DUNEDIN’S NEW THEATRE
NOVEL DECORATIVE SCHEME (Special to THE SUXTJ DUNEDIN, Thursday. The lessee of the Empire Picture Theatre, Mr. T. A. O’Brien, proposes to build a theatre which will hold nearly 3,000 people and is estimated to cost £70,000. The New Empire, it is said, will be different from any theatre at present existing in New Zealand or Australia. The decorative scheme will give the audience the impression that it is in the open air and in the midst of a sun-bathed beautiful landscape. The roof will be without corners or projections, and will be coloured sky blue. Across it clouds will move in the day time and tiny stars shine at night. The panorama will depict a temple scene in India with minarets and gardens, and will create a feature that will, so far as is known, be new to any theatre in the world. An organ will be installed in the new building, and the very best seating accommodation provided.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 139, 2 September 1927, Page 14
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163DUNEDIN’S NEW THEATRE Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 139, 2 September 1927, Page 14
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