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THE ARTS
The Comedy now has a restored facade, Playhouse. Playbox and Academy are still around but Melody, Variety
and Lyric seem to be out of favour.
EUROPE
A rich source of names promising far-off, exotic atmospheres. Mostly from France, Spain, Italy and Greece.
Try Savoy, Paris, Bercy, Trocadero, Lido, Rivoli, Tivoli, Palais,
Alhambra (the Brunswick version bore no resemblance to the original!), Plaza, Roma, Capri, Rapallo, Rialto,
ltalia, Forum, Padua, La Scala, Auditorium, Athenaeum, Lyceum, Coliseum, Orpheum, Odeon, Olympia, Pa-
vilion and Palladium. The choice is unlimited.
UPMARKET LUXURY
Always a good way to impress the paying customers. How about Grand, Majestic, Ritz, Palatial, Vogue, De
Luxe, Palace, Wintergarden or Castle? For a more intimate impression the Bijou, Cameo, Golden or Coronet.
TIME AND SPACE
Very forward thinking in the thirties with Universal's Flash Gordon serial on the screen.
The Astor's Shooting Star still shines above Chapel Street but Planet, Globe, Astra, Southern Cross and Star
have joined the Eclipse along with time and times.
Orson Welles introduced his Mercury Theatre Acting Troupe in the late thirties.
Century has re-appeared at Boronia and Cranbourne but Horsham had a Twentieth Century. Sadly the Sun is
sinking fast in the west at Yarraville after years of neglect.
America and Asia do not seem to have made much headway here beyond Broadway, Roxy, Orient and Chinatown.
I remember reading many years ago that Chatswood, Sydney boasted two theatres, The Arcadia and The
Dreadnought. From the sublime to the ridiculous in one suburb!
Some properties suNived many changes of name reflecting different managements. Probably the Grand
Champion still stands on the hill facing Parliament House. Fuller's new amphitheatre became the Palace,
Apollo, St. James, Metro Bourke Street, Palace and now the Metro night club.
Two last names from the past, the Victoria in North Richmond which mentioned the street, the state and
deference to royalty all in one package and the quaintly named Dux in Albert Park, which had to be top of it's
class! Readers' further memories are welcome.
AMENDMENTS Amendments to Hoyts closings in CinwmaRecord No. 3- June 1994
1955 Victory Malvern (Prior to television)
1958 Regent Gardiner and Carnegie theatres
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