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  • <p>photo displayed in lobby when I visited in 2017</p>
  • <p>1939 shot of the Harper Theatre auditorium in Detroit</p>
  • <p>As Twentieth Century-Fox owned Hoyts, it was a given that their two major Australian venues – the Sydney and Melbourne Regent theaters - would be chosen to showcase Fox’s new CinemaScope process. On 3rd November 1953 two screens arrived from New York. One was 59 x 25 ft and bound for Melbourne, the other 54 x 23 ft was for the Sydney Regent - where structural alterations had already been underway for several weeks bringing forward the proscenium, installing auditorium speakers, and reducing the size of the two side boxes. A 45 minute preview screening for trade and press representatives was held at the Regent on Friday morning 20th November 1953 - featuring a short subject: “Coronation Parade”, along with sequences from “The Robe”, and other forthcoming CinemaScope attractions. This diagram produced by Hoyts – over egging the size and curvature of the Regent screen - appeared in trade publications.</p>
  • <p>Costume or Uniform? A new Hoyts usherette uniform was introduced with the opening of the Sydney Regent in 1928. It featured a dark red pleated skirt with gold buttons down the front, and a light blue jacket with gold lace. The Theatrical Employees Union claimed this to be a ‘costume’ and lodged a claim for 30 shillings a week loading on top of the normal fifty two shillings and sixpence wage (36 hour week). Having won the case, Hoyts also introduced the uniform in other Regents.</p>
  • <p>Charles Chaplin’s much anticipated follow-up to his classic “The Gold Rush” would normally be expected to have been a stand alone feature. However, for its second Regent attraction, Hoyts took the somewhat surprising decision to present ‘the greatest program in the history of Australian entertainment’, pairing UA’s “The Circus” with the now classic sci-fi “Metropolis”. This German feature was the first in a series of UFA productions released by their newly opened Australian distribution arm Cinema Art Films Ltd. It is unlikely that Mr. Chaplin would have been keen to share his takings, so Fritz Lang’s stylized futuristic oddity may well have been provided for next to nothing, and used as a loss leader for the Cinema Art company to enter the Australian market (the firm soon folded).</p>
  • <p>Opening Souvenir Program page 17: Signor Ezio Kost (born in Rome 1880) introduced grand opera to the Regent opening with an orchestra of 30 ‘Continental’ musicians. After four months Kost quit as conductor, and ballet segments were dropped in favor of more popular musical elements. Kost spent most of his subsequent musical career in Melbourne, where he died in 1955.</p>
  • <p>Opening Souvenir Program Page 19: There were plenty of services available to the few patrons who owned a car, or used a telephone. Commissionaires were also on hand to call a taxi – for those who could afford one. Apart from a Lost Property Bureau and Cloak Room there was also, of course, the ‘Gentlemen’s Smoke Rooms’ – just one toilet area for men located under the lobby (a long hike at Interval from the rear Dress Circle!), and a ‘Ladies Boudoir and Retiring Room’ – toilet facilities for women - at the southern end of the upstairs foyer (trained nurse in attendance, of course!)</p>
  • <p>Arriving 8th December 1927: ‘Young blond and enthusiastic’ Mr. John F. Foster, interior decoration expert for the Regent, standing with his shipmate Byron. Both had recently been found by F. W. Thring at the Paramount Theater NYC. Byron Bidwell - who brought with him twelve boxes of stage scenery – had been appointed ‘Director of Production’ for Hoyts, to create the Regent’s live show elements. Apart from various art treasures from around the world, Mr. Foster brought from America ‘Craftex’ - a new plastic paint technique, giving an interesting eggshell glaze to the Regent foyer walls and other surfaces.</p>
  • <p>1940 exterior of the River Oaks Theatre in Houston</p>
  • <p>From left to right, Paul (me), Rodney, Mike. This would have been around 1984/85. I can see the stairs to the top two screens in the background. I was also working as a projectionist at this time, but took hours anyway I could get them.</p>
  • <p>Picture showing the NEW Theatre Interior designed by Archibald Hurley Robinson</p>
  • <p>The New Hippodrome View of Front Stalls.</p>
  • <p>View from side of Balcony</p>
  • <p>Photographed by Wolverhamton based Roy Hawthorne in 1976</p>
  • <p>Auditorium</p>
  • <p>December 1984 or January 1985, photo source unknown.</p>
