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Plaza Theatre 107 Henley Beach Road, Adelaide, SA

Located in the west Adelaide suburb of Torrensville. The Star Theatre was opened in March 1916. It was operated by the Clifford Theatres/Star Theatres chain.

Re-named Plaza Theatre in 1937, it continued as a cinema until at least 1957.

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‘Staff of the Star Theatre cinema at Torrensville standing by equipment in the projection room.

Note on the back of the photograph says “Star Theatre Torrensville 1916. Operator Wally (Son) Wallman, Assistant Bob Morgan. Theatre then run by Dan Coffee (later committed suicide) and Lew Powell – a well known theatre identity of that day. Previously they had run the All Star Picture Theatre in King William Street which was later to be known as the Majestic.

Dan Clifford bought the Torrensville Star and the Hindmarsh Star (Town Hall) and eventually established a chain of theatres all around the suburbs known as the “Star Theatres”.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -