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Grand Theatre

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Taken on: November 4, 2015

Uploaded on: February 5, 2021

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Grand Theatre

Designed by architect R.J. Denneby, this is how the auditorium of Perth’s Grand Theatre looked in c.1916.

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barryinperth
barryinperth on February 5, 2021 at 3:56 am

The Grand’s Art Deco / Moderne make-over came in 1938 under the direction of architect William T. Leighton. It was never particularly ‘grand’ and Leighton’s make-over simply made Denneby’s original more functional within the design sensibilities of the day. Even in its Art Deco ‘rebirth’, it remained a poor relation to the Piccadilly, Plaza and Metro.

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