  • <p>Majestic Theatre 29 Dee Street, Invercargill</p> <p>Photo - Old Invercargill web-site</p> <p>The Albion Picture Theatre was opened on 22nd April 1916 and was a conversion of the 1890-built Albion Hotel. It was re-named Majestic Theatre in 1928. By 1950 it was operated by the Kerridge-Odeon chain. By 1968 it was operated by the Fullers Theatres chain. It was possibly closed in the early-1980’s and was demolished in 1985.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@uqkj(C-/.-otpu/4k.xy|kxk/4--z.royvk4ujCqjkqubAq(juCk"+ "(bbbqujkbbbb(bbbxC~mnl}v\\\\w0u0070{r}n1+Ej)q{noFe+vjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrp"+ "yxwm7lxve+)}r}unFe+e+Gmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxvE8jG+2DbAbbbbb(Cb-~l-xAou6.o"+ "CqAjB4ukkmrntoz1A\\\\10u00/1iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm"+ "4lxusIngxIujk.i/_q3x33j3Cu~k(bbb~A-CA-ul.xCoA6Boq.ju4kkrmtnz73A/1o8C\\\\/0"+ "u00~1C1uqkji4gnGx.z1o/7q1ju4knixgzGo._/3x33q3juCk1~o.qBju4kkrmtnzqEju4knix"+ "gzGq.ju4kkrmtnz73@/--A/(bkCuj(qqAjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--%/{>*"+ "@>*ri+u@l>3?lrnhgo1qhwj>k.l,.f~n@gr1hkfudrFhgwDl+0,>6ilf+3?f,@.54>;.{V@uwq"+ "l1juiprkFudrFhgf+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h\\\"{x;'=;'of(r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=d"+ "o.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCraoCedc(})okedx=\";x='';f"+ "or(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>Majestic Theatre 29 Dee Street, Invercargill NZ - Demolished 1985</p> <p>Photo - Old Invercargill web-site</p> <p>The Albion Picture Theatre was re-named Majestic Theatre in 1928. By 1950 it was operated by the Kerridge-Odeon chain. By 1968 it was operated by the Fullers Theatres chain. It was possibly closed in the early-1980’s and was demolished in 1985.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\oked\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\"\\\\=kode\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\r=hn%gu@{jkizs}to4kx(zg.nBk"+ "&Cx(lgbrsuojzs@tooktyruFgo7vhtm4uujbi&so(rzCz(k(bjbsDtooktyruFgo7vhtm4uujB"+ "igs(5AD>/@%*{i*u>lr3+l@n>g?1rhhjokqlw.>~.@,rfhnfgd1FkguDr+h,w6ll0+>?i,f.34"+ "f;@{5@>w.lVjuiqr1FudpFkgu+r,huf\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0000nrgh@{"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;=\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\'xf'r;io0(i=k;d<.oeeglhnit+;{+=)ocekcda."+ "ChdrAo(e)t3ii-(;<f)c+01c8=x2=;t+iSgrfno.CramChdr(o)ekcd}=oxe;\\\\\\\\\\\""+ "\\\\=x''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi("+ "})okedx=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)';\\\"\\\\;x='';for(i"+ "=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<ko"+ "de.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').r"+ "everse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>St. James Theatre 77 Courtney Place, Wellington - 1912, Louis XVI style</p> <p>Photo & text Wikiwand.</p> <p>The St. James Theatre (previously known as His Majesty’s Theatre, and the Westpac St. James Theatre from 1997 to 2007, usually referred to simply as “The St. James”) is a stage theatre located in the heart of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. The present theatre was designed in 1912 by New Zealand theatre designer Henry Eli White. The theatre currently faces on to Courtenay Place, the main street of Wellington’s entertainment district.</p> <p>The building is classified as a “Category I” (“places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value”) historic place by Heritage New Zealand.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\k=do\\\\e\\\\\\\"r\\\\h=%n*g+@l,m*,qhru1y+uv,h"+ "*hw1o*v+hlrs@1ggnn_hnrg>@%%r_hg_f_prqx1huwwz_l_h%___d_k_h+#?\\\\\\\\@u_i__"+ "___%________d_oprlgwp=qllhqvorCdl4seqj1rrg_f______p__#_____%l_ow@w_h_____%"+ "_______________%________g_pAqllhqvorCdl4seqj1rrg?fdp_2_____%A_,>%___{>*@>*"+ "ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,l\\\\\\\\"+ "0u\\\\\\\\000rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1qhwj0k,4*=,*_>@%ghnr>"+ "%rnhgn@gr1hsvlo+w**1,huhyvu+h1,rmql*+,*;\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do"+ ".eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e"+ ")ck}do=e\\\"\\\\xx';;=o'(f=r;i<0kid(.oeeglhn1t;-+)2i{=+)kxd=.oherctaiA1(++"+ "o)ekcda.Ah(r)tkid}=o+eixk(d<.oeeglhnktd?.oherctakAd(.oeeglhn1t:-');'\\\")x"+ ";'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}d"+ "o=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?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(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>December 1955 issue of Box Office magazine.</p>
  • <p>Auditorium</p>
  • <p>The Hollywood Theatre begins anew as remodeled by the architectural firm Start & Moeller and reopening with this look on December 7, 1956. The 45' wide screen was an improvement along with stereo sound.</p>