Every night is fright night at Elegant Theater
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Motion">Motion</span> <span word="Pictures">Pictures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> ’30<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="d">d</span>é<span word="cor">cor</span>, <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="chandeliers">chandeliers</span>, <span word="velvet">velvet</span> <span word="draperies">draperies</span>, <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urns">urns</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gilt">gilt</span>-<span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="molding">molding</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elegantly">elegantly</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Albuquerque">Albuquerque</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="look">look</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skulls">skulls</span> <span word="there">there</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="showing">showing</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1900<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Oreste">Oreste</span> <span word="Bachechi">Bachechi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="liquor">liquor</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refuel">refuel</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Albuquerque">Albuquerque</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="different">different</span> - <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="rugs">rugs</span>, <span word="light">light</span> <span word="fixtures">fixtures</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="drums">drums</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thunderbirds">thunderbirds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="swastikas">swastikas</span> - <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="here">here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="patrons">patrons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="steer">steer</span> <span word="skulls">skulls</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="sockets">sockets</span> <span word="glowed">glowed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spooky">spooky</span> <span word="amber">amber</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auditorium">auditorium</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="Bachechi">Bachechi</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="KiMo">KiMo</span>,” <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tiwa">Tiwa</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>.”</p>
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