The Catlow theater co-owner Tim O'Connor demonstrates how movie film is loaded onto a giant reel table that is then fed into the Simplex XL film projector at the Barrington theater. The system will be replaced by a state-of-the-art digital projector just before Christmas.
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The Catlow theater co-owner Roberta Rapata in the film projection room with the Simplex XL film projector that is being used at the Barrington theater. A new digital projector will replace it on Dec. 19.
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The 85-year-old Catlow theater in Barrington will usher in the digital age of film projection just before Christmas.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
The imminent installation of a new digital projector has given Barrington's 85-year-old Catlow theater a new lease on life.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
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Nearly 1,400 supporters this summer helped give Barrington's 85-year-old Catlow theater the chance for many more birthdays, and its owners are expecting to give the community a big Christmas present in return. Exactly one week before Christmas, the Catlow's expensive — and lifesaving — digital projector is expected to be delivered.Latest Galleries
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