Old Melbourne

1940s16 photos

Carpetted stairs, Regent Theatre, Collins Street, Melbourne, 19481948Ticket counters at Regent Theatre, Collins Street, Melbourne, 19481948Box, theatre wall (house left), Regent Theatre, Collins Street, Melbourne, 19481948Theatre wall (house left) seen from dress circle, Regent Theatre, Collins Street, Melbourne, 19481948Doors from tiled entrance into Regent Theatre foyer, Collins Street, Melbourne, 19481948Three film projectors in projection room, Regent Theatre, Collins St, Melbourne, 19481948Facade of Regent Theatre and Plaza Theatre building, Collins Street, Melbourne, 19481948Box Office at Regent Theatre, Collins St., Melbourne, 19481948Dress circle seen from house left, Regent Theatre, Collins St, Melbourne, 19481948Seating in stalls and dress circle, Regent Theatre, Collins Street, Melbourne, 19481948Decorations at the Capitol Theatre, Swanston St., Melbourne, for the film 'Down to the Sea in Ships', including posters or paintings and ships rigging at the ticket box, 19491949Decorations at the Capitol Theatre, Swanston St., Melbourne, for the film 'Down to the Sea in Ships', including posters or paintings and ships rigging at the ticket box, 19491949Decorations at the Capitol Theatre, Swanston St., Melbourne, for the film 'Down to the Sea in Ships', including posters or paintings and ships rigging at the ticket box, 19491949Grand piano in the Dress Circle foyer, Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 19491949Ornamental fireplace in the Dress Circle foyer, Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 19491949Leadlight door and lamp stand designed by Walter Burley Griffin in the Dress Circle foyer, Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 19491949

1950s8 photos

Paramount's Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1950c. 1950Paramount's Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1950c. 1950Elisabeth Bergner "The Two Mrs. Carrolls", Princess Theatre, Melbourne, 19501950Hoyts Plaza, Regent Theatre, Collins Street, at night during season of 'The High and the Mighty', 19541954Lit up facade of the State Theatre, Flinders Street, Melbourne, 19541954Decoration at the entrance to the Regent Theatre, Melbourne, 19541954Floodlit exterior of Her Majesty's Theatre, during the Royal Visit, Melbourne, 19541954Floodlit facade of the Princess Theatre, Spring Street, Melbourne, 19541954

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144 historic photos of Melbourne's grand theatres, taken between 1872 and 1954, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 9 decades, with the most from the 1940s (54). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.