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Heidelberg Orient

Venue Summary
Name Heidelberg Orient
Address 76 Yarra Street, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084
Operation Dates 1933-12-01 - 1963-01-01
Capacity 616
Suburban/Country Suburb
Purpose Cinema
Screens 1
Roles
1933-12-01 - 1953-01-01 : Exhibitor : Henderson, D.G & R.E.
1953-01-01 - 1963-01-01 : Exhibitor : Victoria Theatre Pty. Ltd.
1954-01-01 - 1963-01-01 : Exhibitor : Consolidated Theatres Pty Ltd
Venue Comments

"The Orient had several changes of exhibitors over the years, the last being around 1954, when Graham Slobom of Consolidated Theatres added the Orient to his circuit of suburban theatres. The seating at this point in time was 616 patrons" (Hanson, p. 13)

Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity:
1946/47-1951/52 = 652
1952/53-1962/63 = 616

References
Cinema & Theatre Historical Society 1997, Cinema index : Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins. CATHS, Victoria.

Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directoy, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1946/7-1962/3

Hanson, I 1985, Kino: journal of the Australian theatre historical society. vol. 11, March, p. 12-13.

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1933-12-01 Orient 76 Yarra Street
Heidelberg
Victoria 3084
-37.757664
145.062758
652 Suburb Cinema 1
1953-01-01



616