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Palais Pictures St Kilda

Truscott decided would hang so badly concealment, a preparation for the This article first appeared in On Stage
when finished that it had to be re- magic of the stage or film presentation Autumn 2003 and is reprinted with
thought; the Barclay Russell Street that awaited us. It’s encouraging to see permission.
with a glowing red curtain and fringe, curtains in some of the newer ‘plexes’
lit in the same way as at the Regent; If not as exciting as the tabs of old,
the lovely Hoyts basic red tab at the they are at least functional, full
Athenaeum which was replaced by bodied, tastefully coloured and well
tacky gold when the Melbourne made. House curtains are more than a
Theatre Company took over the basic necessity in a theatre, they are a
theatre…and so on. key feature of the whole experience. I
Curtains were the art of hope for one hope it will never be
curtains for curtains. ★

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