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-He next won a competition to redesign the [[Grand Theatre]] in Benoni, which led to his also designing small theatres for the towns of Brakpan, Springs and Witbank ''circa'' 1915.
+He next won a competition to redesign the [[Grand Theatre]] in Benoni (in 1916), which led to his also designing small theatres for the towns of Brakpan, Springs and Witbank ''circa'' 1915.
 In 1920 he moved to Johannesburg, where Schlesinger commissioned him to design a synagogue in Doornfontein and a new wing for the Jewish Home for the Aged next to the synagogue.

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 [[Gaiety Theatre]] Braamfontein, Johannesburg (1928).
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 [[Grand Theatre]], Pietermaritzburg (1931)

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-He next won a competition to redesign the [[Grand Theatre]] in Benoni, which led to his also designing small theatres for the towns of Brakpan, Springs and Witbank circa 1915.
+He next won a competition to redesign the [[Grand Theatre]] in Benoni, which led to his also designing small theatres for the towns of Brakpan, Springs and Witbank ''circa'' 1915.
 In 1920 he moved to Johannesburg, where Schlesinger commissioned him to design a synagogue in Doornfontein and a new wing for the Jewish Home for the Aged next to the synagogue.

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	[[Percy Rogers Cooke]] (1880-1958) was an architect and amateur thespian who designed a number of theatres and cinemas in South Africa.		[[Percy Rogers Cooke]] (1880-1958) was an architect and amateur thespian who designed a number of theatres and cinemas in South Africa.

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	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	[[Alhambra Theatre]] (1929-1930). Cape Town		[[Alhambra Theatre]] (1929-1930). Cape Town

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 [[Capitol Theatre]], Pretoria (1931)
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 [[Cinema de Luxe]], proposed: 1927. Cape Town
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 [[Plaza Kinema]], Pretoria (1928).
-[[Prince's Cinema de Luxe]], Durban: 1927. , KwaZulu-Natal - Architect
+He also designed a theatre for Mayfair, Johannesburg (1931).
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 In 1920 he moved to Johannesburg, where Schlesinger commissioned him to design a synagogue in Doornfontein and a new wing for the Jewish Home for the Aged next to the synagogue.
-In 1926 Schlesinger commissioned Cooke to design a [[cinema-de-luxe]] in Smith Street in Durban. This was to be known as the [[Prince's Theatre]] (1932-33). Cooke was thereafter appointed architect to the [[African Consolidated Theatres]] and in 1927 was sent to Europe and to the United States of America by Schlesinger to investigate modern theatre design. In New York he met Thomas Lamb who taught Cooke how to design an [[atmospheric theatre]], with its illusion of sky and stars. He paid a further visit to the United States in 1930 to consult the acoustics authority, Professor Sabine prior to designing the [[Colosseum Theatre]] in Johannesburg. He was elected a member of the Acoustical Society of America at this time.
+In 1926 Schlesinger commissioned Cooke to design a [[cinema-de-luxe]] in Smith Street in Durban. This was to be popularly known as the [[Prince's Theatre]] (built 1932-33). Cooke was thereafter appointed architect to the [[African Consolidated Theatres]] and in 1927 was sent to Europe and to the United States of America by Schlesinger to investigate modern theatre design. In New York he met Thomas Lamb who taught Cooke how to design an [[atmospheric theatre]], with its illusion of sky and stars. He paid a further visit to the United States in 1930 to consult the acoustics authority, Professor Sabine prior to designing the [[Colosseum Theatre]] in Johannesburg. He was elected a member of the Acoustical Society of America at this time.
 His association with Schlesinger led to further work, designing some remarkable theatres and cinemas in South Africa in association with an accomplished team that included [[H.W. Spicer]], [[W.M. Timlin]] and [[A.S. Konya]], among others. The [[atmospheric theatres]] in South Africa, in particular [[The Colosseum]], Johannesburg, were amongst the few examples of this type of interior in the world and are now rare.