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  • <p>Mayfair Newsreel Theatrette 721 Hay Street, Perth, WA – Old style (Tom & Jerry) showmanship at the Mayfair theatrette</p>
            
              <p>Posted on facebook by Muzza Guzzisti & the Museum of Perth on May 6, 2018 – Comment : Downstairs at the Mayfair Picture Theatre Hay St Perth. Me on the left, my brother Ron on the right.</p>
            
              <p>Great memories & great photo of the Golden 50’s in this much loved basement newsreel theatrette.</p>
            
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  • <p>July 16, 1976</p>
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  • <p>July 23, 1977</p>
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  • <p>Pingelly Drive-In  Stone Street, Pingelly, WA  - Opening night newspaper advert - 1966</p>
            
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  • <p>Pingelly Drive-In  Stone Street, Pingelly, WA  - Opening night newspaper advert - 1966.</p>
            
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  • <p>Pingelly Drive-In  Stone Street, Pingelly, WA - Opening newspaper announcement. As reported in the Beverley Times WA - Friday 8 October 1965.</p>
            
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  • <p>I’m standing in the old Kroger parking lot. Years ago when you walked out, you could see the ginormous screen where the auto parts store sits now</p>
  • <p>October 4, 1957</p>
  • <p>July 3, 1970</p>
  • <p>May 7, 1962</p>
  • <p>June 1, 1956</p>
  • <p>May 28, 1970</p>
  • <p>JULY 10,1971</p>
  • <p>As the No. 7 Drive-In, here’s some showmanship in a Sept. 18 1954 marathon including the short burlesque 3D anaglyph film now considered lost, “Cleopatra Follies” by Broadway Roadshow Productions. 12 films will be shown including “Swamp Virgin” (aka “Untamed Fury”), “Should a Girl Say Yes?” (aka “A Virgin in Hollywood” aka “Hollywood Confidential”), etc. etc. As the ad states: “Get Up and Party: The Biggest Nite of Fun and Thrills in You Life, Assured.”</p>
  • <p>This is the inside of the 1972 Dogwood brochure for the open gardens at the Twin-Aire Drive-In</p>
  • <p>The final ad for the Twin-Aire on September 8, 1982.</p>
  • <p>As Star Adult Cinema, August 8, 1974 print ad courtesy Peter Norrish.</p>
  • <p>May 21st, 1954 GRAND OPENING Ad.</p>
  • <p>“The Conqueror” was the film and the street ballyhoo is awesome in April of 1956… the picture says Phoenix at the Cactus Drive-In but perhaps it’s Tucson’s Cactus.</p>
  • <p>Launched June 22, 1955 with “Rhapsody” and boasting a 120' screen.</p>
  • <p>Photo courtesy of Darryl Zoller.</p>
  • <p>August 9th, 1956</p>
  • <p>Newspaper ad announcing the opening on Thanksgiving Day 1967.</p>
  • <p>June 5th, 1946</p>