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Academy Museum: the Ted Mann Theatre

 6067 Wilshire Blvd.  Los Angeles, CA 90036  | map |

The Museum pages: history + exterior views | lobby areas | geffen theatre | mann theatre
 

Posters and a gallery of theatre photos at basement level across from the entrance to the theatre. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
 
 

Looking west with the stairs down to the theatre just beyond the second column on the right. The desk is one used in a Shirley Temple movie. The Shirley Temple Education Studio is also on this level. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
 
 

The stairs down from the lobby toward the theatre entrance. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021 
 
 

A photo display of some of the theatres that Ted Mann had operated in Minnesota and Los Angeles.
Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
 
 

A closer look at the entrance. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
 
 

A peek in from behind the last row of seats. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
 
Seating: 288
 
Screen size: 22' x 44' 

Projection capability: 35, 70 and digital
 
Location: Basement level  
 
 

How about a black house curtain? It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures appearing on the Ted Mann Theater page of the museum's website. 
 
 

The view from house left. It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures appearing on the Ted Mann Theater page of the museum's website. 
 
 

The house right wall. It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures appearing on the Ted Mann Theater page of the museum's website. 
 

 
A wall detail. It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures appearing on the Ted Mann Theater page of the museum's website. 
 
 
 
A look back on the day of the public's first chance to be in the theatre. Thanks to Mike Hume for his September 26, 2021 photo. It's one of 28 (plus a video clip) that he posted on Facebook. 
 
 

Another view from down front. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
 
 
In the booth:
 

A look at one of the theatre's Norelco AAIIs, equipped with a Strong xenon lamp. That's their 16mm projector beyond it. Thanks to Rob Murphy for sharing this 2023 photo. It's one of eleven views of the Geffen and Mann he included in a Facebook post. He notes that the bases have motorized pitch and yaw adjustment.   
 
 

The show control. It's a 2023 photo by Rob Murphy, who comments: "16, 35, 70 at ANY speed. All on the board." 
 
 

The equipment racks. Among the gear in rack #1 is a Dolby MPU mag preamp unit and a number of Dolby Model 363 units with Cat. 300 A/NR noise reduction modules. In the rack at the far end it's an array of power supplies for the Atmos system. The speakers in this installation all have their own internal amps. Below the power supply array are three amps for non-auditorium areas such as the lobby. Photo: Rob Murphy - 2023 
 
 

Part of the gear in rack #2 including two Dolby CP650 processors and DTS equipment. Photo: Rob Murphy - 2023 
 
 

A couple of MacPro units at the bottom of rack #3. Photo: Rob Murphy - 2023. He's the director of "Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey," the 2022 documentary about the dying trade of film projection. Also see the Facebook page for the film. Thanks, Rob!

The Museum pages: history | lobby areas | geffen theatre | mann theatre - back to top |

More information: See Thomas Hauerslev's article "DP70s in California" on the In70mm.com site that he curates.
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