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The aims of CATHS are: to record the Hoyts Albury: A Matter of Size NATIONAL
history of cinemas and theatres, and to My memory of the interior of Hoyts Australia Day Honour
promote interest in theatre heritage and Albury, reinforced by the story and
architecture, and other related areas.
photo in CinemaRecord 61, told me
Patrons: that the auditorium must have held
Frank Van Straten OAM Peter Smith OAM more than the reported capacity of
Philip Brady
1,164. Indeed, my dog-eared copy of
Committee: Film Weekly Year Book shows 1,370.
President: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 A list, in descending order, of seating
Vice President: Peter Wolfenden 9744 2570
Secretary: Mike Trickett 5278 1986 capacities for the H.V Taylor designs is
Treasurer: Rodney Bendix 9563 2927 interesting:
Janetta Green 5439 6405 Rivoli East Hawthorn 1,806; Padua
★ Brunswick 1,758; Park Albert Park
Qld. Convenor: 1,552; Windsor 1,390; Hoyts Albury
Steve Maggs 0413 805 320 1,370; Ozone Mildura 1,209 and Regal
★ Hartwell 1,164. Is it possible that when
Archivist: Gerry Kennedy 5174 1870 scrambling for information for the
Events Co-ordinator: Albury paper, a junior in the architect’s
Les Auld 9689 2765 office somehow mixed up Albury with Well-known theatre organist David
Film Buffs Group: Hartwell? Johnson has been awarded the Order of
Mike Trickett 5278 1986 Australia Medal (OAM). Those who
Publications Sales: Brian Miller, Brighton know David, who is also Editor of the
James Barrand 0418 520 315 Screens on Rundle Street
Membership Secretary: Peter O’Reilly TOSA Victoria magazine VOX, say that
PO Box 476 Bentleigh Vic. 3204 Here is an update on the Palace it is an award richly deserved.
CinemaRecord Editor: cinemas re-development mentioned in Capri Adelaide On Endangered
Ian Smith Newsreel CR61:
iansmith8@bigpond.com Palace East End Cinemas have a List
CATHS website: Frommer’s ‘500 Places To See
www.caths.org.au total of seven screens re-numbered as Before They Disappear’, is a world
Postal address: follows: listing of sites at risk from developers
PO Box 476, Bentleigh 3204. Cinema One: An Eximax screen and climate change. Author of the
★ from the former IMAX Cinema now section on Australia, Holly Hughes,
Membership absorbed into the complex. includes the Capri Adelaide and
Annual membership subscription is $45, Cinemas Two and Three: New Sydney’s Luna Park in the first
(overseas subscribers $50) and digital screens. category. Both entries might be
members receive four copies of Cinemas Four, Five, Six and Seven: alarmist, because Hughes admits that
CinemaRecord, notification of events,
and copies of the agenda and minutes Originally the Palace Cinemas One, many of the case studies are reasons for
of all meetings. There is no joining fee. Two, Three and Four. hope not despair, and the more support
Meetings Cinemas Six, Seven and Eight are they can get, the longer they will have a
Meetings are held on the last Sunday of in the Nova Cinemas on Rundle Street life. The Capri, which has taken
February, April, June, August, October & East. The designations Palace Nova WurliTzer restoration to new heights in
November. North and Palace Nova South no longer the Adelaide suburb of Goodwood, is
Archive apply. Sound confusing? Perhaps, but one of ten classic movie theatres that
The Archive is located in the Prahran time and familiarity will smooth it out Hughes says, ‘have escaped the
Mechanics’ Institute, 140 High Street for picture-goers. wrecking ball.’
Prahran, 9510 3393. The Archive will Well, is the Capri on a knife-edge
be open between 9.30am and 12.30pm Colin Flint, Adelaide
on the Saturday before each meeting or not? CATHS member Brian Pearson,
(see above), and at other times by for many years a volunteer staff
appointment with the archivist. member at the theatre, says, “Rumours
Publications of our demise are highly exaggerated,
Back issues of CinemaRecord, other to say the least! Like cinemas
publications, CDs and videos are throughout the country, we are
available at meetings. Items are also experiencing a downturn in our
available by mail. Please contact James audiences for mainstream films, partly
Barrand on 0418 520 315 for details.

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