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Cremorne Gardens / Cremorne Theatre, Kalgoorlie

Venue Summary
Name Cremorne Gardens / Cremorne Theatre, Kalgoorlie
Address 54 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6430
Operation Dates 1908-05-22 - 9999-12-31
Capacity 600
Suburban/Country Country
Purpose Live Theatre
Screens 1
Roles
Venue Comments

Rickards vaudeville seems to have shared the Cremorne Theatre with West's Pictures till 1 April 1912, when Radio Pictures took over the lease. At the end of 1912, Radio Pictures were advertising screenings in either the Cremorne Theatre or the Stadium / Cremorne Gardens, Kalgoorlie. Sam Madorsky was associated with both the Stadium and the Theatre from 1914 to 1917.

It is not clear when the Stadium became the second Cremorne Gardens, Bertrand (2001) notes it is likely that the second Cremorne Gardens (on the old Stadium site) was in operation from 1924 or 1925.
From 1917 to 1926, J.C.Williamson’s leased the Cremorne theatre and gardens. Hoyts took over in 1926. Tallis and Thring also had a short stint, which was then bought Nelsons in April 1928. Goldfields Pictures bought the theatre and gardens from Nelsons in 1933, and rebuild the Stadium / Cremorne Gardens, Kalgoorlie to accommodate 2000.

The Cremorne theatre and Stadium / Cremorne Gardens, Kalgoorlie both closed in 1973.

"The building was neglected for nearly twenty years, before N.J.Woods took over the lease in the early eighties (probably against the conditions of sale/donation, but Goldfields Pictures were no longer in the picture business by then), renovated, installed airconditioning and began to run it as a cinema again, with 600 seats. It closed and re-opened several times, and in the late 1990s was in use as an indoor cricket stadium. " (Bertrand 2001)
References
Cinemaweb: http://www.ammpt.asn.au/CinemaWEB/SITE/view.php?rec_id=0000000308

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1907-01-21 Cremorne Gardens 54 Hannan Street
Kalgoorlie
Western Australia 6430
-30.7440224
121.476207
Country Live Theatre 1
1908-05-22 Cremorne Theatre



1981-01-01



600