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Will Kutler
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Posts: 1506
From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 12-03-2001 09:39 PM
WWW.FOXTUCSONTHEATRE.ORG I am a volunteer with this project. The auditorium has remained unchanged since its opening. There were some changes to the foyer/lobby and the seats were redon. In any case, the seats are being restored to origonal, the central chandiler has been restored and rekindled and replica marque is underway. 4 more chandielers to restore plus the stained glass lighting on the walls. The ceiling is handpainted and not symetrical. Rumor had it that Ted DeGrazia painted the ceiling, but this is false. The theater was meant for both Vaudville and motion picture exhibition with the dressing room under the stage. Vaudiville went out when the theater opened, so the dressing room under the stage was uncompleted and remains a dirt floor to this day. Projection origonally was Simplex Grandeur w/ W.E. Sound on Disc U-Bases. None of the origional projection equipment remains. I do believe that the U-Bases were kept throughout the theater's origonal life, but the projectors were eventually upgraded to XLs. There were also follow spots in the booth for live stage events. Seats were origonally Moraccon leather. Whirlitzer pipe organ w/ all the special effects. The origonal pipes are now in a restored movie palace in Phoenix. First commerical building in either Tucson or all of AZ to have commerical AC! Only theater known to be done in a Southwestern Artdeco motiff. Has balcony. Front part of balcony had loveseats. Acoustic material used in auditorium was a material called Acoustone.
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Mark Gulbrandsen
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From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 12-10-2001 01:28 PM
adam,
Thats quite a place! Extremely unique and a real gem! Be sure it is also listed at www.cinematreasures.com
Thats how the Sundance theatre probably should have looked!
Mark @ GTS
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