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I have been able to trace a picture show in While Hughes was operating Saturday nights,
Oakleigh as far back as 1892 with a Mr. W Lemax Moving Pictures were operating
Edwards presenting “a grand Optical Lantern Wednesday nights with “WKH ODWHVW ¿OPV FRPLF
Entertainment with the new and powerful drama, comedy, scenery and instructional –
Oxy-ether Limelight”. The show featured the adults 6d children 3d”.
Choir of St. Alipius and local artists supporting
pictures of St. Peter’s Rome, the Convent of St. On 9 November 1912, an advertisement
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and other religious pictures. After interval the “Mechanics Institute Oakleigh Pictures every
show featured “¿IW\ IRXU YLHZV RI WKH $UFWLF Saturday – Perfectly Displayed by Electric
Expedition”. Light supplied by our Own Electric Plant. Full
Professional Orchestra. Splendid Program”.
In January 1912, the Mechanics Institute’s
Annual Meeting reported that the past year In 1919 the Mechanics Hall accepted a tender
was a record for hall hiring mainly due to the IRU D QHZ ¿EURXV FHPHQW ELR ER[ ¶ [ ¶ [ ¶
leasing of the hall for Saturday evenings to Mr. high, over the entrance door to the hall.
John Hughes for his “bioscope entertainment”. About this time pictures at the Mechanics were
Hughes’ further sixth month tender application being advertised as Paramount Oakleigh
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was accepted on 12 December 1911. Pictures presented by a Mr. H Markby on
“A bioscope box, as required by the Board Wednesday evenings and Band Pictures on
of Health in connection with the picture Saturday evenings presented by the Oakleigh
entertainments has been provided.” Brass Band.

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