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Sid Grauman (third from left)

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Egyptian's auditorium (c. 1920s)

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A view of the auditorium from the stage and screen (1926)

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Courtyard set-up for "The Thief Of Baghdad" (1940)

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Beauties pose for a promo picture for "Oklahoma!" (1955)

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A picture from an era that valued showmanship...yes, in more ways than one!

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Artist rendering of Egyptian becoming a D-150 theatre (c. 1960s)

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The theatre was remodeled in 1968 for D-150 presentation within a six week time span — This is a view of the former screen area

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Workers install the new D-150 screen

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D-150 projection equipment with 8-Channel Ampex Sound

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D-150 screen

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"Funny Girl" played as a reserved seat engagement beginning in 1968 (Picture taken in 1969 after Barbra Streisand won the Oscar for Best Actress)

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"Alien" played to huge audiences in 1979  

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Eager Earthlings await their fate from the "Alien" in front of the Egyptian

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Part of the set of "Mother" was located at the theatre

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The "Space Jockey" prop sat in the Egyptian courtyard during the engagement...until it was vandalized by some mean-spirited Earthlings

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The Egyptian in 2003 — The theatre was re-modeled by the American Cinematheque and re-opened to the public on December 4, 1998