Minerva Cinema c.1937 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Minerva Cinema c.1937 / Sydney Heritage
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説明 | See where this picture was taken. [?]The Metro Theatre, originally called the Minerva Cinema, was built in 1937. It is not to be confused with the current Metro Theatre music venue (formerly the Roma Cinema) at 624 George St.The Metro Theatre is one of the few remaining examples of Art Deco cinema design in Sydney, and it also stands on a truly historic site. The Minerva thrived as a cinema in the 1930s and 1940s -- one local shopowner recalls children being given free lollies and comics there at the Saturday matinees. After television decimated the cinema industry, it was turned to use as a dance and concert venue during the late 1950s and 1960s. But its main claim to fame, from our perspective, was as the venue for the original Australian production of the rock musical Hair.The production premiered on 4 June 1969. The Australian version of the controversial "tribal love rock musical" was produced by Harry M. Miller, and directed and designed by Jim Sharman. The cast included former Cam-Pact member Keith Glass, actors Reg Livermore and John Waters, and several black American singers specially imported for the show, including the late Chuck McKinney (later the lead singer of the Hot City Bump Band and, from 1970, Marcia Hines. The musical backing was provided by an augmented lineup of Tully (later replaced by Luke's Walnut) with special lighting effects by UBU and a specially-made 35mm film created by UBU's Albie Thoms.The production ran in Sydney until 1971, and despite early fears that it might be censored or closed down, it was a huge popular success and earned its investors a return of more than 600% on their original stake. During 1971 the production moved to Melbourne, when it was completely redesigned by Brian Thomson. After the Melbourne season it toured other cities until 1973.The theatre is currently occupied by Kennedy-Miller Productions |
撮影日 | 2012-02-21 10:53:44 |
撮影者 | Sydney Heritage |
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撮影地 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 地図 |