CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Roxy, Maidstone

Venue Summary
Name	Roxy, Maidstone
Address	51 Ballarat Road, Maidstone, Victoria 3019
Operation Dates	1945-05-19 - 1958-03-05
Capacity	700
Suburban/Country	Suburb
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles	1945-05-19 - 1958-03-05 : Exhibitor : Kirby's Theatres Pty Ltd

Venue Comments
In 1942, Kirby's Theatres Pty. Ltd partially built the Roxy Theatre on Ballarat Road, Maidstone but it was taken over by the Naval Armaments Board until October 1943. The theatre was officially opened on 19 May 1945 with the screening of Yankee Doodle Dandy. (Mc Goldrick, p. 173) Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity: 1946/47 = 750 1948/49 - 1953/54 = 800 1954/5 - 1957/8 = 680 1958/9 = 700 References Cinema & Theatre Historical Society 1997, Cinema index : Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins. CATHS, Victoria. Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1946/47-1958/9 Mc Goldrick, P. 1989, When the whistle blew: a social history of the town of Sunshine, 1920-1950, Gippsland Printers (Morwell) Pty. Ltd.

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1943-05-18	Roxy Theatre	51 Ballarat Road Maidstone Victoria 3019	-37.787488 144.879894	750	Suburb	Cinema	1
1945-05-19
1949-01-01				800
1955-01-01				680
1959-01-01				700