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$<p>Piccadilly Cinema Centre 700 Hay Street, Perth, WA</p> <h1>VistaVision Comes To Perth’s Piccadilly</h1> <p>Greg Lynch says – VistaVision Comes To Perth’s Piccadilly – Photo of Piccadilly interior, courtesy of Roy Mudge - During 1954 management installed new lenses, a large seamless Miracle Mirror screen, (to suit all existing ratios) and made major structural alterations in preparation for Paramount’s “White Christmas” which was to be presented in VistaVision (Motion Picture High Fidelity). Yes the Piccadilly was getting ready to give “The Ambassadors” located further up Hay Street, who were playing big screen CinemaScope a run for their money..</p> <h1>The proscenium was widened</h1> <p>The proscenium was widened, almost wall to wall. Roy Mudge (A legendary industry identity) who had a lifetime association with Perth cinema tells me that the two front exits got in the way and had to be dropped down level with the stage. This meant going down below floor level with a three stair step down, which required the installation of hand rails. Then it was discovered that when the curtains were fully opened they were gathering on the sides, and reducing the size of the screen, and thus it was decided to install drop down curtains. So there it was at great expense – a wall to wall screen with magnificent gold curtain drapes, along with new lenses and apertures. White Christmas in VistaVision debuted at The Piccadilly, 23rd April 1955.</p> <h1>VistaVision</h1> <p>During the season this writer was lucky enough to catch an intermediate session, and felt that the on screen results were most impressive. VistaVision was also installed at the sister venue “The Princess Theatre, Fremantle”. In my opinion these two locations were the only optimum installation of VistaVision ever made in Western Australia. I suspect that the VistaVision four sprocket, single frame compromise playing at the Piccadilly and The Princess was appreciated more by those within the industry, rather than the general picture going public who had no access or understanding of the original double frame horizontal format.</p> <h1>A large seamless screen</h1> <p>Make up your own mind, here is the 1954 publicity blurb from Paramount directed at Exhibitors – Quote “ VistaVision release prints will play in any theater anywhere in the world with an improvement in picture quality. Some improvement will be apparent even on the old “postage stamp” screens in theaters where not one cent has been spent to improve the presentation. Theaters that have large seamless screens and good projection equipment will gain full advantage of VistaVision without further change or expenditure.“ end quote.</p> <p>During that same period I can recall extended seasons at the Piccadilly for Rock Hudson’s “Magnificent Obsession” and it’s sequel “All That Heaven Allows” also “The Glenn Miller Story'” all from Universal Pictures, and all were box office bonanzas for The Piccadilly – The Piccadilly VistaVision installation details courtesy of Roy Mudge –</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=);''):-1thnglee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t("+ "rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od=kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\"+ "\\';:)1'h)g-et.ndlketor(hA.adckehog?et.ndlkeio+<=(dxke)o(}Aiatcreho.+d1ki)"+ "t+r(hA.adcke+o{=2x+);=1ih)g-et.ndlke<o;(=i(0oi;r'fx'\\\\=\\\\\\\";\\\\);\\"+ "\"\\\\\\\\\\\\/>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\am<cod.ongpbi1@alonsienim>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\d\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=tlt\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\ i\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\cm\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\od.ongpbi1@alonsienim:dtoilm\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\f\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=re h<a(\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\teri.wntmecudo\\\\=\\\\\\\"d\\\\ke\\\\o=\\\"deko"+ ";\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-"+ "1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.cha"+ "rAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>$
$<p>Piccadilly Cinema Centre 700 Hay Street, Perth, WA.</p> <h1>First CinemaScope release 1955.</h1> <p>CinemaScope The first CinemaScope release at The Piccadilly Theatre was the Universal Pictures big budget production “Sign Of The Pagan”. The season began on July 15th 1955. Piccadilly patrons had to wait until November for the next CinemaScope release “The Black Shield of Falworth”. The Piccadilly was well prepared for CinemaScope.</p> <p>During 1954 a large seamless Miracle Mirror screen, (to suit all existing ratios) had been installed, while major structural alterations had been made in preparation for Paramount’s “White Christmas” which was to be presented in big screen VistaVision (Motion Picture High Fidelity). The proscenium was widened, almost wall to wall, along with the installation of magnificent gold curtain drapes.</p> <p>White Christmas in VistaVision debuted at The Piccadilly, 23rd April 1955. VistaVision was also installed at the sister venue “The Princess Theatre, Fremantle”. It is this writers opinion that these two locations were the only optimum installation of VistaVision ever made in Western Australia.</p> <p>History tells us that the first CinemaScope installation in Perth was at Hoyts Ambassadors, with 20th Century Fox’s “The Robe”, premiering Dec 31, 1953. Hoyts Theatres Ltd, managing director Ernest Turnbull made an advance announcement In the “Sunday Times”, 22 Nov 1953, that Hoyts would spend £20,000 equipping the Ambassadors for CinemaScope. He went on : “Instead of the limited, almost-square picture we know today, CinemaScope gives real-life perspective, on a curved screen, two and a half times the normal width. Special glasses or viewers are not required. ( The modern miracle you see without glasses ) CinemaScope’s dimensional depth is an illusion created by light on myriad’s of tiny mirrors embedded in the screen, which at the Ambassadors Theatre will be 39 feel wide and 15 feet high. Sound we are accustomed to hearing from a single amplifier set at the centre of the screen, is recorded on 4 separate magnetic tracks at point of origin, and is distributed through speakers arranged behind the screen, and around the auditorium.</p> <p>The outlook for 1954 is very bright indeed, said Mr. Turnbull. Leaders of the motion picture industry see CinemaScope as the dawn of an entire new era in entertainment”. - Just across town MGM were quick to follow at “The Metro”, with “Knights Of The Round Table”. This not only boasted CinemaScope, it also offered a brand new optical sound process called, “The Perspecta Stereophonic Sound System”, invented by Robert Fine. This is a system for obtaining directional stereophonic sound through a single standard optical sound-track. Prints with Perspecta Sound can be used without adjustment in theatres not equipped for stereophonic sound. “Knights Of The Round Table” opened at The Metro on Monday. August 23. 1954. Lionel Hart’s “Liberty Theatre” in Barrack Street, converted to CinemaScope in Oct 1955, with Columbia’s “The Man From Laramie”. Interestingly, Hoyts Plaza, located opposite The Ambassadors, opened with CinemaScope on 11th May 1956 with “The 7 Year Itch”, that’s two years and five months after the release of “The Robe”. “The Grand, Royal and Capitol cinemas would follow with CinemaScope installations in the coming months.</p> <p>I would like to thank Roy Mudge, Perth Cinema Historian, for his assistance in the preparation of this article….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>$
