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CINEMA AND From the Editor…
THEATRE This first CinemaRecord for 2013 brings you another bumper edition
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C A H S featuring yet another diverse array of news, articles and memories from
all over Australia. It has also been great to receive many interesting
responses to past articles, as sharing your observations, information and
personal memories though these pages really does helps piece together a
HISTORICAL SOCIETY clear picture of our theatre heritage that could otherwise be lost.
ESTABLISHED 1989 The past year has brought about one of the biggest world-wide changes within the
cinema exhibition industry, that being the replacement of movie screenings using
film stock with a purely electronic, digital format. With this new technology, film,
film projectors and even film projectionists have virtually now been made redundant overnight.
Often working long, anti-social hours in the unseen solitude of an isolated bio-box, the skill and
dedication of film projectionists has been crucial to a successful theatre and a happy audience for
well over a century. How disappointing that this valuable contribution seems to not have been
The official journal of the Cinema And suitably recognised and acknowledged within the very industry these dedicated individuals served
for so long. With the end of film, also comes the end of this role. Let us never forget them and the
Theatre Historical Society Inc. important role they played in making the magic of cinema happen for all of us!
Australia Happy Reading! - Kevin Adams
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The main aim of CATHS and this n response to the “At your Convenience”
publication is to accurately document Iarticle (CR76) and changes at theatres... The
and create an archive of the history of Victory at St.Kilda (Vic) had an interesting
cinemas and theatres. Input in the form experience with toilets over the years.
of articles, constructive criticism, and ongratulations on Issue 76 for the fine
substantiated dispute of printed matter Originally (1921) the men’s were at the rear Cdisplay of historical photographs and
of the theatre (external) in a separate building
is welcome, and necessary to enable us roughly where the Stage Door stairs are today. informative articles.
to reach our objective. An external door and pathway to the men’s at the
Opinions expressed are those of the rear was reached through a corridor off the Crush I noted that the Gawler photo (above) showing
a choral concert in the Ozone Theatre, with
Editor or contributors, and unless Hall. The women had a small internal toilet at the Cinemascope stage behind, also depicts an
expressly stated so, are not necessarily rear of the stalls while there were no facilities upright piano at right of the choir with a 3
those of the Cinema And Theatre upstairs for the balcony. manual organ (electronic no doubt) to the left
Historical Society Inc. (top p.37). The picture of the auditorium, also
Articles printed in CinemaRecord This changed in 1928 when the roof balconies with Cinemascope stage, on the opposite page
should not be reproduced without the on Carlisle & Barkly Streets were enclosed and shows neither instrument, so I presume they were
turned into toilets for the newly enlarged dress
permission of the author or the editor. circle. At the same time the Ladies Lounge was installed temporarily for the concert, probably a
All photos are from the collection of moved to the Foyer though the toilets stayed in performance of the Messiah or similar.
the person or organisation stated. Every place. The new Lounge took over the corridor As an organist I am always interested
effort has been made to trace the which had led from the Crush Hall to the Barkly to hear of organs in theatres apart from
ownership of copyright. In the event of Street exit. the well-known Wurlitzer and similar
any questions arising as to the use of installations. Can any reader provide
any material, the author and publisher It appears these 1928 changes satisfied the 1953 details of the Gawler performance, the
will be happy to make the necessary regulations though the external men’s toilet was make of organ used and the date?
probably demolished. A 1950s Store Room
corrections in future printings. attached to the building still stands underneath
Contributions and suggestions for the Stage Door stairs today. On the matter of dates, I acknowledge that
CinemaRecord are most welcome. many photos show at least the year when
Please contact the Editor if you are The 1972/4 conversion appears to have taken. In other cases dates have most likely not
been provided by the donor or writer. Could
planning to write an article for the reclaimed the Ladies Lounge as a narrow men’s donors and writers in future be requested to
magazine. We may be able to assist you toilet (single cubicle & urinal) while the Ladies supply at least a year, if not an exact date, for
with information, contacts, etc and it Toilet entrance was redirected back to the original each photo wherever possible?
will help us with forward planning. 1921 entrance.
H Robert Parkinson
The 1928 toilets upstairs, and the 1921 Ladies
CinemaRecord Contact: downstairs, are unchanged today with “Vitriol” Woollahra. NSW.
Editor Kevin Adams 0409 946 066 bowls & fittings. In 2003 handicapped toilets
Email cinemarecord@hotmail.com were added off the Mezzanine. Somthing to Share? Letters, Feedback
Regards & News. Your contributions will be most
Note new CinemaRecord Postal address Robert Taylor. welcome and much appreciated!
(for magazine content only) to: Kevin Adams St.Kilda. VIC. Email: cinemarecord@hotmail.com
P.O.Box 535, Carlton North. Vic. 3054
COVER PHOTOS - Front: The Civic Theatre in Gladstone (QLD) 1992 by Les Tod.
Back Top: Civic in 2004 by Mike Trickett. Demolition photos by David Sparkes.

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