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The [[Union Bioscope Company]] was company set up by a printer, a plumber, and a chemist.  
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The [[Union Bioscope Company]] was an early cinema company.  
  
Their first cinema was a wood and iron building in Human Street in Krugersdorp called the [[Lyric Theatre]]. This  was later demolished and replaced by the [[Vaudette Theatre]]’.
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==The company==
  
The company also opened cinemas in Kimberly and East London.
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Set up by a printer, a plumber, and a chemist to exploit the advent of the bioscope in South Africa, the  [[Union Bioscope Company]] opened their first cinema in Human Street in Krugersdorp. It was a wood and iron building called the [[Lyric Theatre]], but was later demolished and replaced by the [[Vaudette Theatre]]. The company thereafter used the name [[Vaudette Theatre]] for a number of cinemas in various towns/cities, including Johannesburg (in 1909), Kimberly and East London.
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==Sources==
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''Johannesburg 1912''. https://johannesburg1912.com/2013/07/29/theatres-in-early-johannesburg/
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 9 August 2024

The Union Bioscope Company was an early cinema company.

The company

Set up by a printer, a plumber, and a chemist to exploit the advent of the bioscope in South Africa, the Union Bioscope Company opened their first cinema in Human Street in Krugersdorp. It was a wood and iron building called the Lyric Theatre, but was later demolished and replaced by the Vaudette Theatre. The company thereafter used the name Vaudette Theatre for a number of cinemas in various towns/cities, including Johannesburg (in 1909), Kimberly and East London.

Sources

Johannesburg 1912. https://johannesburg1912.com/2013/07/29/theatres-in-early-johannesburg/

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