$<p>Piccadilly Cinema Centre 700 Hay Street, Perth, WA - 1947</p> <p>The Egg and I is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Chester Erskine, who co-wrote the screenplay with Fred F. Finklehoffe, based on the book of the same name by Betty MacDonald and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+2001wrxs721n|{n\\u007Fn{72001}ruy|7nmxtFnmxtDe+tx"+ "mnFe+ee2001wrxs721n|{n\\u007Fn{72001}ruy|7nmxtFnmxtDeeeee+eetxmnFeeeee+eee"+ "eeeeeee\\u0001Fnmxtb{66662l1nmxL{jqLvx{o7pwr{}\\\\F4\\u0001DA;:F4l29El1orD"+ "<62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFl_x3334244rDq}pwnu7nmxtErD9Fr1{xoD00F\\u0001Deeeeeeee"+ "eeeeeeeeeeeee+eeeeeeeeeeG5.Jm;Hy{o:pz{|sunL=xmz{u\\u007FzqyupJ.h.hIqx\\u00"+ "00u\\u0000,.hy{o:pz{|sunL=xmz{u\\u007FzqyupF{\\u0000xumy.hIrq~t,mH.4q\\u00"+ "00u~_x3333:\\u0000zqy\\u0001o{peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee+eeeeeeeeeeFnmxteeeee+"+ "eeeeeeeeeeDtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n127sxrw1002eeeee+eeFnmxte+eeDt"+ "xmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n127sxrw1002e+Fnmxt+DtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n"+ "\\u007Fn{|n127sxrw1002(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxI"+ "ujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/_x3333qujkC~%>{@**>iru+l"+ "@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpF"+ "kduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeA"+ "t(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>$
$<p>Theatre Royal 639 Hay Street, Perth, WA - Illustration</p> <p>The theatre Royal originally opened as a theatre on the 19th April 1897 with stage productions and vaudeville, it also presented earliest screenings of films in Perth. A permanent bio box was built in 1910 with sliding roof to cool the theatre, this was was a feature of the original live theatre & was maintained for some years after the theatre was converted for movies, later wired for sound in the late-1920’s.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(uqkjb(Cxtnm+F2D002C6:}qwpunn7xm1tJ}j{lqn7xmHt}qwpunn7xm"+ "Et1r\\u00014nFxmbbt6{66261rJ}j{lqn7xm4t:2r4}1{Jqj7lmntx4F_x3334\\u0001;24F"+ "Dr:2q6p}nw7umntxE1DrF91rx{Do00\\u0001FeD2+GD+eeej8Evxl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvr"+ "mGeeee+eeeeeee+eeeFnu}r}+eeev)eeeexl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrmCx}urjveeee+eeeFo"+ "n{q)jEe1e+}e{n7rw\\u0000v}lnm~exF+mntxD+xtnmtFmx7ny|ru1}0072n{n\\u007F|{1n"+ "72xswr0120Ab(C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93o"+ "A.lBi/61i7C>8~AC1zYoxmtl4uxIsgnIxju.k/iq_x3333juCk~(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4"+ "rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333qujkC~1.oBqu"+ "jk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/A%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,"+ "~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh"+ "@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;"+ "x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>$
$<p>Regent Theatre 101-107 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA</p> <p>Regent Theatre: ‘most glamorous picture palace in Australia’ by Bob Byrne on August 20, 2015 in Uncategorized (Adelaide Remember When)</p> <h1>When the new Regent Theatre opened in Rundle Street Adelaide on the night of the 29th of June 1928 it was hailed as “the most glamorous and beautiful picture palace in Australia”.</h1> <p>Writing in The Advertiser that day, journalist Valmai Stephens described it as “far more than a mere place of amusement, for there is an air of dignity and nobility and sense of space about it.</p> <p>“There is magnificence here, but nothing garish, and the pictures and statuary are such as might well be secured for the nation. In the lobby downstairs, with its marble pavement, the huge mural paintings of the centaurs give a hint of the charm and beauty of the rest of the place, but they would hardly prepare anyone for the rare beauty of the foyers; Louis Quinze furniture, gilded and elaborate, gives the right touch of opulence”.</p> <p>Over a four page spread in the newspaper, the Regent is described in an advertisement as “Rearing aloft into the skyline, a Temple – dedicated to the People as a lasting tribute of the greatness of the motion picture – youngest, yet most progressive of the arts of the world”. Such was the excitement generated by the opening of the grand new theatre that 5CL, the local ABC radio station at that time, broadcast a live description on the wireless of the theatre and the crowds attending the opening.</p> <p>The following day the paper reported that “Half of Adelaide appeared to be at the opening of the Regent Theatre last night to see and to be seen”.