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he Victorian town of Yarram is located The Health Department received an application Terracotta tiles were used on the façade
T219kms south-east of Melbourne on to build the theatre on 24 August, 1929. This roofline which extended to the edge of the
the South Gippsland Highway, and has a was approved, with a seating capacity of 600 in eaves (these have since been replaced with
population of about 2400. the stalls and 400 in the balcony and it opened colour bonded steel cladding). Pilaster
on 18 of June 1930 with the movie The Four supports were installed under the eaves
th
The Regent Theatre is situated in Commercial Devils. The theatre was never owner-operated .
Road, the main shopping thoroughfare. It and a series of lessee’s was recorded up The full width verandah originally had a
is a large imposing structure on the town's to the 1950’s. pressed metal ceiling. Three marble steps led
skyline. The theatre and its two shops were onto a small area of coloured mosaic tiles.
built by Mr.& Mrs. A.J. Thompson, local The Regent is a solid building constructed
publicans and property developers. The with a 14” cavity wall of red clay brick. Glazed tiles surround the front entrance
project cost 20,000 pounds ($40,000) and The Mediterranean frontage features large and the entrance doors feature a
was the last purpose built “picture palace” of French doors topped with fan shaped radius of leadlight opaque glass in
its era built in the Gippsland region. windows above. various patterns.

Trade Magazine report - 1931.

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