Music Hall Theatre

Theatre	Cinerama Music Hall
Cinerama film formats shown	3-strip and 70mm
3-strip dates	From: 03/23/53 to 12/01/65
70mm dates	From: 02/11/64 (both systems in use until 12/01/65 when 3-strip removed. Cinerama removed 09/06/66.
Screen curvature and size	146 degree louvered 66ft by 24ft. Louvered screen removed December 1961 and flat screen installed. B Box enlarged and two 70mm machines fitted for El Cid. 3-strip machines and new single sheet Cinerama screen restored August 8, 1962 for Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and How The West Was Won.
Address	350 Madison Ave at Brush
Comments	The movement of the (red-wine) curtains were from each side, so the entire curtain moved as it opened instead of gathering from the center out. They used black masking at the top of the screen during the prologues, so when the prologue-Cinerama transition took place, the screen appeared to grow in height as well. When the B booth was enlarged they removed the control box in front of the booth and any control equipment went into the balcony both where the sound was for three strip and prologue projector. The same manager went to the Summit when the Summit opened, and he liked the Summit because it had straight-on projection (whereas the Music Hall Projectors were installed quite low, which meant all 70mm had the upper left/right corners masked off and looked awkward). A portion of the old Music Hall Curtains went to a small auditorium in Detroit for the Chamber of Commerce. They paint the brick on the side of the Music Hall every 5-10 years because the large old painted sign of "Cinerama Music Hall" (with the Cinerama Logo) on the brick seems to bleed through.
Current status	Live theatre

List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures

THIS IS CINERAMA
Premiere: March 23, 1953
Engagement Duration: 100 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: February 15, 1955
Duration: 77 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: August 14, 1956
Duration: 79 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: February 11, 1958
Duration: 34 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE
Premiere: October 8, 1958
Duration: 77 weeks
WINDJAMMER
Premiere: March 23, 1960
Duration: 39 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD (Return Engagement)
Premiere: December 25, 1960
Duration: 22 weeks
THIS IS CINERAMA (Return Engagement)
Premiere: May 29, 1961
Duration: 16 weeks
WINDJAMMER (Return Engagement)
Premiere: September 18, 1961
Duration: 12 weeks
HOLIDAY IN SPAIN
Premiere: May 25, 1962
Duration: 10 weeks
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Premiere: August 8, 1962
Duration: 30 weeks
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Premiere: March 6, 1963
Duration: 49 weeks
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
Premiere: February 11, 1964
Duration: 55 weeks
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Premiere: March 9, 1965
Duration: 23 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE (Return Engagement)
Premiere: August 1, 1965
Duration: 9 weeks
THE BEST OF CINERAMA
Premiere: September 29, 1965
Duration: 9 weeks
RUSSIAN ADVENTURE
Premiere: April 1, 1966
Duration: 12 weeks
KHARTOUM
Premiere: June 22, 1966
Duration: 11 weeks