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Grand Theatre 164-168 Murray Street, Perth, WA - Original silent screen painted on the back wall - 1916.

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Photo - From the Roy Mudge collection.

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.

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.

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