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  • <p>PADUA THEATRE BRUNSWICK VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA – INTERIOR – Later to become The Metropolitan Theatre - Photo from the Harold Paynting Collection.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\";'):'1)h-gt"+ "en.ldekot(rAha.cdekoh?gten.ldekoi<+(=xdeko)}(iAtarche.od+k1)i+t(rAha.cdeko"+ "+={x2)+=;i1)h-gten.ldeko<(;i=0(ior;f''x=\\\"\\\\;)''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(ti"+ "lps.edok=edok\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\o;udectmwni.er\\\"\\\\t(\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\< \\"+ "\\\\\\rafh\\\\\\\\e=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\mi\\\\"+ "\\\\ta:lioedsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm.\\\\\\\\o\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\t\\\\\\\\t ei\\\\\\\\l=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\>i\\\\\\\\edsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm./o><\\\\\\\\a\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\"+ "=)\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse"+ "().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Metropolitan Theatre 614 Sydney Road, Melbourne, VIC - Previously known as Hoyts Padua Theatre Brunswick - The theatre beautiful 1937.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@uqkj(C-/.-otpu/4k.xy|kxk/4--z.royvk4ujCqjkqubAq(juCk(b"+ "bbxtnm+F0210rwsx27n1{|\\u007Fn{n2700}1ur|yn7xmFtmntxeDt+mxFn+eee{p\\u0001o"+ "qy\\u0000z__:3x33~3\\u0000u4qH.,m~trqhIy.um\\u0000xF{upqy\\u007Fz{umz=xnLs"+ "u{|pzo:y{.h\\u0000,\\u0000uqxhIh.J.upqy\\u007Fz{umz=xnLsu{|pzo:y{;HJm5.eGe"+ "+DeF\\u000100oD{xr19FrDtEmx7nnupwq}rD44__23x33l4tFmx7nql{jxLnm}Jr162D<orl1"+ "9El2F4;:DA4\\u0001\\\\F{}wr7p{ovxqL{jxLnml1b2bb{b6666xtnm\\u0001F+enFxm+tt"+ "DmxFnxtnm|7uy}r0120{7\\u007Fn{nn|21s7rx1w00b2b(AbC~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtn"+ "zoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93oA.lBi/61i7C>8~AC1zYoxmtl4uxIsgnIxju.k/"+ "ix__3333uqkj~C(bkCuj(qqAjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--_%/{>*@>*ri+u@"+ "l>3?lrnhgo1qhwj>k.l,.f~n@gr1hkfudrFhgwDl+0,>6ilf+3?f,@.54>;.{V@uwql1juiprk"+ "FudrFhgf+\\u0000,rnhg{@%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkdu"+ "Dw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk"+ "04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c"+ "+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>PADUA Theatre 614 Sydney Road, Brunswick, VIC - Later to become The Metropolitan Theatre.</p> <h1>Futuristic ticket box.</h1> <p>PHOTO Lyle Fowler.</p> <p>The Age (Melbourne, Vic) Sat 15 Jul 1939 – Reports</p> <p>Hoyts Padua Theatre Brunswick Wins Theatre Drive.</p> <p>Results of the annual theatre Inspection of Hoyts Suburban Theatres were announced today. 33 theatres competed, the champion 3 theatres being The Padua Theatre, Brunswick (Mr R. Potter, manager), with the Waratah Theatre, Ascot Vale (Mr B. Monahan, manager) second – The Regent Theatre, Gardiner (Mr E. Thacker, manager), third. –</p> <p>Points were awarded for cleanliness, theatre advertising and style of presentation of entertainment – Eric Thacker went on to receive the H. Pryde lobby-board prize from (Mr. George Griffith) Hoyts Manager for Victoria, – By the time the late 50’s had arrived, Reg Potter was a Hoyts Supervisor and Eric Thacker became the legendary manager of The Regent Theatre South Yarra – PHOTO Lyle Fowler -</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%,**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_%nrgh@_%__rnhg_____%_"+ "_@@{ghnr,\\u0000+fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45.@,f?3+fli6>,0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg"+ "@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{_____%__________-/.-otpu/4k.xy|kxk/4--"+ "z.royvk4ujCqjkqu(Auqkj(C/b--t.uo4p./ykkxk|4x-/.-ozvr4yjkqukCujAqbbb(uj{iks"+ "zt}4oxkzb.(bbbbbBb&gxnlkbCbbbbbbbb(bbbbbsbogzr@uojksytuogt7rhFmouvjti4subb"+ "bbbbbbbbb(bbbbz&zokrbCbbbbbbbb(bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbbDbojksytuogt7rhFmouvjt"+ "i4su5BDgbbb(bbbbA/bbb(kCuj(qAbuqkjqCju4kvyor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-./-C(jkqu"+ "_____%__________h@rg_____%__nn>gr@hrnhgv1oswl*+,*u1yhuhhv,+m1lr+q**,_%__>{"+ "@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0"+ "000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh"+ "1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.cha"+ "rCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre 1620 Broadway, New York, NY</p> <h1>The 1950’s deeply curved screen was enormous.</h1> <p>The 1950’s deeply curved screen was enormous and generated the illusion of peripheral vision. The Rivoli Theatre, along with the nearby Capitol Theatre, showed event films and both movie houses showed “2001” on their giant screens. Patrons also recall that the sound quality of the six track stereo was as impressive as it’s visuals.</p> <p>After it was twinned on December 16, 1981, and the curved screen was removed, seating was provided for 890 & 744. It became the United Artists Twin from October 26, 1984. One of the last features to play there was Richard Haines' low budget movie, “The Class of Nuke ‘Em High”. It was closed as the United Artists Twin on June 18, 1987 - Notes by Richard Haines, William Gabel.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%,**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_%nrgh@_%__qujkC(/--.t"+ "oup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zorvy4kjuqCkjuqAb(qujkCb(bbuqkjbbbbb(bbCC~jkqu/____x3333"+ ".ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6.iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq\\u0001i1/o1nA"+ "mzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~bbbbb(bbbbbbbbbb2DG+8jvElxm7xwpykr:Ijuxw|rnwrvGm"+ "e+e+nF}u}r+)velxm7xwpykr:Ijuxw|rnwrvCm}xruvje+oF{n)qEj1+}n{r7\\u0000w}vnl~"+ "mxbbbbb(bbbbbbbbbbkCujbbbbb(bbqqAjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--/b(bb"+ "A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxG"+ "z.o/____x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/Ab(Ckjuq("+ "AqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot.--/_%__>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l.."+ ",~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrg"+ "h@{_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.l"+ "ength;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}"+ "kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>My 5-28-22 photo, closeup giant screen, main auditorium</p>
  • <p>The Carlton Theatre in 1938.</p>
  • <p>My May 25, 2022 photo of main auditorium</p>
  • <p>The auditorium</p>
  • <p>Cinema 1 - the largest of the four cinemas in Perth’s Cinema City</p>
  • <p>Cinema City 580 Hay Street, Perth, WA 6000 - Cinema One - Largest in the complex</p> <p>Cinema 1 - the largest of the four cinemas in Perth’s Cinema City.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%,**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_%nrgh@_%__rnhg_____%_"+ "_@uqkj(Cxtnm+FF\\u0001mntx{b6666l2n1xm{LqjvL{x7owp{r\\\\}4FD\\u0001;AF:l49"+ "2lEo1Dr6<r2}1nJxm{Lqj7lmntxlFx________334342r4qDp}nw7umntxrE9DrF{1ox0DF0D"+ "\\u0001+e5GJ.;myHo{p:{zs|nu=Lmx{z\\u007FuqzuyJph.h.qI\\u0000x\\u0000u.,yho"+ "{p:{zs|nu=Lmx{z\\u007FuqzuyFp\\u0000{uxymh.rI~q,tHm4.\\u0000q~ux________33"+ "33\\u0000:qz\\u0001y{oepF+mntxD+xtnmtFmx7ny|ru1}0072n{n\\u007F|{1n72xswr01"+ "20A(C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93oA.lBi/61i"+ "7C>8~AC1zYoxmtl4uxIsgnIxju.k/ix________3333uqkj~C>_____%__@{**i>url+3@l>n?"+ "gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>@.wVlujqi1ruFpdkFugr"+ "+h,fn\\u0000gr@h{_%__>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+"+ "l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,"+ "=**,>_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode"+ ".length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c"+ ")}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>House organist Donald MacKenzie.</p>
  • <p>Renovated foyer, May 2022</p>
  • <p>Former restaurant space, became one the auditoriums, now restored to become part of the main foyer. Steps on the left lead to the open-air loggia terrace (currently unused). May 2022</p>
  • <p>Projector in Screen 1 (former circle) original projection box, August 2011</p>
  • <p>The projection room of screen 2 with the 70mm print of Murder on the Orient Express on the platter.</p>
  • <p>Cinecentre 139 Murray Street, Perth, WA</p> <p>Photo - State Library of WA</p> <p>Cinecentre opened on 10th December 1974 with “The Man with the Golden Gun”(cinema 1), and “Juggernaut” (cinema 2). Cinema 3 opened 12th December 1974 with “Mame”. Name changed to Perth City Cinemas in 1997. The name changed back to Cinecentre in 1999. Cinecentre closed on 1st February 2006 - The building was demolished in July 2016. - Notes David Coppock</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\",**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@h"+ "grn>%nrgh@%_qujkC(A/--@/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxgni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqBo.1~Ckjuq__x"+ "3333/o.zGxgni4kjuq1/71o.zGxgni4kjuqC1~1000u\\\\/8C1oA/73nzmtkr4kjuq.BoA6Co"+ ".xulA--C~Ab(A-/@-7/n3mzkt4rjkquz.xGng4ijkqunEmzkt4rjkquoB1.C~jkqu/__x3333."+ "oGzgxink4uj1q7/o1z.xGng4ijkqu1C1000u\\\\~8/1CAo7/n3mzkt4rjkquB.AoC6.ouxAl-"+ "-~Cb(bbAA/b(bbD5bbbbsgiBjuu4mthv7ogFurytkootDsbbbbjb(bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbb"+ "bkbbbbzCzrb(bbo&bbbbbbbbsibbbbjuu4mthv7ogFurytkoot@szjousrbbbbgb(bbbbbblbb"+ "bbxC&_kBn.gbbbbb(bbkzox}4ztks{iujCb(bbjkqub(Ckjuq(AqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|"+ "kxyk./4puot.--/%_>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>l"+ "i+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,0000u\\\\nrgh@{%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kod"+ "e=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Screen 2 proscenium ahead of a screening of “Downton Abbey - A New Era”</p>
  • <p>ALBANY (Newsreel) THEATRETTE – 230 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria – Australia (Opened October 30, 1936)– later in the 70’s to become “The Albany Pussy Galore Cinema” – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\oked\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\"\\\\==xdeko)}(cdeCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCoarche"+ ".od=k{c+)i+h;gten.ldekoi<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\@{g"+ "hnr0000\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\u,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\+fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45.@,f?"+ "3+fli6>,0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{/%--t.uo4p./y"+ "kkxk|4x-/.-ozvr4yjkqukCujAqq(juCkb(/Abbb(gDB5us4itjvuomFhr7tgoutyskjobD(bb"+ "bbbbb(bbbbbCbrkoz&zbbb(bbbbus4itjvuomFhr7tgoutyskjou@rzgobs(bbbbbCbklnxg&b"+ "B(b.bzkxo4}tzski{jub(qAjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--(/kCuj%qh@rg\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\n=\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\deko;\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\okedk=do.epsil(t''.)e"+ "revsr(e.)ojni'()'\\\"\\\\;x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.cha"+ "rAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'"+ "');\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>It’s May 26, 1955 and time for “Daddy Long Legs” to launch Prudential Theatres' Bayshore-Sunrise Drive-In with a CinemaScope image of 50' high and 128' wide</p>
  • <p>Source: Box Office August 7, 1967</p>
  • <p>1937 was the year Eugene Mollo decided to bring his concept of cinema interiors to a more modern approach. The Odeon North Watford and Gaumont Carshalton were two of the first cinemas included, above is an interior photograph of the Odeon auditorium and screen curtains designed by Mollo. Both of these new cinemas had followed a controversial article written by Mollo in January 1937 entitled ‘Conception of Cinema Interiors’ which stated that lighting up the cinema interior by hanging a sort of roundabout of twisted metal and glass is not aesthetically desirable. The Odeon North Watford opened its doors on 27th November 1937 focusing attention towards the screen with all lighting concealed. Of course such a statement made publicly must have upset some lighting manufactures such as Pride Ltd of Clapham who specialised in making what Mollo disliked. However, the tide was turning with others following Mollo’s lead into the boom year of 1938.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>This rare perspective watercolour by Eugene Mollo was published in ‘The Cinema’ January 1937 showing his design for a new cinema auditorium to be in association with the Holophane automated pre-selective colour control panel.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>Plaza Cinema 12 Mitchell Street, Bendigo, VIC - Glass theatre house slide</p> <h1>Glass theatre house slide</h1> <p>Image - Courtesy Lost Bendigo & District web site.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\k=do\\\\e\\\\\\\"=\\\\d=kx)e(od}CcaeCoorfhgmir"+ "t.=nxr8S1++;)2<=(ci03c)f(;A-diCtaecoeroh=.{d+kich)g+e;.tdnklie0oi<r;f='(=o"+ ";;\\\\'x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\@g\\\\n{0h0r\\\\00\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\,\\\\\\"+ "\\+g\\\\FfdhFrruikjpluw1@q{u;V4..>,5?@+fl36f,i+>D0glFwdhfrhurk@1~g.nlfk,j."+ "h>1wgqnolh3rl?u>i@*+@r>>A*({g%B/uD45tsviojFurmtho7tgsujy(k(oCDrbob&kbzuz4("+ "tsviojFurmtho7tgsujyukrog@(zCoksnbgl(xk&oB}.zzkx{4ut%shirj\\\\@g\\\\\\\\n"+ "\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\\dk\\\";e\\\\o\\\\\\\"k\\\\do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.i"+ "o(n'';)\\\"\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+ko"+ "de.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'')\\\";x;'="+ ";'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e"+ "+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.le"+ "ngth-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kod"+ "e.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>