</p> <p>The inaugural program included two full-length feature films, MGM’s Flesh and the Devil and 20th Century Fox’s The Gay Retreat. There was a 16-piece orchestra playing that night as the Wurlitzer organ, purchased for the theatre, wasn’t ready and was installed about three months later. The magnificent auditorium also boasted it was one of the first public buildings in the city to be airconditioned - Bob Byrne</p> <p>Pamela Cossich (Adelaide Remember When) - What a fabulous feeling when one would get all dressed up to go to The Regent. Remember those beautiful usherettes, with their teased hair, they would be standing at the top of the beautiful staircase to take your tickets and the another usherette would gracefully escort you to your seats. It was a grand place.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(A/--@/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxgni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqBo.1~Ckjuq_x"+ "3333/o.zGxgni4kjuq1/71o.zGxgni4kjuqC1~\\u0001/8C1oA/73nzmtkr4kjuq.BoA6Co.x"+ "ulA--C~Ab(/--t.uo4p./ykkxk|4x-/.-ozvr4yjkqukCujAqqb(bbjuCkbbbbb(bbC~jkqu/_"+ "x3333.ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6.iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq\\u0001i1"+ "/o1nAmzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~bbbbbbbbbbbbb(bb0210rwsx27n1{|\\u007Fn{n270"+ "0}1ur|yn7xmFtmntx+Dxm~lnv}w\\u00007r{n}+1Ee)j{qoneF+everj}uCxrmnv|wxrjw:uk"+ "Iprxymwl7vxeee+})}rnueF+eee+eGermnv|wxrjw:ukIprxymwl7vx8EGje+D2F+mntxbbbbb"+ "bbbbbbbb(bbkCujb(bbqAbbbbuqkjqCju4kvyor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-./-Cb(bbjkqub("+ "Ckjuq(AqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot.--/%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>"+ "l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000"+ "nrgh@{\";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>$
$<p>Nepean Theatre 386 High Street, Penrith, NSW</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\)=';)'-:t1nhlgeeo.(dAkatcreho.?dtknhlgeeo.<d(k"+ "xie+o=}dikt)r(hA.adcke)o++(1Aiatcreho.=dxk)+={i2)+-;t1nhlgeeo.(dik0<i;r=f("+ "'o=;;'\\\\x\\\\\\\"e\\\\ox}=cdeko)r(hdmCra.CnorfSg+i;t2==xc801c+f);<-(iit3"+ "e)o(rAhd.Cdakcce)o+=;{t+nilhegoe<.;d=k(io0;i'rxf\\\\'=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\"+ "\\\\;{\\\\h@rg0n00\\\\0\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\f\\\\hur,u+kgpFud1FqruiVj.l"+ ">w5@@{f;34f.i,>?0+llw6h,r+uDkg1Fgdnffh,r.@>~w.qlokhjrh?1>g@n+lr3>l*u{i%*/@"+ "D>5As(igjBuum4ht7vgouFyrktooDtbsbjk(z(zC(rsoi&jbuum4ht7vgouFyrktoo@tzsojsu"+ "brlgx(&CBk.nzgx(4ktos}izjk@{gun%=h\\\\r\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\od\\\\"+ "k\\\\\\\"e\\\\o=\\\\dk\\\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join(''\\\")x;'=;"+ "'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+"+ "xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.len"+ "gth-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode"+ ".charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>$
$<p>Plaza Cinema 12 Mitchell Street, Bendigo, VIC</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%,**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_%nrgh@_%__qujkC(A/--@"+ "/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxgni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqBo.1~Ckjuq____x3333/o.zGxgni4kjuq1/7"+ "1o.zGxgni4kjuqC1~\\u0001/8C1oA/73nzmtkr4kjuq.BoA6Co.xulA--C~Ab(/--t.uo4p./"+ "ykkxk|4x-/.-ozvr4yjkqukCujAqqb(bbjuCkbbbbb(bbxtnm+F2D+ejGE8xv7lwmyxrpIku:w"+ "jrxw|vnmreGe+eee+Feunr})}+eeexv7lwmyxrpIku:wjrxw|vnmrxCu}jreve+Fenoq{j)eE1"+ "+}n{r7\\u0000w}vnl~mxD+xtnmtFmx7ny|ru1}0072n{n\\u007F|{1n72xswr0120bbbbb(b"+ "b~A-CA-ul.xCoA6Bouqkjr4tkzmAn1o/1i\\u0001qCju4knixguIkjzGo.3/A9loi.6Bi/C18"+ "7A>1~YCxzto4mxlsunIxguIkji.____x3333/uqkj~CCb(bbjkqub(Ckjuq(AqujkCqujk4yvr"+ "oz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot.--/_%__>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduF"+ "rghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{_%@hgrn%>nr"+ "gh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=k"+ "ode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>$

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