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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. | + | 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. | ||
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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]
