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  • <p>Millie Comes to Perth’s Piccadilly - Greg Lynch says - The year is 1967 and Piccadilly Theatre management demonstrates a creative style of Showmanship in the promotion of the Universal Pictures production “Thoroughly Modern Millie” A mannequin had been dressed as Julie Andrews in a flapper costume and appears to be hanging with both hands from the theatre flagpole (flying way above Hay Street).This attracted a lot of attention (and stiff necks) - I took the B/W photo of Millie hanging on the flagpole while visiting Perth in 1967 with an old Box Brownie (the only camera to hand). To me It demonstrated an “out-there” old style of showmanship, something that’s missing in today’s automated digital world of concrete boxs. In 1967 I was with Universal Pictures in Melbourne, and as an old Perth boy I would return frequently to see industry friends & family. I have strong memories of The Piccadilly as a quality mainstream city release house. <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\r=hn%gn@gr%hu_k@(q-j.Co/p-/tkux4|.xy/k-kz4r-y."+ "kouvC4jjqqbkjuiAs(tu4{xkzz.}(obkgbnbkBC&bxbl(bbbgbrbusjoszt@ootkryFuogv7th"+ "4muubjbibsbb&bo(rbCzbzbk(bbbbbbb(bbbjbsbtDootkryFuogv7th4muuBjgibsb5/Db(Cb"+ "jAq(Akuuk(qqjj4Cvuok.y-r4zk-k/yx.|4xukt/-p/o>.%-{_*@>*ri+u@l>3?lrnhgo1qhwj"+ ">k.l,.f~n@gr1hkfudrFhgwDl+0,>6ilf+3?f,@.54>;.{V@uwql1juiprkFudrFhgf+\\\\,n"+ "\\\\u0000gr@h{%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.n"+ "rgh1fkduDw+l\\\\\\\\0,0un0g0@r.hl{n+g?1rhhjokqnwgB1rkhufwdnDg+1rhhjokq4w=0"+ "*,>*;,\\\"\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<"+ "0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=\\\"xx;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1"+ "-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcr"+ "atAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.cha"+ "rAt(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>THE PICCADILLY THEATRE OPENING NIGHT - THE WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER reported on Thurs March 10, 1938 on Page 19 … THE PICCADILLY THEATRE. Official Opening Tonight. Tonight Perth’s newest cinema, the Piccadilly Theatre, which is situated above the Hay-street end of the Piccadilly Arcade, will be officially opened by the Lieutenant-Governor Sir James Mitchell. The proceeds will go to the Children’s Hospital…The special opening screen entertainment is, “I Met Him in Paris” - I Met Him in Paris is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Wesley Ruggles, written by Claude Binyon, and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas & Robert Young. (pictured above)</p>
  • <p>Greg Lynch says – ALL PERTH IS TALKING! – ALL PERTH IS SEEING! “ JEDDA ” (G) at the Liberty, 2nd sensational month – Plus : Nat King Cole & his Trio - Mirror Newspaper - Jan. 1956</p>
  • <p>Feb 6th, 1998 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>December 18th, 1961</p>
  • <p>taken a few days after the fire.</p>
  • <p>Picture taken few days after fire.</p>
  • <p>1/3</p>
  • <p>2/3 (closeup)</p>
  • <p>3/3 (closeup)</p>
  • <p>The Palace is thankful to a filmmaker for their title.</p>