Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>The Pioneer Open Air Theatre World Premiere of the Movie - “A Town like Alice” - Photo courtesy of Cal Whalan - GREG LYNCH SAYS - A major highlight for the Kenna family was the world premiere of the movie “A Town like Alice” held on 24th July 1956, with the the stars of the film Peter Finch and Virgina McKenna attending in person. The occasion was also used to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Locals arrived in casual dress, carrying thick rugs and cushions for the open-air screening. The theatre was decorated with bunting and palm leaves for the night. Peter Finch invited Beryl Oliver, the air hostess on his flight, to be his guest on the night. The two sat together, smoking throughout the screening. Nevil Shute and his wife also attended, as did future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. - Acknowledgement Woman’s Weekly…<script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\r=hn%gn@gr%hg_f@prqx1huwwz_l_hd%k_h+#?\\\\\\\\"+ "@u__i___%d__oprl1wl=hgvprqdl4qeojCrlgsfqp1__r___%w__w#hl__o@_______%____Ag"+ "_%p1qllhqvorCdl4seqj1rrg?fdp__2A_%,>>_%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>@.,"+ "5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl\\\\\\\\0+0u,0n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr"+ "1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**%,{>*>>@r*+i@u>l?3nlg+1rhhjokq4w>0.,5l~@.,n{g@1r"+ "khufwdlD4+..r,hnfgd1Dk+u,wul\\\\\\\\0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+"+ "nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,\\\"\\\\x>';;=o'(f=r;i<0oiekldn.te;g+h)ic+k{d=.ohercoaeC"+ "tdiA-(;)f3ci0(c<=)2+;1+8Sxr=nt.irgmfhorCoaeCcd}(o)ekxd\\\"=x;'=;'of(r=i;0<"+ "ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.ee"+ "lgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";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(ko"+ "de.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Middle 40’s photo - Interior “Pioneer (walk in) Open Air Theatre” Alice Springs…Photo courtesy of “The Wilkin Collection” restored by Peter Bassett…..Extract from the “Centralian Advocate” Alice Springs, NT - dated Sat 25 Oct 1947… PIONEER PICTURES - This popular Picture Theatre which runs only the best in films, again has its usual bright programme for tonight. It has such crowded houses that the Management wants the public to know that any reservations made must be claimed and paid for before 7.45 p.m. or otherwise they will be sold. - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\");''):-1thn"+ "glee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t(rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od="+ "kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x;\\\"\\\\)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArah"+ "c.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-h"+ "tgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\e;ox}=cdeko)r(hdmCra.CnorfSg+i;t"+ "2==xc801c+f);<-(iit3e)o(rAhd.Cdakcce)o+=;{t+nilhegoe<.;d=k(io0;i'rxf\\\"\\"+ "\\'=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;{\\\\\\\\h@rg0n00\\\\\\\\0\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\f\\\\\\\\hu"+ "r,u+kgpFud1FqruiVj.l>w5@@{f;34f.i,>?0+llw6h,r+uDkg1Fgdnffh,r.@>~w.qlokhjrh"+ "?1>g@n+lr3>l*u{i%*/@D>5As(igjBuum4ht7vgouFyrktooDtbsbjk(z(zC(rsoi&jbuum4ht"+ "7vgouFyrktoo@tzsojsubrlgx(&CBk.nzgx(4ktos}izjk@{gun%=h\\\\\\\\r\\\"\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\od=k\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode."+ "split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>September 6, 2018. New Yorker Magazine photo with article.</p>
  • <p>May 27, 1968.</p>
  • <p>24 December 1938</p> <p>free cake for all children</p>
  • <p>1930</p>
  • <p>10-26-22, saw “Emily” here.</p>
  • <p>“Teresa Venerdi'”</p>
  • <p>1941 Italian film shown in 1947.</p>
  • <p>St. George’s Theatre 34 Birmingham Street, Yarraville, Vic - Abandoned</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\'=()i'jn)oe.r(vsre)e'.t'l(siepo.=ddkke\\\\o;\\"+ "\\\\\\dc\\\"monu.erttw(i\\\\e\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\h<e =r\\\\f\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\lmoidtm:niienslo@"+ "ai1pbng.ood\\\\cm\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\ "+ "i\\\\lt=t\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\d\\\\m>niiensl"+ "o@ai1pbng.ood<cam\\\\/>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\)\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\=d\\\"ke;"+ "o\\\"\\\\kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('');\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl."+ "netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})okedx=(+<iokedl.netg?hok"+ "edc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)';\";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>St. George’s Theatre 34 Birmingham Street, Yarraville, Vic</p> <p>A black-and-white advertisement for silent film A Daughter of the Gods (Herbert Brenon, USA, 1916).</p> <p>The three-hour epic featuring Annette Kellerman screened at the St George’s Theatre in Yarraville. Though publicity stills and documents like this one have survived, the film is now considered lost.</p> <p>The ad lists Kellerman’s physical measurements, comparing them with (what must be the estimated measurements) of Cleopatra and Venus. Kellerman was lauded as ‘the perfectly formed woman’ in 1912 and this label followed her for the rest of her life - Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%,**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_%nrgh@_%__>,**=,40kwj"+ "qho1hgrn+wDudkf1hgrnBkwjqho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn\\u0000,l+wDudkf1hgrn.,4.l+wDudk"+ "f1hgrn@.{~,5@.l>,40kwjqho1hgrn+?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_____%__{h@rg\\u0000nf,h+rg"+ "uFkdpFur1iqjulVw.@>{5;@4f.3,f?i+>l06l,w+hDrguFkd1fghnrf@,~..>lwkqjohh1rg?n"+ ">l@3+lru>i**{@_____%__________>/A--/@37zntmrkk4uj.qGzgxink4ujEqzntmrkk4ujB"+ "q.o~1kCuj3q33x3/________________.oGzgxink4uj1q7/o1z.xGng4ijkqu1C\\u0001~8/"+ "1CAo7/n3mzkt4rjkquB.AoC6.ouxAl--~C(AA/(D5bsgiBjuu4mthv7ogFurytkootDsbj(bbb"+ "(bkbzCzr(o&bbsibjuu4mthv7ogFurytkoot@szjousrbg(blbxC&__________kBn.gb(kzox"+ "}4ztks{iujC(jkqu@_____%__________ghnr_____%__@hgrn_%__>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,"+ "1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,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>May 26, 1953</p>
  • <p>In 1959.</p>
  • <p>October 26, 1950</p>
  • <p>December 20, 1940.</p>
  • <p>Broadway, New York City</p>
  • <p>January 2, 1939. NYT review alongside French poster for the Italian film LA WALLY, based on the Catalani opera.</p>
  • <p>Photo by Santiago Mejia SF Chronicle</p>
  • <p>May 6, 1954</p>
  • <p>1948 lobby display of the Vogue Theatre in Brooklyn with “Shoe Shine” playing.</p>
  • <p>April 28, 1954.</p>
  • <p>January 10, 1932. New York Times description.</p>
  • <p>Program flyer for November 1, 1962 when the legendary Italian tenor Tito Schipa gave a farewell concert at the Columbus Theatre.</p>
  • <p>Played here as the Broadway Cine-Roma in 1938. Made in 1937.</p>
  • <p>September 30, 1937. 1936 German film with great Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli opens here.</p>