Palace Brighton Dendy
26 Church Street,
Melbourne,
VIC
3186
26 Church Street,
Melbourne,
VIC
3186
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The Dendy Theatre was built in 1940 and contained 1,172 seats, all on a single floor. It was a single screen until 1983. In 1985 it was twinned.
The Dendy Twin closed for renovations in 2000 and reopened on November 16, 2000 with four screens. The #4 screen contains the 3Manual/15Rank Wurlitzer organ which was originally installed in the Capitol Theatre, Melbourne. It was installed in the Dendy Theatre in April 1967 and was opened by organist Horace Webber, who had originally opened the instrument in 1924.
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Photos and additional information can be found here.
The year given for this photo is 1943.
Here are three interior photos circa 1940.
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Here is a 1979 ad for the Dendy.
Nice 40,s photos.
That’s a wonderful interior.