Ambassadors Theatre was a theatre and cinema in Hay Street, Perth, between 1929 and 1972.
| Ambassadors Theatre | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Address | 164–168 Hay Street |
| Town or city | Perth, Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′17.503″S 115°51′35.611″E / 31.95486194°S 115.85989194°E |
| Construction started | 1928 |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Renovated | 1937 |
| Demolished | 1972 |
Constructed beginning in 1928,[1] following a visit to the United States by the head of Union Theatres.[2] It was completed and opened in 1929.[3][4]
In its initial years, the theatre had stage, music and cinema as part of the format of events.[5][6]
Much of the ornamentation incorporated in the 1929 design was changed during renovations in the late 1930s.[7]
It closed and was demolished in 1972.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ "PERTH'S NEW THEATRE". The Daily News. Vol. XLVII, no. 16, 439. Western Australia. 6 January 1928. p. 10 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE AMBASSADORS". The Daily News. Vol. XLVII, no. 16, 469. Western Australia. 10 February 1928. p. 5 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ A souvenir of the gala premiere of Australia's greatest theatre the Ambassadors, 1900, retrieved 17 October 2016
- ^ Illustrations Ltd; HRRC (1953), Interior of the Ambassadors Theatre, 629 Hay Street, retrieved 17 October 2016
- ^ "AMBASSADORS THEATRE". The Daily News. Vol. XLVIII, no. 17, 022. Western Australia. 22 November 1929. p. 16 (HOME FINAL EDITION). Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Union Theatres Ltd (1928), The Ambassadors news : a weekly paper devoted to the motion picture and allied entertainment, a personal link between you and Australia's greatest theatre, Union Theatres, retrieved 17 October 2016
- ^ "Metro Theatre". Western Mail. Vol. 60, no. 2, 760. Western Australia. 19 January 1939. p. 29. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Offen, Richard (2016), Perth Then and Now, Pymble, A Collins & Brown (uk), ISBN 978-1-910904-90-9 pages 94-95