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The theatre was renamed the Cygnet Theatre in the 1960s [5] to associate it with the Festival of Perth's black swan logo. Despite the name change, the original Broadway face type lettering stating The Como Theatre around the 'bio box' still exists. Although no longer a Festival of Perth venue, the Cygnet Cinema continues to successfully operate ...
This page is a list of historically significant Art Deco and Moderne buildings in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area. Commercial buildings Name Address Date Architect Image Art Deco Shop (Persian Carpet Gallery) 102 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1938 W G Leighton Atlas Building 8-10 The Esplanade, Perth 1931 F. G. B. Hawkins Bank of NSW 899 Hay St, Perth 1935 Clock Tower Building & Moon ...
They also constructed the Piccadilly Theatre, [4] and the heritage-listed Cygnet Cinema in Como, [5] opening both in 1938. In 1954 the company was renamed to City Theatres, and were brought out by television station TVW in 1973, though Arthur Stiles, the nephew of James Stiles, remained in charge of the company. [ 2 ]
William Leighton worked on a number of Western Australian cinemas including the Windsor Cinema in Nedlands, the Cygnet Cinema in South Perth, [4] the Princess in Fremantle, and the Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade, [5] Theatre Royal, Metro, Grand and Plaza Theatres in Perth, and the Lyric in Bunbury., [6] Leighton died on 11 March 1990 at his ...
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The remodelling of the State Theatre left it structurally intact but altered its appearance, "dispensing with the arches and pediments and imposing a simple restrained facade". The alterations included the entrance to the picture garden, and made provision for a grocery store on the corner, a millinery shop, and refreshments in the cinema ...
In January 2024, the WA State Government revealed plans by Wyllie Group and Brookfield to upgrade the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The proposal includes expanding the centre's capacity as well as building a new waterfront area with direct access to the Swan River with three jetties and a floating performance stage, and a new ...
Cygnet Cinema, a cinema located at 16 Preston Street, Como, Western Australia; Cygnet Committee, a song written by David Bowie in 1969; Cygnet Rowing Club, a rowing club founded in 1890 on the River Thames in England; Cygnet Theatre Company, a theatre company in San Diego, California