Mann Chinese Theater

            Ghost Stories About the Mann Chinese Theater.
             The Mann Chinese Theater is located in the neighborhood of Hollywood, which is a 15-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles. Mann Chinese Theater is popular among the tourists because it premieres new movies, has a famous forecourt and has exotic artworks form China. According to the website www.seeing-stars.com, the Chinese Theater and the Egyptian Theater are historical landmarks in Hollywood. The article "Hollywood Movie Places- states that the number of tourists visiting the Mann Chinese Theater and its surrounding areas in Hollywood during this decade has declined compared to the eighties (The Egyptian Theater). Local Folklore tells us that the Mann Chinese Theater and its surroundings has a sleazy, scandalous reputation, which may have attributed to the tourist decline. The Hollywood-Highland project has been built to revive the tourism of Hollywood.
             Sid Grauman, who was a master showman in Hollywood, built the Chinese Theater and the Egyptian Theater, which is a block form Chinese Theater. Prior to the construction of these theaters, movies were premiered in the Broadway theater district of Los Angeles. Once the theatres were built, the movies were then premiered in Hollywood. The first movie to premiere in the Chinese Theater was the silent movie "Kings of Kings-, which was produced by Cecil B. Demille in the year 1927 (" The Egyptian Theater-). The Mann Chinese Theater also has a famous forecourt, which is visited by tourists every year, but why is the fore court of the Chinese Theater so popular? To answer this question, one should understand that Grauman never knew this theater would be a premier tourist destination until a certain accident occurred. When silent movie star Norma Talmadge accidentally stepped on the wet slab of cement in the forecourt, this gave Grauman the idea to start the forecourt with footp!.
             rints and handprints of stars embedded in a concrete slab.