12/01/56
12/01/56
12/04/56
12/05/56
12/06/56
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02/20/57
07/04/57
12/18/57
01/29/58
03/22/58
12/17/58
Below from http://www.sunpostweekly.com
taken in 2012
