Liberty Theatre

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A year after the bruising court decision went against his ‘mean and contemptible behavior’, Camphin decided to end any chance of further irritation from rivalry in Leura. Katoomba Theatres took over the lease of the Civic in May 1941, and arranged for Guy Crick (architect - with Bruce Furse – of the Savoy and Embassy) to design a cinematic upgrade of the Civic to be renamed the Liberty. Apart from a new building frontage, the walls and ceiling of the auditorium were given a make-over. Also, it appears that the former Lodge rooms upstairs were bricked up. The ‘new’ venue opened Saturday 27th December 1941 with “That Night in Rio” supported by “The Mexican Spitfire’s Baby”.