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FIVE NEW THEATRES OPENED SINCE LAST ISSUE
Since publication of the last issue of WHAT'S NEW, five new theatres comprising six auditoriums and a total of 4,395 seats were officially opened to the public. The Lambton Cinema in the Lambton Shopping Mall in Sarnia
made its debut on June 12th. On August 5th, the Fairview Cinema, N.G.C.’s deluxer in the posh Fairview Mall in Toronto opened its doors. On August 12th there were three openings
The beautiful and luxurious twin auditorium Cinema in the Devonshire Mall in Windsor . . . the Midtown Cinema in Saskatoon and the Garden City
Cinema in North Winnipeg. Between them they have a combined seating Capacity of 4,395.
Stories and pics covering the Windsor and Toronto houses appear in this issue. Material on the remaining three was unavailable at deadline <ime. Hopefully some material will arrive in time for our next edition.
DEVONSHIRE MALL TWINS DEBUT IN WINDSOR
Right on schedule, as promised by the developers, the Devonshire enclosed mall, the largest shopping complex west of Toronto, opened for business
on Wednesday, August 12th. The two anchors of this 70 store centre are Simpsons and Steinberg’s Miracle Mart, and the most glamorous attraction is
W.N.Murray, developer Charles Tabachnick, N.A. Taylor
our beautiful dual auditorium Cinemas strategically located at ground level in one of the busier sections. The Cinemas were designed and planned throughout and their construction supervised by our Engineering department headed by Richard Kressin.
The Mall is completely air-conditioned and has parking facilities for 3,500 cars. On opening day nearly 30,000 visitors jammed the entire area, backing up traffic for miles.
A large common foyer, tastefully and modernistically furnished permits access to both Cinemas, and the whole scene is dominated by the tremendous, glitteriig crystal chandelier suspended from the ceiling in the centre of the foyer, saved from the wrecking crew when our Capitol in Ottawa was closed. More comments were heard about this chandelier than any other single feature in the theatre. A tremendous and utalitarian confection bar lines the back wall of the foyer between the entrances to the two Cinemas, Number 1 with 452 seats and Number 2 with 650. The theatre is luxuriously appointed throughout and the blending of colours fits in nicely with the overall modern decor.
Both Cinemas are equipped with giant screens, and the projection equipment, installed by General Sound, is the very latest in automation. The auditorium seats are roomy, deep and comfortable with plenty of leg room. These Cinemas have already captured the imagination of all who have seen them, and by any yardstick, their commercial future is assured.
On hand for the opening were W.N. Murray, Stan Helleur, Dan Krendel and Ken Nageshwar from our office, and N.A.Taylor, M.L.Axler, Jack Bernstein, J.S. Kurk and Martin Simpson representing Century Theatre Management Limited who will operate the theatres. On hand from T.C.L. were Gerry Dillon and Jim Speiran. Mike Micelli, former manager of the Palace has been named manager of the new
Cinemas. ay