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episode of The Iron Claw, at Hoyts and Harvey Hutchison, Dorothy James, provided free radio and media space to
Carnegie, only to miss the climactic Henry Jamieson, Jan Lowe, assist the cause. ★
Chapter 15 because he had a cold and Gerry Kennedy, Noel Kerr, Ruben
* Only the Royal and Hoyts New
his mother refused to let him go. As and Maya Lazarus, Natasha Lowe,
Windsor were technically in Windsor,
Ron told the story, Noel was still Martin Powell, Grant Shallard,
and the Royal was long gone by 1947.
wandering in the ‘Saturday Arvo serial Ian Smith, Wanda Tresidder,
Those doors in the photo are not those
wilderness,’ wondering who was finally Frank Turco, Peter Wolfenden,
of the New Windsor, so perhaps the
unmasked as the villain. Barrie Wraith, the management and
identification of this theatre is still
The article also included an image staff of the Astor Theatre, and many unresolved.
from the CATHS poster of kids milling others who distributed flyers and
around the entrance to a theatre for a
matinee (top of page 18.)
Both items sparked recognition
amongst MWB readers. Next week in
ViewPoint came the revelation that a
reader in Albert Park had the same
symptoms. He had missed the final
episode of another serial, but he had
seen The Iron Claw through to its
conclusion and was able to pass on to
Noel that the Doctor ‘done’ it. Noel’s
suspicions were confirmed, and he is
now on the road to recovery.
Viewpoint also reported that a Mr.
Gerald Sherry of Caulfield East was
delighted to recognize himself, his
brother and a neighbour amongst the
group of kids outside the theatre. Mr.
Sherry dated the picture as 1947 and
was fairly sure that it was taken outside
“the old Windsor theatre.” *
The day itself created other
opportunities. A special guest was Mr.
Horrie Joyce aged 92, who was the
projectionist on the night the Astor
opened in April 1936. Also in the
audience was Ms. Bobbi Kear, the
granddaughter of the theatre’s architect
Mr. Ron Morton Taylor and Bob, an ex-
lolly boy from the 1940s. These guests
were each interviewed on video for
CATHS by Rod and Edwina Cooke.
When the lights came up and an
elderly man left the theatre crying, he
explained that it was one of the best
days of his life.
As well as those people already
mentioned, the organisers thank the
following for their contribution to a
15th Anniversary Event which tapped
into our rich cinema heritage and
became something special:
Ex-projectionists Ross King and Ian
McLeod provided advice to keep the
program ‘authentic’ and Mike Trickett
and the Astor’s Craige Blencoe put the
program together with assistance from
Rod Cooke. The Lolly Girls Sara James
and Yvonne Healy and the Birthday
pair Emily James and John Gooding
ably reprised old-time matinee roles. Centre: Lolly girls Sara James and Yvonne Healey. Behind them Maya Lazarus tends
Other important input was from Pamela the CATHS stand.

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