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A panorama view of back half of the auditorium and the area behind the screen on the north side.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 18 November 2002

Photo of the auditorium before the theater opened in 1949.

The Villa's stage and draperies on 9 December 1949, before the theater opened.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society, all rights reserved.

Photo of the auditorium in 2001.

Cinerama was installed in 1961, hiding the stage and portions of the murals.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 18 August 2001

The area behind the screen on the right side.  On the left is the back side of the current screen.  In the center is the stage with its original draperies.  The image is distorted because it was taken through a fisheye lens.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 15 October 2002

The curtains on the Cinerama screen come right up to one of the exit doors to the parking lot.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 13 February 2003

On the right is the edge of the current screen, which is about 78.5 feet wide.  The Cinerama screen was probably about 89 feet wide and would have filled the last section of scafolding before the curtains curve over to the wall.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 13 January 2003

The edge of the Cinerama curtains, seen from behind.  On the left, just beyond the curtains, is one of the exit doors to the parking lot.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 13 January 2003

Two of the five JBL speakers behind the screen.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 23 January 2003

The speaker closest to the camera is used for widescreen films, while the speaker closer to the stage is used for "flat" films.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 18 December 2002

Looking up at the ceiling from behind the curtains.  On the right of the photo is the edge of the current screen.  The Cinerama screen would have extended further, probably to the start of the next segment of scaffolding.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 23 January 2003

Photo of the right side of the screen.

The right edge of the current screen, seen from the front and looking down.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 2 July 2002

This bit of curtain probably masked the edge of the Cinemiracle screen installed in 1960.  In the lower right, some of the original red paint of the mural shows through a spot which was covered by a speaker.  The wire rising from the lower left corner comes from a microphone jack near the edge of the Cinerama curtains and probably connects to the small speakers in the ceiling of the auditorium.  The goes into the attic through one of the holes made for the Cinemiracle curtain.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 23 January 2003

The Cinemiracle curtain has been draped over part of the scafolding for the Cinerama screen so that this section of the mural can be seen.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 23 January 2003

Looking through the screen at the area behind, while the theater was still open.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 13 February 2003

Looking at the right side of the screen, after the screen was removed.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 21 February 2003

Another view of the screen from behind the screen.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 20 July 2002