I worked for Odeon during this period and was transferred as assistant manager to the Fairlawn in 1969, during the reserved-seat presentation of FUNNY GIRL. We played all 3 Sensurround features there: EARTHQUAKE (1974); MIDWAY (1976)—the final film to play in the 1,064 seat single auditorium — and ROLLERCOASTER in both theatres in 1977. The Fairlawn re-opened as a twin with THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE downstairs and THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN upstairs. As noted above, the lobby had a nice relaxed atmosphere with the little art-gallery — a far-cry from today’s “ make-a-$-in-every-inch ” noisy carnival environs…
I worked for Odeon during this period and was transferred as assistant manager to the Fairlawn in 1969, during the reserved-seat presentation of FUNNY GIRL. We played all 3 Sensurround features there: EARTHQUAKE (1974); MIDWAY (1976)—the final film to play in the 1,064 seat single auditorium — and ROLLERCOASTER in both theatres in 1977. The Fairlawn re-opened as a twin with THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE downstairs and THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN upstairs. As noted above, the lobby had a nice relaxed atmosphere with the little art-gallery — a far-cry from today’s “ make-a-$-in-every-inch ” noisy carnival environs…