CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Melba, Dulwich

Venue Summary
Name	Melba, Dulwich
Address	20 Stuart Road, Dulwich, South Australia 5065
Operation Dates	1923-06-09 - 1960-01-01
Capacity	592
Suburban/Country	Suburb
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles	1923-06-09 - 1960-01-01 : Unknown : Not Known

Venue Comments
A small cinema (capacity of 592 when it opened in 1923) located on Stuart Road, Dulwich. Management of the theatre in the early days often changed - Kingsley Fleming (1923); J.F. Ward (1924); Mrs Marjoram (1925); and George Duncan (1926 to 1929). The cinema was also a venue for Greek language films. References Walker, D 1996, Adelaide's Silent Nights 1923 'A NEW PICTURE THEATRE.', The Advertiser, 11 June, p. 7, viewed 15 October, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37183965

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1923-06-09	Melba	20 Stuart Road Dulwich South Australia 5065	-34.935847 138.632059	592	Suburb	Cinema	1

Screenings
Films	Distributor	Dates
Hangman's House	Fox	1929-03-02 - 1929-03-02
One Round Hogan	Australasian Films /UnionTheatres	1929-03-02 - 1929-03-02
Crimson City, The	Australasian Films /UnionTheatres	1929-03-09 - 1929-03-09
Lonesome	Universal Pictures	1929-03-09 - 1929-03-09
Yellow Lily, The	First National Pictures	1929-03-13 - 1929-03-13
Sharp Shooters		1929-03-13 - 1929-03-13
Rinty of the Desert	Australasian Films /UnionTheatres	1929-03-16 - 1929-03-16
Wild Blood	Universal Pictures	1929-03-16 - 1929-03-16
Wright Idea, The	First National Pictures	1929-03-20 - 1929-03-20
Honor Bound	Fox	1929-03-20 - 1929-03-20

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