Ritz Cinema

39-47 St. Pauls Street,
Sydney, NSW 2031

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DavidColes on June 30, 2023 at 7:45 pm

For articles giving a more detailed history of the theater, and the man who built it, see the quarterly magazine CinemaRecord issues # 114-117.

davidcoppock on December 12, 2022 at 6:46 am

This cinema(front, foyer and snack bar) was seen briefly bin the Australian tv series “Snack Masters”(Cheezels episode).

David Wilson on August 7, 2011 at 6:08 am

There are some recent photos and historical information on the Ritz found on this site.

Ken Roe on December 7, 2007 at 11:50 am

A b&w photograph of the facade, pre-1996:
http://flickr.com/photos/digiboy/91006870/
A colour photograph, taken prior to 1996 when the new extension was yet to be built on the right hand side of the cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/alaure/129117171/
Photographed in 2003 when both extensions had been built each side of the original cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/alaure/129117216/
Close-up of the facade:
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A recent photo of the lobby of the original Ritz Cinema:
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Fore-stage, curtains and side of proscenium:
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Auditorium looking back:
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One of the new mini-auditoriums, photgraphed from beneath the balcony:
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