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Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Rex Renovation
The aims of CATHS are: to record the
history of cinemas and theatres, and to Head A $3m redevelopment to include
promote interest in theatre heritage and Keen-eyed visitors to Adelaide may bowling alley, food court and
architecture, and other related areas. remember looking up and seeing water auditorium is the latest plan for the
Patrons: pipes and sprinkler risers dotted over former Rex theatre Daylesford, writes
Frank Van Straten OAM Peter Smith OAM the roof of the Regent (CinemaRecord Ian Williams.
Philip Brady
50). Stage one refurbishment is expected
Committee: These sprinklers assisted the to be finished by December 2006 and
President: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 theatre's air-conditioning plant to make part two by mid-2007.
Vice President: Peter Wolfenden 9744 2570 good on the claim - every seat a cool No talk at this stage of a cinema,
Secretary: Mike Trickett 5278 1986 retreat - by the principle of evaporative but at least an auditorium is a
Treasurer: Barrie Wraith 9435 9785 cooling. promising start.
★ On a hot day, shoppers walking
Archivist: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 down the lane alongside the theatre Cinema Centre Challenge
Central Victoria Co-ordinator: would often find themselves immersed When Hoyts vacated the Cinema
Fred Page 5444 0428 (Bendigo) Centre in Bourke Street Melbourne,
Gippsland Co-ordinator: in a fine spray of droplets. The Age (3 June 2006) reports that new
Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 (Traralgon) I am not aware of this system in use owners Drapac Property got the lot -
Events Co-ordinator: on other theatres.
Brian Miller 9557 7446 John Thiele, Dernacourt (S.A.) projectors, sound equipment and 2,500
Film Buffs Group: chairs! Various groups have expressed
Mike Trickett 5278 1986 Talk Alarms In Cinemas interest in buying the technical gear.
Publications Sales: Fundamentally, the report about The building is National Trust
Garry Saunders 9812 7227 listed. Redevelopment to retail and
Membership Secretary: Peter O’Reilly Talk Alarms in Adelaide cinemas was
See CATHS’ postal address correct (See The Man From Paramount office space will retain some of the
CinemaRecord Editor: CR 50). original features.
Ian Smith The button did give direct access to Queensland Group Buys Croydon
iansmith8@bigpond.com
CATHS website: the Fire Service and the fire-man could Cinemas
www.caths.org.au hear what was happening near the Australian Cinemas based in
Postal address: Alarm. Nerang are the new owners of the four-
PO Box 476, Bentleigh 3204. By the time I was using Talk screen Croydon Cinemas, formerly the
★ Alarms they were quite old and Ritz.
Membership possibly not as effective as when they Director Bob Bailey explained to
Annual membership subscription is $40, were first installed, but you could still Mel Elliott that the group has plans for
(overseas subscribers $50) and hear it from several metres away, and I six screens on the site.
members receive four copies of suppose the amplified voices from a
CinemaRecord, notification of events, cinema screen might be audible. Westgarth Shines
and copies of the agenda and minutes The Westgarth cinema sports a new
The bit about calling for the public
of all meetings. There is no joining fee. to apprehend someone sending a false roof. Reconstruction of the balcony into
Meetings two cinemas is proceeding to plan. The
alarm is probably a send up.
Meetings are held on the last Sunday of new complex is expected to be open in
February, April, June, August, October & However, Alarm operators used to about mid-August, says Cameron Hall.
scare kids by telling them “Now that
November. Corrections CinemaRecord 50
Archive you have pushed the button your name
is recorded and the police will be Regent Geelong
The Archive is located in the Prahran
Mechanics’ Institute, 140 High Street called”. In the summary (page 24) High
Prahran, 9510 3393. The Archive will They had a few kids coming to the Society is listed as a CinemaScope film.
be open between 9.30am and 12.30pm fire station to plead that their names not It was of course in VistaVision. The
on the Saturday before each meeting be given to the police, and promising heading should have read ‘Improved
(see above), and at other times by that they would never touch the Alarms wide screen’.
appointment with the archivist. again. A Selection of Regents
Publications The system was closed down in The image bottom left, page 35 is of
Back issues of CinemaRecord, other about 1980. the Regent Sydney, which should
publications, CDs and videos are
Tom Hoey, South Australian have been top right. Similarly the
available at meetings. Items are also
available by mail. Please contact Garry Metropolitan Fire Service proscenium detail of what is the
Regent Brisbane should have been
Saunders on 9812 7227 for details.
bottom left.
4 2006 CINEMARECORD