Side aisles with one section of stadium seating were designed so that no patron had to sit against a wall. Seating was staggered which reduced the number of seats from 114 to 100 but gave the patrons better sight lines. The Music Box Theater show better and more varied films. Films that before would leave the theater after two weeks have stayed in the smaller house for weeks more. Films that would not have enough audience appeal to warrant the larger 750 seat auditorium but which are important works, are able to be shown in the 100 seat theater.
Old theaters have ghosts and The Music Box is no exception.
It has it's resident caretaker. His wife was the cashier and they raised their family two blocks away from the theater. He fell asleep on the couch in the lobby and never woke up. The theater closed. Whitey is a tireless protector of The Music Box Theatre.