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CINEMA AND From the Editor....
THEATRE
CinemaRecord had just settled to the accomplished
C A T H S hand of Kevin Adams when another challenge came along.

The demands on an editor and a Drive In entrepreneur were
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
more than even Kevin could balance. We wish you well with the new venture Kevin
and understand the change in your priorities. As for CinemaRecord, the editorial
policy is the same: encourage quality articles on theatre histories and the technical
aspects of enjoying image and sound on a screen while maximizing use of the
The official journal of the Cinema And CATHS-V archive.
Theatre Historical Society Victoria Inc.
Magazines are boa constrictors, they swallow a lot of material and this one can
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only be as good as the stories fed in to it. Keep your committee informed about
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your writing projects. The worst thing that can happen is for an article to appear
Editor: Ian Smith
★ when someone else is beavering away on the same subject. Better to bring the
authors together for a combined effort. To do this we need to know your plans. So
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Bill Kerr, Optimum Design 9419 4144. talk to a Committee member about your ideas. For those not interested in writing a
★ detailed history Marvellous Memories might be the spot for your anecdote.
The main aim of CATHS and this
This issue runs with strong, richly detailed and some might say, dense articles.
publication is to accurately document and
create an archive of the history of cinema If you are not technically minded it is still worth browsing The Kalee Story if only
and theatre in Victoria. to acknowledge that the emotional appeal of the cinema has always depended on
Input in the form of articles,
people with the skills to turn the laws of physics into complex engineered solutions
constructive criticism, and substantiated
for imagery and sound.
dispute of printed matter is welcome, and
necessary to enable us to reach our The theatres profiled in this issue Regent Gardiner and Mayfair Gardenvale
objective. share similarities of spelling, were built about the same time and had open-weave
Opinions expressed are those of the
prosceniums. Everything else about them was different, including the surviving
Editor or contributors, and unless
expressly stated so, are not necessarily public record. I hope that you enjoy our treatment of these stories. Keep me on
those of the Cinema And Theatre track with your letters and comments. – Ian Smith
Historical Society - Victoria Inc.
Articles printed in CinemaRecord
should not be reproduced without the
permission of the author or the editor.
All photos are from the collection of NOW SHOWING!
the person or organisation stated. Every
effort has been made to trace the
ownership of copyright. In the event of
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any questions arising as to the use of any
material, the author and publisher will be
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happy to make the necessary corrections
in future printings.
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Contributions and suggestions for
CinemaRecord are most welcome. Please 9 Cinema in Donald
contact the Editor if you are planning
to write an article for the magazine. 16 The Regent Gardiner
We may be able to assist you with
information, contacts, etc and it will help 22 The Kalee Story
us with forward planning.
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Contact: Ian Smith 31 Which theatre is this?
Telephone: 5443 0692 (1-9pm)
Email: ijsmith@impulse.net.au
Postal Address: PO Box 476,
Front Cover: The Regent at Gardiner. The curved roof was characteristic of
Bentleigh, Victoria, 3204
the work of architect Charles Bohringer. The wide entrance and the fan light
above the doors hint at a generous interior. (Source: CATHS-V Archive)

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