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Make-believe World at Hayward Theater and Its Curious Crowd
A look inside the Hayward Theater reveals double features, kid matinees, and live gimmicks to draw a young crowd while older patrons stay away. Bill Cassina runs the place since November, facing vandalism, smoke, noise, and occasional fights as he weighs revivals and new entertainments for a neighborhood venue shaped by changing tastes.
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Stern
Hayward
Donald Puck
Nito
Captain Video
Trankenstein
Dracula
Bill Cassina
United Artists
Cassina
Aml
Tora
Bogart Pictures
Art O
Chris R
Bill
Raysel Welch
Dana Andrews
Willard the Rat
Carroll Baker
Joe Gucker
Zhivago
Lara
Ens
Mia Parraw
Burni
Heve
Tia
Mia
Ran- Solph Scott
Quarter
Ohio
Athan
Rettigen
Buffalo
Sonny Tults