Theatre Royal
639 Hay Street,
Perth,
WA
6000
639 Hay Street,
Perth,
WA
6000
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The Hoyts cinema built next door to replace the demolished Ambassadors Theatre also used the dress circle part of the Royal Theatre as cinema 4.
I’m surprised this building hasn’t been fixed up and reopened as a picture theatre or stage theatre.
I think some old movie posters were found after the theatre closed, while being renovated. Most of the theatre remains, i would'nt call it demolished. The Theatre Royal and Metropole hotel was heritage listed on 7/8/1978. The Theatre Royal was the first purpose built theatre in Western Australia(and maybe Australia?)!?
The inside of the Royal Theatre is intact inside on the top floor behind the facade.
The Royal Theatre building was also the Hotel Metropole (part or the buildingas well(dates of opening and clossing of the hotel unknown?).
I think the dress circle may still be there, on the top floor behind the facade.
Sadly like the Ambassadors becomes part of Hoyts distruction and is now Cinema Four, and sadly I had to work in the high rise that replaced them.
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Great photo here of the old 3 tier horse shoe auditorium:
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And the retractable roof:
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Updated modernised 1940’s auditorium:
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Floating ceiling installed and removal of third tier:
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My Fair Lady commences in glorious 70mm 6 track Stereo sound:
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Photographed in August 2010:
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Great Vintage photo Chris.
Archival picture; “Silver King” was the opening attraction at the Theatre Royal, so the picture is probably from 1897: http://tinyurl.com/32jdtva
The facade at least of this theater has survived and it appears to have been at least partially converted to retail:View link