CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Highett / Coronet / Lyric, Highett

Venue Summary
Name	Highett / Coronet / Lyric, Highett
Address	310 Highett Road, Highett, Victoria 3190
Operation Dates	1000-01-01 - 1958-09-06
Capacity	400
Suburban/Country	Suburb
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles	1000-01-01 - 1949-01-01 : Exhibitor : Seymour, J. L. 1000-01-01 - 1951-01-01 : Exhibitor : Fogarty, F. 1951-01-01 - 1952-01-01 : Exhibitor : Kenshaw, R.A. 1952-01-01 - 1954-01-01 : Exhibitor : Williamson, Les 1954-01-01 - 1959-01-01 : Exhibitor : Kirby's Theatres Pty Ltd 1955-01-01 - 1958-09-06 : Exhibitor : Kirby's Theatres Pty Ltd

Venue Comments
Notes: Film Weekly lists the Highett and the Coronet: 1946/7-1951/2. Originally opened in 1924. Film Weekly(11 September 1958, p.13.) reports the theatre's closure. Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity: 1946/47 = 380 1948/49 = 300 1950/51-1953/54 = 348 1954/55-1958/59 = 400 Venue: Other Information Now a public library and carpark -CATHS 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

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1000-01-01	Highett	310 Highett Road Highett Victoria 3190	-37.949076 145.043352	380	Suburb	Unknown	1
1949-01-01				300
1951-01-01				348
1952-01-01	Coronet, Highett					Cinema	1
1953-01-01	Lyric
1955-01-01				400