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  • <p>The last feature to play in 70mm at Loew’s Astor Plaza was this engagement of “2001” in December 2001.</p>
  • <p>screen 1</p>
  • <p>Tivoli’s auditorium with its Todd-AO screen curved in a 120º arc.</p>
  • <p>Cinema 1, Uptown Theatre</p>
  • <p>Screen at the Cinesphere</p>
  • <p>Exterior photo, 1976</p>
  • <p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 - Re-opening 1947 with new square proscenium.</p> <p>The Regent Theatre in Collins street, Melbourne was originally designed in the late 1920s by Cedric Ballantyne.</p> <p>*Catastrophic fire</p> <p>A major rebuild was required in 1945-7 after a catastrophic fire gutted the building. Both Gordon Murphy and Reg Appleford supervised this, a difficult task in a time of shortage of materials and skilled labour, because of the War. It re-opened in December 1947 and operated as a single screen cinema (together with the Plaza downstairs it catered for 3300 patrons) for the next 23 years - Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\");''):-1thn"+ "glee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t(rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od="+ "kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x;\\\"\\\\)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArah"+ "c.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-h"+ "tgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\;;\\\"\\\\)>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/m\\"+ "\\\\\\cad<oog.bn1paio@slenii>n\\\\\\\\md\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\et\\\\\\\\t=\\\"\\\\li\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\cd\\\\\\\\oog.bn1paio@slenii:ntmidmo\\\\\\\\la\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\fr\\\\\\\\ =<e(h\\\\\\\\a\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\it"+ "wrt.enumoc=d\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('"+ "').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 – Re-opening 1947</p> <p>The new straight edged proscenium</p> <p>The main difference noted in pictorial histories of the Regent is that of the proscenium. The proscenium is generally an arch that surrounds the stage. The original Regent had a rounded arch, however the restored stage contained a square, or straight top edge – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+xtnme+F{wqp.I~s_x3334rt|_x3333}b{6666=x\\u0001t_x"+ "333317pKw/t\\u0001Lu1kp|{x~_x3333sI|x}tx_x33:I}~{pO@xq\\u007Fv}~=s~rk|/1x_"+ "x3333{_x3333Lt1k1ksM|x}tx_x33:I}~{pO@xq\\u007Fv}~=s~rK|p>1MJ8G.I_x333433rG"+ "~{u4<IuGwHp{:qqxszt\\u0000uG77b{66675Io{wqpo:mtO~p{Mq4\\u00005u?9uG4rHo5<7"+ "o=ID>_x3334GI7\\u0000__u~szr:{~OymtO~p{4q5o~ee9999{wqp_x3334IDe+F\\u000100"+ "oD{xr19FrDtEmx7nnupwq}rD44_x33342Flxtnml7jqL{mxJn1}2r<6rD1oEl294l:FA;\\u00"+ "01DF4}\\\\r{pwo7x{LvjqL{mx1n2ltb{6666mxFn\\u0001+D\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrE1tx"+ "mn7unwp}q6:2Dr4F;2_x3334\\u00014Ftxmn7lqj{J}1r4:24txmn7lqj{J}1r2b{6666txmn"+ "F\\u000141rEtxmn7unwp}qHtxmn7lqj{J}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002D(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqu"+ "jk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIn"+ "gxIujk.i/_x3333qujkC~%>{@**>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.fromCharCo"+ "de(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC – Construction 1929 – Installation of the Regent theatre chandelier.</p> <p>Regent Theatre chandelier (circa 1929) made by W. Bedford Pty Ltd</p> <p>Photo by Edwin G Adamson ARPS – Today Melbourne</p> <p>William Bedford Pty Ltd was a pre-eminent manufacturer of lights, who also created light fittings for the Palais St Kilda – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zorvy4kjuqCkjuqAb(qujkCb(bbtxmnF"+ "+xtnme+Fmxl~vnw}7\\u0000{r}ne+eej1qEnbbbbb)F{eeoeee+jeeuvxrm}vCwrrnw|uxIjr"+ ":ykwp7xxmeelveeee)re+u}F}eeneee+eeeeeee+meevGwrrnw|uxIjr:ykwp7xxmEljvee8Ge"+ "+2DDe+F\\u000100oD{xr19FrD1Extnmu7wn}p6q2:rDF42;\\u0001_x3334F4xtnml7jqJ{1"+ "}4r2:t4mx7nql{j}Jr1bbbb{66662xtnm\\u0001F14Erxtnmu7wn}pHqxtnml7jqJ{1}xtnmu"+ "7wn}p6q2:0C20D+D\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrE1txmn7unwp}q6:2Dr4F;2_x3334\\u00014Ft"+ "xmn7lqj{J}1r4:24txmn7lqj{J}1r2bbbb{6666txmnF\\u000141rEtxmn7unwp}qHtxmn7lq"+ "j{J}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002Db(bbA~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4"+ "ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/_x3333qujkC~b(Ckjuq"+ "(AqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot.--/%>{@**>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>
  • <p>July 1959.</p>
  • <p>Palais Theatre 1 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, VIC - Projection booth.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@@{ghnr,\\u0000+fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45.@,f?3+fli6>"+ ",0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{_%__C~jkqu3333__x/__"+ ".ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6.iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq\\u0001i1/o1nA"+ "mzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~D(02C0:2q6p}nw7umntx}1{Jqj7lmntxqHp}nw7umntxrE41"+ "F\\u0001mntx6666b{r2}1{Jqj7lmntx244:1rJ}j{lqn7xmFt\\u000143433__x2__F;r42D"+ "6:}qwpunn7xm1trE9DrF{1ox0DF0D\\u00010+12r0sw2xn7{1\\u007F|{n2n07}0u1|rnyx7"+ "Fmmttn+xDemxl~vnw}7\\u0000{r}ne+E1eej)q{noee+Feeveeejru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrp"+ "yxwm7lxveeeeeee+)}r}unee+Feeeeee+eeeGeeemrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxvE8jGeee+2D"+ "+Fmetn+xnFxm(tkCuj__q@_%ghnr>_%rnhgn@gr1hsvlo+w**1,huhyvu+h1,rmql*+,*%>{@*"+ "*>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u000"+ "0nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<ko"+ "de.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>
  • <p>Cine Avenida (right) and Palacio de la Música (left)</p>
  • <p>Advertised on April 16th, 1963</p>
  • <p>Advertised on April 12th, 1953</p>
  • <p>New York Premiere Engagement (April 8th, 1953)</p>
  • <p>Photo and description credit The State Journal-Register. “Springfield, Illinois - Easter on April 13, 1954 - The drive-in Sunrise Service at the Springfield Drive-In Theater attracted more than 3,800 people. They arrived in 975 cars, according to the organizers, a number that probably compared favorably to the turnout for movies on summer weekend evenings.”</p>