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CINEMA AND
THEATRE
C A T H S Letters

HISTORICAL SOCIETY
VICTORIA INC.
ABN 37 195 378 179
Reg A0020747R New Member My suggestions for a revised table:
The aims of CATHS are: to record the oday I received from Eddie (includes other new information)
history of cinemas and theatres, and to TRevel – ex Mansfield cinema, a Kalee 11 Apollo Hawthorn (later
promote interest in theatre heritage and copy of your interesting magazine. I moved to Centennial Hall
architecture, and other related areas.
was introduced to Eddie by Mr Ray East Malvern),
Patrons: Denison who once owned the Victa
Frank Van Straten OAM Peter Smith theatre at Victor Harbour. I enclose a Regal Hartwell
Elaine Marriner Philip Brady Kalee 19 Australia Collins St.
cheque to start my subscription to
Committee: CinemaRecord. or 20 Grosvenor (19) (then to
President: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 Times Bourke St)
Darrel Norley, Adelaide S.A.
Vice President: Peter Wolfenden 9744 2570 Majestic Flinders St.
Secretary: Mike Trickett 5278 1986 Odeon Bourke St. (20)
Treasurer: Barrie Wraith 9435 9785 Kalee Corrections Regent Collins St. (20).
★ he history of Kalee in the last Astor St Kilda (20)
Archivist: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 Tissue was a model for technical Broadway Elwood (19)
Central Victoria Co-ordinator: writing. However the table needs a little
Fred Page 5444 0428 (Bendigo) clarification. The situation with Kalee Hoyts Croyden
Gippsland Co-ordinator: 21 in Victoria was identical to that of Kinema, Albert Park
Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 (Traralgon) Orient Heidelberg
Events Co-ordinator: New Zealand - the model 21 was a rare
Brian Miller 9557 7446 breed only found in a few theatres and Rivoli Camberwell ?
Film Buffs Group: usually towards the end of their life. Sunshine Sunshine
Mike Trickett 5278 1986 Even at the State in Flinders Street the Victoria North Richmond
Publications Sales: machines did not come with the (then to Valhalla Richmond)
Garry Saunders 9812 7227
Membership Secretary: Peter O’Reilly streamlined casing shown in Victory St Kilda (20)
peteroreilly@iprimus.com.au advertisements for this model. Village Toorak (20)
CinemaRecord Editor: I have no personal experience of Koroit Koroit
Ian Smith country theatre installations but have a
ijsmith@impulse.net.au Ozone Mildura
CATHS website: hunch that few theatres got 21’s. Plaza Wagga Wagga
www.caths.org.au There was double counting in the Regal Benalla
Postal address: table. The machines at the Grosvenor
PO Box 476, Bentleigh 3204. Rex Daylesford
Little Collins St. were transferred to the
★ Times Newsreel after the closure of Town Hall Swan Hill
Membership their first home. Similarly those at the Kalee 21 Bercy Bourke St. ?
Annual membership subscription is $35, Victoria North Richmond were later State Flinders St.
and members receive four copies of moved to the Valhalla Richmond. Regent Swan Hill
CinemaRecord, notification of events, Dates of service in a particular theatre
and copies of the agenda and minutes would be a refinement. Don Kennedy, Port Melbourne. Vic.
of all meetings. There is no joining fee. Additions to the table include - Interstate Support
Overseas subscribers: Please contact Broadway Elwood, Regent Collins
CATHS Membership Secretary for rate. Street, Victory St Kilda, Village had just written to Kevin Adams
Meetings Toorak and the Regal Hartwell. In I and was ready to post the letter
Meetings are held on the last Sunday of when the current issue of Cinema
publicity for the opening of the Regal
February, April, June, August, October & Record arrived with the news that
in 1937 the theatre was described as the
November. Kevin had resigned as Editor. However
embodiment of the latest in technology
Archive my comments still apply.
yet the projectors were Kalee 11, first
The Archive is located in the Prahran As one Editor to another may I
marketed in 1933! The model must
Mechanical Institute, 140 High Street commend you, Kevin and the past
have been considered to be as good as
Prahran, 9510 3393. The Archive will editors on the quality of Cinema
was needed.
be open between 9.30am and 1pm on Record. You are producing an excellent
I have doubts about whether the
the Saturday before each meeting (see magazine full of interesting articles and
above), and at other times by Rivoli Camberwell ever had Kalee news items. I often feel that there is so
appointment with the archivist. equipment, but would defer to other little commendation for the good things
Publications opinion on this. The theatre had Super in life, as the ugly side always seems to
Back issues of CinemaRecord, other Standard projectors for some years.
receive top billing. Newspapers, TV
publications, CDs and videos are Kalees were never in service at the
and movies are prime examples of
available at meetings. Items are also Kings Russell St. This theatre had promoting second rate articles and
available by mail. Please contact Garry Super Standard projectors with Peerless
Saunders on 9812 7227 for details. arcs and R.C.A. sound. productions as can be seen with ABC-
TV and what it calls comedy.
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