Territory Stories
Star Theatre under construction
Details:
Title
Star Theatre under construction,
Photographer
Fletcher, V.,
Photo number
PH0233/0018,
Collection
Harold Snell Collection,
PictureNT,
PictureNT,
Date
1928,
Location
Darwin,
Description
The Star Theatre under construction. The builder was Harold Snell. Previously picture shows were held in the Don Picture Show on the corner of Cavenagh Street and Bennett Street which consisted of a high galvanised iron fence, a slab of cement, seating and was completely open air. Later H. Snell built a hotel on that site after the Starr Theatre was opened. The Star Theatre was 2/3 under cover, but because there was no air-conditioning in those days, the area immediately in front of the screen was uncovered. Tom Harris became the proprietor. In the days of the silent films he used to sing to entertain the audience during the interval. His future wife, who was then Heather Bell, played the piano. Heather Harris still lives in Darwin (1995).,
Notes
Date:1928,
Language
English,
Subject
building construction,
theatrettes,
Digital format
600ppi ; 31Mb.,
Format
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm.,
File type
image/tiff,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Library & Archives NT,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm ,
Related links
http://hdl.handle.net/10070/262820 [Harold Snell : a biography],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/13190 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/13190
Related items
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/748684 ,
Territory Stories
Star Theatre under construction
Details:
Title
Star Theatre under construction,
Photographer
Fletcher, V.,
Photo number
PH0233/0018,
Collection
Harold Snell Collection,
PictureNT,
PictureNT,
Date
1928,
Location
Darwin,
Description
The Star Theatre under construction. The builder was Harold Snell. Previously picture shows were held in the Don Picture Show on the corner of Cavenagh Street and Bennett Street which consisted of a high galvanised iron fence, a slab of cement, seating and was completely open air. Later H. Snell built a hotel on that site after the Starr Theatre was opened. The Star Theatre was 2/3 under cover, but because there was no air-conditioning in those days, the area immediately in front of the screen was uncovered. Tom Harris became the proprietor. In the days of the silent films he used to sing to entertain the audience during the interval. His future wife, who was then Heather Bell, played the piano. Heather Harris still lives in Darwin (1995).,
Notes
Date:1928,
Language
English,
Subject
building construction,
theatrettes,
Digital format
600ppi ; 31Mb.,
Format
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm.,
File type
image/tiff,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Library & Archives NT,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm ,
Related links
http://hdl.handle.net/10070/262820 [Harold Snell : a biography],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/13190 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/13190
Related items
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/748684 ,