Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>A 1939 postcard of a film then being shown at the Savoia.</p>
  • <p>In 1943.</p>
  • <p>In 1943.</p>
  • <p>February 20 & 21, 1931 NYT ad and review plus poster.</p>
  • <p>The newly renovated lobby in summer of 2023. Photograph courtesy Hollywood Theater.</p>
  • <p>April 5, 1950</p>
  • <p>March 5, 1932 NYT review of “Rubacuori” plus still from that Italian film that starred Grazia del Rio and Armando Falconi. It was shown here without subtitles.</p>
  • <p>April 9, 1963</p>
  • <p>Grand Theatre 164-168 Murray Street, Perth, WA - Original silent screen painted on the back wall - 1916.</p> <h1>Photo enhanced</h1> <p>Photo - From the Roy Mudge collection.</p> <p>Built by entrepreneur Thomas Coombe, the Grand Theatre opened on 20th September 1916. It was designed by architect R.J. Denneby. Seating 1,100, with 842 in the stalls and 274 in the balcony, it had a windlass-operated sliding roof, and also shutters on the side walls which could be removed for ventilation.</p> <p>Later it became part of Greater Union Theatres. Sound was installed in 1929, and in April-May 1932 became an all-British house, a showcase for the most prestigious of the British films.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%>,**=,40kwjqho1hgrn+wDudkf1hgrnBkwjqho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn\\u0000,"+ "l+wDudkf1hgrn.,4.l+wDudkf1hgrn@.{~,5@.l>,40kwjqho1hgrn+?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_%*"+ ",+*lqmr,1h+uvyhuh,1**w+olvsh1rg@nghnr_%__>rnhg_%__@{____h@rg\\u0000nf,h+rg"+ "uFkdpFur1iqjulVw.@>{5;@4f.3,f?i+>l06l,w+hDrguFkd1fghnrf@,~..>lwkqjohh1rg?n"+ ">l@3+lru>i**{@____>_%______~____kCuj3q33x3________________i/k.ujxIngsIxu4l"+ "tmxoYz1CA~8>C7i16/iBl.Ao39o/z.kGujxIng4ijkquiC/\\u000111Aozntmrkk4ujBqAoC6"+ ".ouxAl--~C(A0210rwsx27n1{|\\u007Fn{n2700}1ur|yn7xmFtmntx+Dxm~lnv}w\\u00007"+ "r{n}+1Ee)j{qoneF+everj}uCxrmnv|wxrjw:ukIprxymwl7vxeee+})}rnueF+eee+eGermnv"+ "|wxrjw:ukIprxymwl7vx8EGje+D2F+mntxC(jkqu_____________%__h@rg_%__n>____rnhg"+ "n@gr1hsvlo+w**1,huhyvu+h1,rmql*+,*@_%__ghnr_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uh"+ "yhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.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>Grand Theatre 164-168 Murray Street, Perth, WA - 1930 - Front of house - Golden Era Showmen on display.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\);''):-1thnglee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t(rAha.c"+ "deko)++1(iAtarche.od=kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\exo=}dcke)o(rdhCmarC.onfrgSi+t;=2x=8c10+c)f<;(-ii3t)e("+ "oArdhC.adckeco)=+{;+tinhlgeeo.<d;k=i(0oi;r'fx'\\\\=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\>,**=,40kwjqho1hgrn+wDudkf1hgrnBkwj"+ "qho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn0000u\\\\,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\+\\\\Dldwfuhkr1.g4nl,w.u+kD1dgfnh.r~@5{.,>@4lk,j0hw1qgonh?r>+@l+"+ "3rl>u*i{*%@>>%,2Ap_fdg?rrj1eq4sdlrCvohqllAq_p%g__%_h_w_w@%o#l__fpg_rrj1eq4"+ "sdlrCvohqll=qwplgpr_o%di_u_\\\#\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\@?h"+ "+k_dh%lwzuw1hqxprf@gg%nh=r\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\edok\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\e=od\\\\k\\\\\\\";\\\\"+ "okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eokeds.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.length-1):'');"+ "" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>January 2, 1949. “The Bicycle Thief” would follow in December.</p>
  • <p>NYT ad from June 11, 1949 plus Italian poster for a 1948 Anna Magnani film.</p>
  • <p>Opened here February 9, 1940.</p>
  • <p>French poster plus small NYT ad (September 13, 1936) for 1935 Italian film on Napoleon, “Campo di maggio.”</p>
  • <p>It’s the January 28, 1918 Mahaiwe program for your movies coming this week.</p>
  • <p>A 1934 film.</p>
  • <p>January 22, 1950</p>