Ritz Theatre

424 Oxford Street,
Mount Hawthorn, WA 6016

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Ritz Theatre 424 Oxford Street, Mount Hawthorn, WA - 1959

The Ritz Theatre opened on 23rd April 1938 with Robert Montgomery in “The Man in Possesion”. It was closed in May 1960. The theatre was demolished in the mid-1960’s and a service station built on the site(Ampol or Caltex?). The service station was demolished(1980’s or 1990’s?), and remained empty for many years. The site is now The Bodhi Tree, and Oxford Day Surgery and Dermatology.

Contributed by David Coppock

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on March 30, 2016 at 4:37 am

There is a photo of the Ritz Theatre in the book Our Town: early photographs from the Town of Vincent local history colection.

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davidcoppock on March 31, 2016 at 7:15 am

The owners of The Ritz Theatre(and Ritz Gardens?) were Parker and During, who also operated the Rosemount Theatre(and Rosemount Gardens?) in North Perth. Wilf Birch was the operator for some years.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 9, 2016 at 3:03 am

I think the photo(in the book, Our Town) is on page 89?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on September 29, 2017 at 7:47 am

The Ritz Theatre closed in mid 1960’s.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 5, 2017 at 5:15 am

The Ritz Theatre opened on 23/4/1938.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 5, 2017 at 5:19 am

The Ritz Theatre was demolished in the mid 1960’s.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on January 7, 2020 at 10:45 pm

Opened on 23/4/1938 with some shorts(not named), and “The man in possession”.

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