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$<p>The Colosseum Theatre was opened by General Smuts in October 1933 and became the flagship of African Consolidated Theatres.</p> <h1>PHOTO - “QUEEN IS CROWNED” points to the historic screening of A Queen Is Crowned, the premier 1953 feature-length Technicolor documentary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. As the premier theatrical venue in the city, the Colosseum hosted the high-profile South African cinematic runs for major global events of that era,</h1> <p>The Colosseum occupied an entire city block with a west and east wing containing offices. The theatre had a distinct Egyptian motif on the façade. Inside the auditorium, designed by interior designer William Timlin in a “castellated” style with turrets and fairy dragons, the stage opening had a large rouged festoon curtain made from crushed velvet material adorning the proscenium arch in later years.</p> <p>The theatre could accommodate fully-fledged stage shows as well as movie presentations. A distinct feature was the ceiling of the large auditorium which contained hundreds of tiny concealed lights giving the effect of looking up at a night sky with stars twinkling.</p> <h1>Closed in 1985, it was demolished and an office block named Colosseum was built on the site.</h1> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"==xdeko)}(cdeCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCo"+ "arche.od=k{c+)i+h;gten.ldekoi<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\\\*,+*lqmr,1h+uvyhuh,1**"+ "w+olvsh1rg@nghnr%>rnhg%@q_juCk/(--t.uo4p./ykkxk|4x-/.-ozvr4yjkqukCujAq(buq"+ "kjbCb(/b--t.uo4p./ykkxk|4x-/.-ozvr4yjkqukCujAqbbbb(bbbuj{ikszt}4oxkzb.bbbb"+ "b(bbbbbbbbBb&gxnlkbCbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbbbbbsbogzr@uojksytuogt7rhFmo"+ "uvjti4subbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbbbbbbbbz&zokrbCbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbb"+ "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbbbbbDbojksytuogt7rhFmouvjti4su5BDgbbbb(bbb"+ "bbbbbbbbA/bbbb(bbbkCujbqb(AbuqkjqCju4kvyor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-./-(bkCuj(q"+ "qAjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--%/>_@{**i>url+3@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,"+ "@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>@.wVlujqi1ruFpdkFugr+h,f0000\\\\un\\"+ "\\gr@h%{h@rg\\\\n=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";x="+ "'';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode"+ "=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>$
$<p>Amusu Theatre 17 Derowie Street, Manildra, NSW</p> <p>Mike Rogers writes - Movies were first shown in this city in 1910.By 1914 movies were shown in Fleeting’s Hall.Allan Tom was a theatre pioneer in this city.Still showing movies until his death at age 93 in 1995.There is even a original “love Seat' left in the theatre.35mm projection still with digital projection.AMUSU Theatre is quite a find.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+xtnme+F{wqp.I5G.hmJH;{y:ozp|{usLnx=zmu{z\\u007Fyq"+ "puhJh.hhh.Ihxqu\\u0000,\\u0000.hhh{y:ozp|{usLnx=zmu{z\\u007Fyqpu{Fx\\u0000"+ "muhyh.Ihqrt~m,hH4.\\u0000q~u:_x3333z\\u0000yqo\\u0001p{G.{wqpwIp{:q|\\u007"+ "Fux4\\u000033:5q~q_x33:I\\u007F~4q:5{vzu3453De+F\\u000100oD{xr19FrDtEmx7nn"+ "upwq}rD44_x33342Flxtnml7jqL{mxJn1}2r<6rD1oEl294l:FA;\\u0001DF4}\\\\r{pwo7x"+ "{LvjqL{mx1n2ltb{6666mxFn\\u0001+D\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrE1txmn7unwp}q6:2Dr4F;"+ "2_x3334\\u00014Ftxmn7lqj{J}1r4:24txmn7lqj{J}1r2b{6666txmnF\\u000141rEtxmn7"+ "unwp}qHtxmn7lqj{J}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002D(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u"+ "0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/_x3333qu"+ "jkC~%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;"+ ">{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){"+ "c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>$

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