Renown Theatre

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The Phoebe theatre – 378 Glenhuntly Road Elsternwick Vic – 1916 - Later to become the Renown.

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The Phoebe theatre which opened on Sat April Ist, 1916. Mr G. Bond was confirmed as the theatre manager who immediately announced that the opening program for the Phoebe would be the very popular Hazel Dawn production “Niobe”, sourced through Paramount Pictures. He went on to confirm the theatre would have a policy of film supplemented by live entertainment. This would be under the very capable musical direction of Mr. Cecil Fraser, formerly of the Prahran Lyric theatre orchestra. The orchestra well was sunk to an extent as to not interfere with general sight lines. On the curious side the theatre was built without a proscenium with the screen painted on the front wall.

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