| Reference Type |
Cinema Record
journal
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| Title |
Cinema Record |
| Author(s) | Ian Hanson |
| Volume |
1 |
| Issue |
43 |
| Town |
Melbourne |
| State |
VIC |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
00-00-2001 |
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| Page Number |
18-23 |
| Comments |
An article contained in issue 43 of the Cinema Record Journal titled "The Regent Fitzroy, From Nitrate to Television to Rocky Horror" discusses, in detail, the history of the Regent Cinema in Fitzroy. There is lots of information here about the history of the venue throughout the various stages in it's lifetime including the Solway, the H.S.V & studio and the brief period it was a live theatre venue.
The article compares the Regent Fitzroy to various other cinemas in Melbourne and also to other Regent cinemas around Australia. Information included here are the buildings architects, the venues seating numbers.
Mentions the introduction of the television as a possible reason for the closure of the regent as a Cinema. (AshG)
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Contains interesting information about how the venue had inadequate lavatories when it was the Solway Theatre. The article briefly describes a time in the 1920's when men used to urinate on the back wall of a general store which backed on to the theatre which caused the health department to be informed. (AshG)
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The Article contains two floor plans of the Regent Fitzroy including seating plans, toilets and exits. (AshG)
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Contains lots of images of the interior and the exterior of the Regent theatre Fitzroy. They are in black and white but still show the real grandeur of the venue. (AshG)
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