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Adelphi Capitol
Former cinema of Nicholson Street, Walter Burley Griffin’s cinema
Carlton. Today it is the San Remo masterpiece in Swanston Street;
Ballroom. renowned for the intricate design and
Origin: Adelphi is one of eight illumination of its ceiling.
uninhabited islets, rich in flora and Origin: The Capitol was the Temple
fauna, around the Greek island of of Jupiter, king of the gods in ancient
Alonnisos. Rome.
Agora Dux
The Agora Cinema has operated An early picture house of Albert
within the confines of La Trobe Park, which did not survive the arrival
University. of sound.
Origin: Agora is the name of an Origin: Latin word for leader. It can
open marketplace or place of assembly also mean guide, chief, commander or
in ancient Greece, most famously in general.
Athens.
Esquire
Alhambra Perhaps the best-known cinema of
The least inspired of a string of Bourke Street and Melbourne’s first
former cinemas along Sydney Road, 70mm house. (See CinemaRecord 46
Brunswick. and this issue).
Origin: The pinnacle of Moorish Origin: Esquire applied to young
architecture in Spain. Commenced in noblemen who attended to knights as a
the 13th century, the magnificent prerequisite for their own knighthood.
Alhambra Palace overlooks Granada. The word evolved to become a polite
Its arcades, fountains and Lion Court title for a man, most commonly used
are indicative of a romantic quest to when addressing a letter.
create paradise on earth.
Forum
Apollo The re-named ‘atmospheric’ State
One of many names for the three theatre Melbourne, after it was twinned.
level theatre at the top end of Bourke Origin: The Forum of Rome was a
Street. Today it is the Metro Nightclub. place of assembly for judicial and other
Origin: Apollo is the Greek god of business involving public discussion.
the Sun. In Homer’s classic The Iliad,
Apollo, along with Aphrodite and to
some extent Zeus, becomes one of the
pro-Trojan divinities during the Greek
invasion of Troy.
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was
built downhill from the extraordinary,
5,000 capacity Delphi Theatre (4th
century B.C).
Athenaeum
The historic Athenaeum theatre of
Collins Street has exhibited movies and
continues to host live theatre.
Origin: Athene (Athena) is the
Greek goddess of wisdom. The Latin
word Athenaeum refers to a literary or
scientific club or library.
Bercy
Greater Union’s last foray into single
screens in Bourke Street, the Bercy
(1965-83) is now a gaming venue.
Origin: The Seine river of France
passes through the Bercy region, site of
a Neolithic settlement (4,500-2,000 BC).

Top: Bust of Apollo.
Middle: Athena surveys Collins Street from her niche on the Athenaeum. Image: D. Smith
Bottom: The world’s best-known Opera House; La Scala Milan. Image: Frank van Straten

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