The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 93

THE KANSAS CITY STAR SUNDAY MARCH 12 1967 SlF THE OPENING OF THE NEW THEATRE EMPIRE IN THE DIRWOOD MAXIMUM TRADITION AMPHITHEATRE SEATING ARRANGEMENT ONE THOUSAND AND FIVE LUXURY SPACED CONTOUR SEATS FOR MAXIMUM COMFORT! SIX-CHANNEL STEREOPHONIC SOUND SYSTEM AND A GIANT CURVED SCREEN FOR MAXIMUM REALISM! TWIN BOXOFFICE AND RESERVATION STAFF FOR MAXIMUM CONVENIENCE! VV STRIKINGLY ELEGANT DESIGN AND DECORATION FOR MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT! MARCH 15th WITH THE EXCLUSIVE AREA ENGAGEMENT OF THE SAND PEBBLES FILMED IN PANAVISION COLOR BY DELUXE NOMINATED FOR 8 ACADEMY AWARDS BEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 9 BEST COLOR ART DIRECTION BEST COLOR CINEMATOGRAPHY BEST FILM EDITING BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE BEST SOUND PRODUCER OF "SOUND OF MUSIC" STEVE MCQUEEN NOMINATED FOR ''BEST ACTOR" CANDICE BERGEN RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH DURWOOD THEATRES GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND COOPERATION OF THE FOLLOWING FIRMS THROUGH WHOSE EFFORTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS MAGNIFICENT THEATRE WAS MADE POSSIRLE! BAKER-LOCKWOOD 2900 KANSAS CITY MISSOURI CANVAS DECORATIONS AND AWNINGS FLYNN SIGN COMPANY INC 1821 KANSAS CITY MISSOURI DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THEATRE MARQUEES HASTINGS CONSTRUCTION CO 2800 85TH KANSAS CITY MO GENERAL CONTRACTORS WORRELL PAINTING CO "2ND TO NONE" 8433 KANSAS CITY MISSOURI RESIDENTIAUNDUSTRIAL-COMMERCIAL XeTRON PRODUCTS DIVISION OF CARBONS INC CEDAR NEW JERSEY CINEMECCANICA PROJECTION SYSTEMS UGHTING EQUIPMENT.