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r- fi 4 NT A I MEN Getting a New Theater Ready Mil By Joseph Koenenn 21st YEAR OF QUALITY SERVICE OUR TROPICAL FISH SAVINGS HEAD TAIL UTES-44 8ERPAE TETRA 44 BLACK MOLLY 44 ALBINO CATFISH -8B Lfl Ail I COL Ad Expires 7986 1 FREE Swordtail with 2 purchase OISE PER CLSTOMEBI TvvvvvuvUVi' TANK WOT 10 GAL BLACK OJN TOE BIC ONE to Tank A Stand B5GAL 7Mf ASA WOODTONC AQUAMMS 19 SAL 14M SAL HI ltN 30OAL LOWQ 1799 XtOAL BM BOAL LOWQ 1999 16 SAL staub i terday Girla" to teat the acoustics Arthur Rubin the tenor who sang the same eons at laet year's concerto of wanted to know how it Bounded Arthur Rubin the general manager of the Nedarlander Organisation which will operate the Marquis waa sure it would be just fine Rubin and Marquis manager Camille Raneon were showing off the 10th Broadway theater in the Nederiander Organisation the first Broadway theater to open since the neighboring Mine-koff went into business 13 years ago and only the third new one since the 1930s a sixteen-hundred-eeat theater with the feel of twelve hundred Rubin said Mike Ockrent director of "Me and My the first fiill-acale musical to play the Marquis had said earlier that he was surprised at the intimacy of the theater a ijuality not noted in same recent theater construction here and elsewhere Rubin said that the theater cost about $30 milium and took slightly more than a year to build The Nederiander Organisation has a 85-year lease to operate it John Fortman the Atlanta architect responsible for the Marriott Marquis Hotel was also in charge of designing the theater it houses Beth have been the center of controversy first because three older theaters the Helen Hayes the Moroaco end the Bijou were demolished to make way for the hotel and later because some theater people felt the design of the Marquis particularly of backstage spaces was inadequate In the theater's auditorium Fortman has generally avoidedaharp angles aiming instead farmuhilatingHurignsinthe awaspof tnahalco- AT THE BOX OFFICE MERE ARE the top 10 films at the box office this past weekend with distributor weekend gross number of screens total gross number of weeks in releaae and estimated production coats The gross-amount figures are sup raw $999 10 Gallon Incandescent Hood $088 Our rag ON SALE BONUS: 2 Ftm Incandascant Bulba ON SALE $1 77 ON SALE $2M COMING SOON OUR 37th STORE MEDFORD Medford Shop Ctrl Rt 112 end 495 8 oz RItar Floss 5 lb Aquarium Carbon OPEN NOW1' LEVITTOWN 35-15 Hemp Tnpk CaldorPlaza 516-731-3186 HUNTINGTON Big Shop Center 839-32 NY Ave 516-673-2882 plied by the distributor 1 Kid Fait Inside the Marquis Thsatar ny and enclosed areas built to hold technical equipment Colors are roes and hurmmdy with luge swatches of white plaster and lignt-col-oitm wood in the theater black marble in the box office area and braes railings prominent in the entry way which also houses a long black marble bar Observant theatergoers will notice that much of the theatrical hardware the huge speakers and banka of Mack lighting equipment are not visible Much of it is hidden in wood-paneled areas that run the width of the theater above the balcony Speakers are concealed behind spaces on either ride of the proecenium and within a tubular structure running across the top They appear to bo solid but are actually covered in the same cloth used on the walls the audience cannot see through the cloth but the sound can penetrate it Fortman said he designed the theater eo that none of the seats is more than 80 feet fiom the stage Some of the seats at the extreme eidee offer a slightly restricted view of the stage The rake the angle of the seats aa they fen up from the stage is unusually steep Rubin said to give better aightlinju The stage is made up of B-hy-6-foot rectangles of oak which can be lifted to allow trap doors anywhere A "deluge a sprinkler system running the width of the stage takes the place of the old asbestos fire curtain It is designed to isolate a fire on stage or in the auditorium Although workmen were still busy with wiring Master carpets and other fittings yesterday Rubin said the theater will open Tuesday night with a five-concert series by Shiriey Baa-ey and George Kirby "The audience know any more work to do but there will still be odds and ends a little electrical thing here something else there" The concerts allow time to work on any problems before "Me and My begins previews Aug 1 for an official opening for itself and the theater Aug: 10 Thera will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon July 10 Rubin has promised to sing "Beautiful something appropriate AD REQUIRED FOR SPECIALS WE RESERVE THE SHOT TO UMIT QUANTITIES FuB Tto Mn totol to ALL Local On Long Island uum MODELL Shoppers World AVIK0RE516-666-9789 MTCH0SUES16-289-2683 2040 SUNRISE HIGHWAY NT 112 SUNRISE HIGHWAY CENTEREACH 515-961-9694 C0MMACX516499-2887 MIDOLE COUNTRY RO (RT 25) 5025 JERICHO TURNPIKE EAST 2000 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE 1 Columbia $89 million 1327 screens $289 million two weeks $18 million 2 to Orion $68 million 1751 screens $34 million three weeks $12 million 8 Universal $6 million 1248 screens $184 million two weeks $33 milliim 4 Touchstone $53 million 1111 screens $58 million one week N-A 5 MGM $52 million 1376 screens $52 million one week N-A 6 Paramount $5 million 1485 screens $724 million seven weeks' $18 million 7 Tenia Bustler's Day Off" Paramount $43 million 1330 screens $267 million three WWllrS $16 million 8 Tri-Star $35 million 1141 screens one week $35 million N-A 9 Lormum-Columbia $18 million 900 screens $18 million N-A 10 Warner Bros $12 million 1115 screens $447 million $20 million Associated Press 8 Part II NEWSDAY THURSDAY JULY 3 1966 RADIO HIGHLIGHT AST0RIA718-278-6921 ST 718-268-1864 HOGEWOOO71S-381-2556 AVE 6-343-6755 TURNPIKE 8-843-31 12 AVE 516-462-6333 TURNPIKE 0AY8H0RE516965-5115 HIGHWAY SNITNniWN516-265-9043 51M73-2882 AVE 516-4330470 PLAZA 516-546-1773 HIGHWAY 516-795-2444 516-731-3186 CALDOR PLZ 201-435-9217 KELLOGG ST AVEm NOUTEj i I MANHATTAN 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