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![<p>Hoyts De Luxe Theatre 238 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC (Late 1930’s) – Later in 1946 to become Hoyts Esquire Theatre.</p>
<p>Photo –</p>
<p>Hoyts De Luxe Theatre was built on the site of the St. George’s Hall which had become Hoyts Picture Theatre in 1912. The Hoyts De Luxe Theatre opened on 27th March 1915 and only showed films, and like many other Melbourne Cinemas had a Wurlitzer organ.</p>
<p>The theatre was re-named Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 1946. The cinema’s policy was changed in 1957 with the movie, “Around the World in 80 Days”, and among the other classic films screened were “South Pacific”, “Can Can”, “West Side Story”, “Tom Jones”, “Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines” and “The Graduate”. It closed on 31st March 1976 and the interior was gutted with the façade covered over – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript">
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![<p>Hoyts De Luxe Theatre 238 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC - Later in 1946 to become Hoyts Esquire Theatre.</p>
<p>Photo - Ross Thorne</p>
<p>Hoyts De Luxe Theatre was built on the site of the St. George’s Hall which had become Hoyts Picture Theatre in 1912. The Hoyts De Luxe Theatre opened on 27th March 1915 and only showed films, and like many other Melbourne Cinemas had a Wurlitzer organ.</p>
<p>The theatre was re-named Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 1946. The cinema’s policy was changed in 1957 with the movie, “Around the World in 80 Days”, and among the other classic films screened were “South Pacific”, “Can Can”, “West Side Story”, “Tom Jones”, “Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines” and “The Graduate”. It closed on 31st March 1976 and the interior was gutted with the façade covered over - Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript">
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![<p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC – The Wurlitzer in action 1950’s.</p>
<p>Photo: Julien Arnold</p>
<p>Notes:Vintage Hammond.Com – The Wurlitzer console was located on a lift at the left-hand side of the orchestra pit. The (upright) piano was housed in a small chamber on the left-hand side of the proscenium. During the 1950s, the organ console was moved into the decorative box at circle level on the left-hand side of the theatre, a position which made it difficult for organists to hear a proper balance between the different chambers – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript">
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![<p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC - Tony Fenelon at the Regent theatre Wurlitzer 1960’s</p>
<p>Tony Fenelon is a much celebrated international organist who spent much of his early years performing at the Regent Wurlitzer. Tony was encouraged by the late GRAEME HODGES who at the time was the head of Hoyts in Victoria - Graeme gave him the keys to the cinema so that he could rehearse or perform when-ever he pleased. Tony recorded on the Crest & Festival record labels.</p>
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![<p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC – Legendary light-show 1968.</p>
<p>Photo: John Thiele</p>
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![<p>Palais Pictures St Kilda - Grace Funston Orchestra on stage at the Palais 1940’s</p>
<p>Photo - Australian Jazz Museum</p>
<p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript">
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![<p>Palais Theatre - Harry Jacobs Orchestra standing in the stalls foyer staircase, some-where in the 1920’s.</p>
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![<p>Harry Jacobs & His Palais Pictures Orchestra on stage 1928. Photo - courtesy of Geoffrey Orr</p>
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