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The venue would transform into a 3,000 seat ‘That’s a question not easily answered
cinema. Meanwhile West continued to run films Wider entrance. offhand. Starting in England, we have shows
at the Town Hall. Four months later on the 5 at a large number of seaside resorts. In Perth
th
December 1908 he opened West’s Olympia – we have completed a modern theatre, which
Adelaide’s ‘first’ permanent picture-theatre. we hope to open this side of Christmas.
Building operations are progressing in
T.J. West was known for theatrical Fremantle, and also one of the suburbs of
performances both at the Town Hall and Perth. Shows are given nightly in Perth,
Olympia; he would stand out on the footpath Kalgoorlie, and Bunbury. In addition to the
dressed in top hat and tails to woo his Adelaide business we have the Melbourne
customers ‘WEST’S PERFECT PICTURES Palace, capable of seating 3,500 with
– THE MISSIONARIES OF HEALTHY touring companies which embrace nearly all
AMUSEMENT’. He controlled a picture- important centres. In Sydney we control the
theatre circuit stretching the British Isles Glaciarium. In Paddington our new Olympia
to New Zealand and Australia which led to is in the course of construction, and it will
another catch phrase ‘THE SUN NEVER undoubtedly prove one of the finest picture
SETS ON WEST’S PICTURES.’ resorts in New South Wales. It will have an
enormous seating capacity and everything
from floor to ceiling will be modern. In
Brisbane we control the situation at West’s
Olympia and circuits proceed as far North
as Charter Towers. New Zealand has not
been forgotten. Wellington is our head centre
In Adelaide 1909 Edwin Geach gave there and we have branch shows at Auckland
MARCH an interview published in the Adelaide Christchurch and Dunedin. Altogether we
1909 Advertiser titled Big Operations and when employ upwards of 150 musicians whilst the
asked by “Bohemian” in what centres are operators mechanics and general employees
Wests showing? Geach replied: number over 500 – All for Pictures.”

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