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Cinema Two with 98 seats and
Cinema Three with 39 seats take the
longer-run and art-house films. They
are fitted with Tokiwa, portable
Japanese projectors and Smart DTS
compact disc sound.
The inspection was hosted by the
theatre Publicity Officer, Berenice and
the projectionist Andrew, on behalf of
the Manager, Mr. John O'Meara.
The Horsham Theatre was
featured in CinemaRecord Nos. 16 and
17, 1997.
Nhill Memorial Community
Centre. Single screen
Built as the Royal Picture Theatre
in 1927, to specifications by the same
architect as the Horsham Theatre, the
interior is almost identical to its
counterpart.
The exterior and foyers were
extensively remodelled when purchased
by the council. Voluntary labour was a
large component of the effort. The
building re-opened 20 February 1986 as
a multi-purpose venue. A spacious,
well-lit 80s style entry foyer with a
striking staircase leads to the upper
foyer. The building was extended to
create a deep stage, sloped to the
auditorium and a kitchen was built
behind it. The stage is fitted with a
roll–up screen. Modern seating in the
balcony (256 seats) is on a fully
carpeted floor. Seating in the stalls is
Top: Victa Cinema One in the balcony Below: Cinema Two utilizes the original flexible, on a needs basis.
proscenium. The auditorium has good acoustics
and the building is air-conditioned. The
Centre Cinemas, Horsham
TAKE TWO Three screens technical details are Centrex projectors,
Cinemeccanica Xenon vertical lamp-
The trip was also a chance to catch Evolving from the Horsham
house and Dolby stereo cp 65 sound.
up on developments in theatres in Theatre (1926), the building has been
Films and live events are run on a
country Victoria. Here is what we linked by foyers to adjoining
break-even basis. There were 10,000
found: theatrettes. The property is owned by
patrons through the doors in 2002. The
Astor Cinema, Ararat the Horsham City Council.
Council subsidy amounts to $25,000
Single screen Cinema One retains the twenties
pa. Nhill residents are to be
Opened as the Midland in 1938, the look - stalls and balcony seating, ornate congratulated on their enterprise in
spacious Astor remains a striking plaster-panelled ceiling and a screen turning an outmoded building into one
example of stadium-style, moderne within the proscenium. The stage, of Victoria’s best community facilities.
architecture in country Victoria. equipped for live shows, is fitted with The inspection was hosted by
The obvious change since the last red/tan, damask draw-curtains as well Meredith Colbert (Manager) and John
CATHS visit was the large screen as a gold velvet drop curtain. The Parsons (Nhill Historical Society),
forward of the proscenium which now complex is fully air-conditioned. Film assisted by projectionists John Allen
obscures the stage ornament. booking is arranged in conjunction with and Lyall Schultz. The Royal was
Ararat, Robe and Beachport (SA) and
Projectors - C&W [last model] and featured in CinemaRecord 21, 1998. ★
Esperance (WA).
Xebex hi-beam wr.
Cinema One utilises only
Lamps - Victoria 5 and Xebex ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
downstairs seating for films (375 seats).
Supersol-n Xenon wr. A special thanks is due to our
Stalls and balcony are in service for indefatigable S.A.guide Colin Flint and
Platters. Panastereo Eprad Starlet/
live shows (total 695 seats). The to the staff of the various theatres; all
GUVT.
projectors are Victoria X and Xebex busy people, generous of their time and
The Astor was featured in
new high beam IV Xenon / Smart MN prepared to allow exploration of their
CinemaRecord 19, 1998. theatres.
580/Mod IIB.
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