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Miss Gladys Moncrieff OBE is booked for the 1933 opening celebrations

The Roxy was built in a modified Spanish Mission Style, with large red neon signs that were visible from a great distance at night, owing to the theatre’s location on top of a hill. As a result, the Roxy was nick-named “Big Red”

A full sized concert stage was constructed to mark its official opening. Australia’s celebrated soprano singer, Miss Gladys Moncrieff OBE, was engaged to sing in October 1933 as part of these opening celebrations.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -