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CINEMA AND From the Editor…
THEATRE t is extremely pleasing to see that the wide geographic spread of
T
C A H S Iour ever-increasing membership continues to be well reflected in
the great mix of news and articles within these pages.
A number of these also serve to highlight the extreme importance
HISTORICAL SOCIETY of documenting our history (both Industry and personal) for future
ESTABLISHED 1989 generations. With heritage theatres currently being demolished in at
least three states, at least we can record their existence and remember
their glory-days here in CinemaRecord.
In this edition, I am also hoping that my own humble effort at writing
a feature-article will go some way towards telling not only a fascinating story, but also bring back
some happy memories – and perhaps even spur you, the reader, on to also write for us.
The official journal of the Cinema And As always, your contributions will be most welcome.
Theatre Historical Society Inc. Enjoy!
Australia
ISSN 1443-3664 • Published quarterly Kevin Adams.
Editor.
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Design and Layout by
Editor - Kevin Adams Just received CR#70 and what another great
+ magazine you have produced!
Digital Re-Formatting by With your job and home life, it’s amazing the
Nick Pilgrim Graphic Design amount of time and energy you are able to
www.nickpilgrim.com Letters put into the magazine.
+ I’m sure the committee and membership
The main aim of CATHS and this appreciate this - as l certainly do.Thank you
publication is to accurately document for what you have done with my Wellington
and create an archive of the history of Roxy article - you have really brought it to
cinemas and theatres. Input in the form May I say I am impressed with the latest life. It’s just wonderful and worth waiting
of articles, constructive criticism, and CinemaRecord - I don’t know how you for! I understand that a group of CATHS
members are coming over to the Film Buffs
substantiated dispute of printed matter keep the high standard up all the time. meeting in Christchurch in November.
is welcome, and necessary to enable us Of particular interest to me was the story on Do not think I can make that the meeting
the Barkly Theatre in Footscray. Although I
to reach our objective. never worked there I did work for 18 months which is a shame as it would be nice to catch
Opinions expressed are those of the at the Trocadero which was nearby. up with everyone again. Anyway, thanks
Editor or contributors, and unless again for another excellent issue and the care
expressly stated so, are not necessarily I was friendly with the assistant projectionist and presentation you afford each article.
at the Barkly and visited there quite often.
those of the Cinema And Theatre About 10 years ago I was in the Footscray area David Lascelles.
Historical Society Inc. and noted the rundown condition of the old Wellington. NZ
Articles printed in CinemaRecord place. It had been damaged by a storm and was
should not be reproduced without the generally looking like it was ready for demolition. Just got Issue 70 and noticed a couple of tie-
permission of the author or the editor. However I noted a gap in the fence at the back so ins with us that I thought were interesting.
The Dux Theatre in Albert Park was in
All photos are from the collection of went in there with a couple of friends and made fact owned by us and used for Scenery
the person or organisation stated. Every what amounted to a photographic essay of a and Costume Storage until the 1980s. I’d
effort has been made to trace the derelict movie theatre! be really interested to find out any other
ownership of copyright. In the event of The author of the story, Jim White, predated information that your readers might have on
any questions arising as to the use of me by a few years. I was in Footscray in 1955 the building.
any material, the author and publisher before moving to the Athenaeum in the The St.Kilda Memo Theatre - it was
will be happy to make the necessary city and from there into television at HSV7. interesting to read that it was used by
corrections in future printings. I also appreciated the piece on the Western both the Victory (now our building) and
Theatre at Brunswick. This was my ‘local’
Contributions and suggestions for (I lived only 200 metres away) and was the Palais as a second string theatre.
CinemaRecord are most welcome. the cinema where I saw all those MGM More recently our Drama School used it
Please contact the Editor if you are musicals and other delights I remember for a live production Who’s Afraid of the
Working Class? in November 2006. This
planning to write an article for the from my boyhood. was prior to its renovation and conversion
magazine. We may be able to assist you Harold Aspinall to a music venue.
with information, contacts, etc and it Mt.Martha,VIC Robert Taylor
will help us with forward planning. National Theatre, St.Kilda.VIC.
+ What a bumper issue CR#70 was - better
Contact: Kevin Adams every time! We in SA are very impressed of Just received my very first copy of
Telephone: 0409 946 066 course. Brian Pearson’s four page article on CinemaRecord in the mail and couldn’t be
Email: cinemarecord@hotmail.com Allan Woodard was very well set out and I more delighted! Great stuff!
would be most grateful if you would pass
Postal Address: PO Box 476, on my thanks to Peter Wolfenden for his Peter Keogh
Bentleigh, Victoria, 3204 excellent cover of our Mawson night. Many Perth. WA
thanks, keep up the good work all of you.
Michael Cant. Front Cover: Tribal Theatre, Brisbane.
Stonyfell. SA

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