Photos favorited by Kinospotter

  • <p>July 1st, 1953</p>
  • <p>Nice brightly lit entrance foyer leading to the impressive flight of steps leading to the circle. On the right side of the first three steps there is the Odeon Page Boy directing patrons.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>The large auditorium is lit from the proscenium surround stepped back, finishing with the illuminated tambourine dancing lady.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>colour view of the stage & proscenium before conversion to a night club</p>
  • <p>Photo taken in June 1936 showing the recently opened Regal cinema by George Coles.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>A poster on the left advertises the first Ansco Color film – MGM’s western starring Stewart Granger “The Wild North”, which screened in September 1953 at the Wintergarden. However, this colorized photo – courtesy of Townsville City Council Local History Collection – is identified as being taken in 1957.</p>
  • <p>Wintergarden was full to overflowing with Service personnel on the night of 16th July 1944, attending the first concert of an Australian tour ‘singing for the boys’ by world famous soprano Marjorie Lawrence (1907-1979). Her life story was filmed by MGM in 1955 as “Interrupted Melody”.</p>
  • <p>photographed in 1973</p>
  • <p>Exterior by night (1937)</p>
  • <p>AMC Theater Corpus Christi Oct. 2020</p>
  • <p>Entrance foyer with two pay desks either side of stalls entrance, down steps whilst the steps in front of the confectionery kiosk lead up to the circle.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>This photograph taken from the circle shows the wide stage and orchestra area which was used for the many stage productions.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>Advertised on March 19th, 1954</p>
  • <p>Auditorium as a single screen.</p>
  • <p>The original auditorium</p>