Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

NEW THEATRE IN SPREYDON

Licence Granted To Company The theatre licensing officer (Mr H. L. E. Peryman) of the Department of Internal Affairs has granted Suburban Cinemas, Ltd., a licence to build a picture theatre in Barrington street next Jo Spreydon Public Library. The licence is the first of its kind to be issued in Christchurch since the Century Theatre was built in 1939. It was hoped to begin building the theatre in about two months’ time, said the secretary of the company (Mr M. F. Foate) yesterday. He said it would probably open by the end of the year. The name of the theatre has not yet been decided, but “Vogue” has been suggested. Intended to serve residents of the Spreydon, Cashmere and Hoon Hay areas, the theatre will show good quality second-run films with probably about 75 programmes a year—usually two changes each week. Mr Foate said the new theatre would have a very attractive facade and entrance with a modern confectionery bar incorporated in the foyer. There would be seating for 200 in the circle and 350 in the stalls. Very modern technical equipment would be installed and with the new wide screen the entire cost of building and equipping the theatre would be about £lB,OOO. A great deal of interest in the proposal had been showi/ by residents in the area, Mr Foate said. There had been a very favourable response when a survey was taken recently and he had many inquiries in the last few weeks.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19570427.2.214

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28262, 27 April 1957, Page 14

Word count
Tapeke kupu
251

NEW THEATRE IN SPREYDON Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28262, 27 April 1957, Page 14

NEW THEATRE IN SPREYDON Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28262, 27 April 1957, Page 14

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert