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The [[Orpheum Theatre]] was a venue erected on the corner of Jeppe Street and Joubert Street in Johannesburg and opened in December 1911. . In 1919 it was converted into a double-storey.  
 
The [[Orpheum Theatre]] was a venue erected on the corner of Jeppe Street and Joubert Street in Johannesburg and opened in December 1911. . In 1919 it was converted into a double-storey.  
  
The first film with synchronised sound, ''[[Don Juan]]'', was shown there.  
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The first film with synchronised sound, ''[[Don Juan]]'', was shown there. Other
  
 
Apparently it was initially converted to a department store named Anstley's, before being demolished in the 1935 and the Anstley’s Building erected in its place.
 
Apparently it was initially converted to a department store named Anstley's, before being demolished in the 1935 and the Anstley’s Building erected in its place.
  
Sources
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== Sources ==
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Marc Latilla, Theatres in early Johannesburg in ''Johannesburg 1912 – Suburb by suburb research''[https://johannesburg1912.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/theatres-in-early-johannesburg/]
 
Marc Latilla, Theatres in early Johannesburg in ''Johannesburg 1912 – Suburb by suburb research''[https://johannesburg1912.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/theatres-in-early-johannesburg/]

Revision as of 06:23, 20 June 2015

The Orpheum Theatre was a venue erected on the corner of Jeppe Street and Joubert Street in Johannesburg and opened in December 1911. . In 1919 it was converted into a double-storey.

The first film with synchronised sound, Don Juan, was shown there. Other

Apparently it was initially converted to a department store named Anstley's, before being demolished in the 1935 and the Anstley’s Building erected in its place.


Sources

Marc Latilla, Theatres in early Johannesburg in Johannesburg 1912 – Suburb by suburb research[1]