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for completion of the auditorium behind.

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opening promised for three weeks hence did
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progressive presentation and programming
– wide-screen newsreels, sneak midnight
previews, daily matinees, Sunday sessions,
and upgraded projection and sound systems
including 70mm and Dolby Stereo sound.
Regent auditorium.

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