CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Royal (Lisbon)

Venue Summary
Name	Royal (Lisbon)
Address	Rua da Graca, 106, Lisbon, Unknown
Operation Dates	1929-12-26 - 9999-12-31
Capacity	900
Suburban/Country	Unknown
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles

Venue Comments
Other Information Royal Cine was the first cinema in Lisbon having sound pictures. This cinema was built in order to amuse and entertain the workers from Bairro Estrela d'Ouro (Golden Star District), property of an important industrialist of that time. In the 80's, Royal was adapted as a supermarket in spite of being legally protected due to its proximity with that workers' district, which is an important memory of the industrial times. Other Information Royal Cine was the first cinema in Lisbon having sound pictures (on April, 05th of 1930), showing "Sombras Brancas nos Mares do Sul" ("White Shadows in the South Seas" by W.S. Van Dyke). For this film, it was invited the President of Portugal and other VIPs. Operation Dates Further Info Film shown in the opening day: O CadÃ¡ver Vivo (Fedor Ozep), a russian-german production based on the book by Tolstoi.

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1929-12-26	Royal Cine	Rua da Graca, 106 Lisbon Unknown		900	Unknown	Cinema	1

Screenings
Films	Distributor	Dates
Maria do Mar	SUS	1932-10-23 - 1932-10-23
Faroleiro, O	CCP	1932-10-24 - 1932-10-24
Tom Mix, Jogador de PÃ³lo		1932-10-24 - 1932-10-24
Faroleiro, O	CCP	1932-10-25 - 1932-10-25
Tom Mix, Jogador de PÃ³lo		1932-10-25 - 1932-10-25
Grande AtracÃ§Ã£o, A	CCP	1932-10-26 - 1932-10-26
Pat e Patachon, Homens de Teatro		1932-10-26 - 1932-10-26
Grande AtracÃ§Ã£o, A	CCP	1932-10-27 - 1932-10-27
Pat e Patachon, Homens de Teatro		1932-10-27 - 1932-10-27
Sevilha dos meus Amores	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)	1932-10-28 - 1932-10-28

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