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The Regent Theatre was Hoyts' showcase "picture palace" in Sydney, designed by Melbourne architect Cedric Ballantyne, and built by James Porter & Sons. [1] The 2,297-seat Regent Theatre opened its doors in the heart of the city's entertainment district on 30 March 1928 with Flesh and the Devil, starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.
George Street facade of the former Plaza Cinema. The former Plaza Theatre in Sydney, New South Wales is a heritage-listed building designed as a 2000-seat cinema by Eric Heath for the Hoyts Group, and opened in 1930. It is no longer used as a cinema.
Roxy Theatre is a heritage-listed former theatre at 65–69 George Street, Parramatta, City of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Moore & Dyer in association with Herbert & Wilson. It is also known as Roxy Spanish Theatre, Hoyts Roxy Centre, Village Roxy 3 and The Roxy.
In 1908, he started presenting moving pictures at St George's Hall in Bourke Street, [2] accompanying the silent films with his small family band: his wife on piano, son on drums, and Russell on cornet. On 18 September 1909 he opened HOYTS Picture Palace, [1] and formed a company called HOYTS Pictures Pty Ltd. The old hall was rebuilt and ...
In 1937, Frank Jenner committed to telling ten different people on George Street about Christianity every day thenceforward. [4] Until 2016, George Street was the route for Sydney's Anzac Day parade until the street was made unavailable by CBD and South East Light Rail construction work. The parade now proceeds via Elizabeth Street. [5]
The venue was redeveloped, from two former cinemas, by property developer Leon Fink. [1] The foyer of the Metro, designed by leading Australian stage designer Brian Thomson, features a lightweight plastic replica of the Art Deco crystal chandelier which once hung in Regent Theatre which formerly stood opposite the Metro in George Street.
The Sydney Trocadero was closed on 5 February 1971; [2] the building was demolished and replaced by a modernist cinema complex owned by the Hoyts group. 1,500 Guests Jostle At Artists' Ball - Hundreds of people thronged the pavements outside the Trocadero last night to watch the guests, many of whom were wellknown cartoonists, artists, actors ...
The theatre from George Street. The Lyric Theatre opened on 31 March 1911, at 749 George Street, Sydney, between Valentine Street and Ultimo Road.Built by the American entrepreneur and film director James Dixon Williams, its seating provided for 865 in the stalls, 400 in the dress circle and 650 in the gallery. [1]