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Orpheum / Renown / Hoyts, Elsternwick

Venue Summary
Name Orpheum / Renown / Hoyts, Elsternwick
Address 378 Genhuntly Road, Elsternwick, Victoria 3185
Operation Dates 1924-01-01 - 1973-01-01
Capacity 1126
Suburban/Country Suburb
Purpose Cinema
Screens 1
Roles
Venue Comments

Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity:
1946/47-1948/49 = 1293
1949/50-1961/62 = 1343
1962/63-1966/67 = 1268
1968/69-1969/70 = 1126

Screenings listings for Hoyts Elsternwick in the Herald from 1965-1973.

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. 1946/7-1971

The Argus 1924, "To-Day's Entertainments", 5 July 1924, p. 32
-refers to screening of Slippy Mc Gee at Elsternwick Renown Theatre. This suggests the Renown was operating as a picture theatre at an earlier date.

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1924-01-01 Renown, Elsternwick 378 Genhuntly Road
Elsternwick
Victoria 3185


1293 Suburb Cinema 1
1950-01-01



1343
1963-01-01



1268
1969-01-01



1126

Screenings

Screenings
Films Distributor Dates
Castle Keep Columbia Pictures 1970-03-01 - 1970-03-01
Big Gundown, The 1970-03-01 - 1970-03-01
Castle Keep Columbia Pictures 1970-03-02 - 1970-03-02
Big Gundown, The 1970-03-02 - 1970-03-02
Castle Keep Columbia Pictures 1970-03-03 - 1970-03-03
Big Gundown, The 1970-03-03 - 1970-03-03
Castle Keep Columbia Pictures 1970-03-04 - 1970-03-04
Big Gundown, The 1970-03-04 - 1970-03-04
Staircase 1970-03-05 - 1970-03-05
Che! 1970-03-05 - 1970-03-05
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