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journal - Cinema Record  41 V3. 10-09-2003

Ian Smith

This article gives a thorough history of the Apollo Theatre, Hawthorn. Smith describes how the theatre came into being,the renovations that were needed to be...[full record]

web - Cinema Treasures : Apollo Theatre .

The entry on the Apollo Theatre in this website offers e bit of general information on the theatre, as well as photographs of Manresa Hall (the building of t...[full record]

newspaper - Independent Theatres The Argus. 30-08-1937. p.7

This small newspaper clipping dates back to 1937, where in a small part of the Argus newspaper; informs it's readers what films will be playing at all the in...[full record] Glenferrie

newspaper - Independent Theatres The Argus. 24-01-1938. p.4

This small article from the Argus newspaper is a clipping from all the films that are to be shown at The Roxy in Sandringham, as well as at other independent...[full record] Glenferrie

Reference Comments

The Apollo Theatre Hawthorn was once a great independent cinema, where people came to enjoy themselves and have a good time. It was the local Hawthorn theatre in the 30s, and at time where seeing a film was one of the only forms of entertainment, people ate it right up. The Apollo was where locals gathered on a Friday or Saturday night where they knew most of the neighbourhood would be to see a film. It is a shame that most people, since the 30s, who walk past the building where the Apollo once stood on Burwood Rd, have no idea what it once was. The research text on the Apollo Hawthorn has been undertaken for people who love Australian history, and in particular Australian film history. The Apollo was one of the first independent cinemas, and its history should be known to all who walk past this historical building. This research could be used to gain further knowledge of the history of film in Australia. To know what Australians thought of films and cinemas in the 30s would be very significant, as it would create a timeline as to what effects of cinema have changed it so much from the 30s to what it is today. Due to limited resources on the Apollo Theatre, it has been difficult to properly ascertain what the real Apollo was like back in its heyday in the 30s. What is known, however, is that even if the Apollo did not play a huge part in the creation of film in Australia, it is still considered to be significant as the people who came to the Apollo during its six years of production, may hold lifelong memories of this theatre, and it may have been the beginning of a love affair with film, that started at the Apollo Theatre, Hawthorn.