Photos favorited by davidcoppock

  • <p>Photograph courtesy David Kilderry of Drive-Ins Downunder</p>
  • <p>Aerial view in 1977</p>
  • <p>1960’s</p>
  • <p>Greg Lynch says……The Ascot Theatre began as a public hall, opening 22 February 1919. The local Rivervale community and the prominent Newey family raised the funds to build it. Films were shown from the beginning mixed with public events. As time progressed the local committee running the hall ran into debt and the property was sold and used for a variety of purposes, including a billiard saloon..After World War 2. the hall reverted back for use as a cinema. In the main the theatre & gardens were operated by R. R. Perrie, who over the decades ran a circuit of theatres in the southern suburbs. This included Armadale Hall & Gardens, Gosnells Hall & Gardens, Queens Park Hall & Gardens and Bayswater Hall & Gardens . R. R. Perrie was a talented visionary and showman, with extensive management experience at the prestigious “Prince of Wales” (Perth City) 1934 and “Hoyts New Regent” (Perth City) 1935..The Ascot Theatre & Gardens closed in 1966…The building once known as The Ascot Theatre was demolished in the mid 2000s… <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\\\"\\\\,>**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDw"+ "dufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{.h@rg0n00u0\\\\\\\\l,w+uDkd1fghnr,..4+lDwdufkh1rg"+ "@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{>%,**=,40kwjqho1hgrn+wDudkf1hgrn"+ "Bkwjqho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn0,00u0\\\\\\\\l+wDudkf1hgrn.,4.l+wDudkf1hgrn@.{~,5@."+ "l>,40kwjqho1hgrn+?l>3@l+uri>**@{_%,>**q+rl1m+,vhhuhy1u*,+*lwso1vghnrh@rg_n"+ "%_r_x>hgwfzplqh1%uw__+__?__#u_id_kh__@__%_______p__lw_=dlohrvgrpdq4leqjorC"+ "glfspq_1r__________%___ww_h#_lo__@__%_______________%_______A__lh_vgrpdq4l"+ "eqjorCglfspq21Ar_?d__%___>@__,%_h_rg@n_%hgrn@%ghnr\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eo"+ "keds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'')\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+"+ "=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.le"+ "ngth-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>ca. 1930</p>
  • <p>Savoy Theatre, Anniston, Alabama in 1920</p>
  • <p>From SF Chronicle, 1/26/52</p>
  • <p>Benson Theatre with John Travolta in the foreground during the filming of Saturday Night Fever.</p>
  • <p>Millie Comes to Perth’s Piccadilly - Greg Lynch says - The year is 1967 and Piccadilly Theatre management demonstrates a creative style of Showmanship in the promotion of the Universal Pictures production “Thoroughly Modern Millie” A mannequin had been dressed as Julie Andrews in a flapper costume and appears to be hanging with both hands from the theatre flagpole (flying way above Hay Street).This attracted a lot of attention (and stiff necks) - I took the B/W photo of Millie hanging on the flagpole while visiting Perth in 1967 with an old Box Brownie (the only camera to hand). To me It demonstrated an “out-there” old style of showmanship, something that’s missing in today’s automated digital world of concrete boxs. In 1967 I was with Universal Pictures in Melbourne, and as an old Perth boy I would return frequently to see industry friends & family. I have strong memories of The Piccadilly as a quality mainstream city release house. <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_n@gr_h_%u_k@(qxj~Cnm}l\\\\v0u00w07r{n}+1jEq)n{"+ "Fo+ejvurx}mCvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxlev)+r}u}Fn+e+emGvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxlEv"+ "j8+GD2A(C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA1u\\\\0010C1u/kiiqgjI4jnGx.u/k9zoo.3BA"+ "/l1i76>i~CC8zAo1mYlxutI4gxIsjn.x/uxk_i__3_33q3juCk_~>__@*%i{u*l>3rl+n@g>1?"+ "hrjhkolq.w~>@.r,hffndgF1gkDu+r,h6wll+0?>,i.f43;f{@@5w>l.jViurqF1duFpgk+u,r"+ "nhgfu\\\\0000r@h{_>@%*{i*u>lr3+l@+>r?hnogq1wh0j,kl4@>,.{5@~r.hnfgd1Dk+u.w,"+ "ln4g.1rkhufwdlD\\\\+0u00,0nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,"+ "=**,%>{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu"+ "+w,lu\\\\0000rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1qhwj0k,4*=,*\\\">x;'="+ ";'of(r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni"+ ".grfmohCraoCedc(})okedx=\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.ch"+ "arAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):"+ "'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>THE PICCADILLY THEATRE OPENING NIGHT - THE WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER reported on Thurs March 10, 1938 on Page 19 … THE PICCADILLY THEATRE. Official Opening Tonight. Tonight Perth’s newest cinema, the Piccadilly Theatre, which is situated above the Hay-street end of the Piccadilly Arcade, will be officially opened by the Lieutenant-Governor Sir James Mitchell. The proceeds will go to the Children’s Hospital…The special opening screen entertainment is, “I Met Him in Paris” - I Met Him in Paris is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Wesley Ruggles, written by Claude Binyon, and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas & Robert Young. (pictured above)</p>
  • <p>Greg Lynch says – ALL PERTH IS TALKING! – ALL PERTH IS SEEING! “ JEDDA ” (G) at the Liberty, 2nd sensational month – Plus : Nat King Cole & his Trio - Mirror Newspaper - Jan. 1956</p>