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  • <p>The Colosseum Theatre was opened by General Smuts in October 1933 and became the flagship of African Consolidated Theatres.</p> <h1>PHOTO - “QUEEN IS CROWNED” points to the historic screening of A Queen Is Crowned, the premier 1953 feature-length Technicolor documentary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. As the premier theatrical venue in the city, the Colosseum hosted the high-profile South African cinematic runs for major global events of that era,</h1> <p>The Colosseum occupied an entire city block with a west and east wing containing offices. The theatre had a distinct Egyptian motif on the façade. Inside the auditorium, designed by interior designer William Timlin in a “castellated” style with turrets and fairy dragons, the stage opening had a large rouged festoon curtain made from crushed velvet material adorning the proscenium arch in later years.</p> <p>The theatre could accommodate fully-fledged stage shows as well as movie presentations. A distinct feature was the ceiling of the large auditorium which contained hundreds of tiny concealed lights giving the effect of looking up at a night sky with stars twinkling.</p> <h1>Closed in 1985, it was demolished and an office block named Colosseum was built on the site.</h1> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@@{ghnr,\\u0000+fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45.@,f?3+fli6>"+ ",0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{_%__C~jkqu3333__x/__"+ ".ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6.iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq\\u0001i1/o1nA"+ "mzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~D(02C0:2q6p}nw7umntx}1{Jqj7lmntxqHp}nw7umntxrE41"+ "F\\u0001mntx6666b{r2}1{Jqj7lmntx244:1rJ}j{lqn7xmFt\\u000143433__x2__F;r42D"+ "6:}qwpunn7xm1trE9DrF{1ox0DF0D\\u00012+GDe+j8Evxl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrmGeee+"+ "eee+Fnu}r}e+v)eexl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrmCx}urjveee+Fon{q)jE+1}e{n7rw\\u0000"+ "v}lnm~+xnFxm(tkCuj__q@_%ghnr>_%rnhgn@gr1hsvlo+w**1,huhyvu+h1,rmql*+,*%>{@*"+ "*>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u000"+ "0nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<ko"+ "de.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>February 1982 photo credit Lee Balterman, copyright and courtesy of SoxPhotos via eBay.</p>
  • <p>Anthony Wayne Theater - Wayne, PA - painted by George H. Rothacker III</p>
  • <p>Amusu Theatre 17 Derowie Street, Manildra, NSW</p> <p>Mike Rogers writes - Movies were first shown in this city in 1910.By 1914 movies were shown in Fleeting’s Hall.Allan Tom was a theatre pioneer in this city.Still showing movies until his death at age 93 in 1995.There is even a original “love Seat' left in the theatre.35mm projection still with digital projection.AMUSU Theatre is quite a find.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"==xdeko)}(cdeCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCo"+ "arche.od=k{c+)i+h;gten.ldekoi<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\\\@{ghnr0000\\\\u,\\\\+f"+ "ghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45.@,f?3+fli6>,0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1ogh"+ "nrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{A%-/@-7/n3mzkt4rjkquz.xGng4ijkqunEmzkt4rjkquoB1.C~jkqu33"+ "33_xo/z.xGng4ijkqu/117.oGzgxink4ujCq~10100\\\\u/\\\\C8o1/A37zntmrkk4uj.qoB"+ "6AoCx.lu-AC-A~~(Ckju3333_xiqk/u.xjnIsgxI4utlxmYo1zAC8~C>i761i/lBA.3oo9z/k."+ "uGxjnI4gjiqkiu/C0100\\\\u1\\\\A1zotnrmkku4BjAqCo.6uoAx-l~-(CAbD2+Gj8Evxl7m"+ "wxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrmG+e+eFnu}r})+evxl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrmCx}urjv+eFon{q)jE"+ "+1n}r{0700u0\\\\\\\\}wnv~lxm(Cjbqk(ukCuj%qh@rg\\\\n=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do."+ "epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=ko"+ "de.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.lengt"+ "h-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>1947</p>
  • <p>2000 35mm slide image credit Frank Hemenway.</p>
  • <p>screening</p> <p> Singin In The Rain</p>
  • <p>February 13, 1987</p>
  • <p>Photo by Tim Moore.</p>
  • <p>July 23, 1983 shot of the Liberty 1 & 2 Theatres in Libertyville</p>
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  • <p>From the City of McHenry’s website. It’s the original Empire Theatre turned Colony Theatre.</p>
  • <p>Photo credit Jim Pettit.</p>
  • <p>Circa 1963 photo credit & courtesy of bldg. 51 archive, Eric J. Nordstrom.</p>
  • <p>From the UTA Special Collections, Star Telegram Collection</p>
  • <p>1967</p>
  • <p>Taken on Peach St.</p>
  • <p>1941 photo courtesy John F Crowley.</p>
  • <p>Circa 1925 postcard courtesy LeRoy Blommaert via eBay.</p>