Athenaeum, Sorrento
| Name | Athenaeum, Sorrento |
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| Address | Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, Victoria 3943 |
| Operation Dates | 1918-01-01 - 9999-12-31 |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Suburban/Country | Country |
| Purpose | Cinema |
| Screens | 1 |
| Roles |
1946-01-01 - 1949-10-31 : Owned : Mc Farlane, D.
1949-11-01 - 1990-01-01 : Owned : Kirby's Theatres Pty Ltd
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About 1918 a Bio Cabin was added and in 1919 electricity connected. In 1925 the seating capacity increased to 592. On Nov 1 1949, the ownership was tranferred to Mrs Rosa Kirby of Sunshine. In 1965 the theatre manager was Donald James Ross. In the early 90's the ownership transferred from Roc Kirby to a partnership between Robert and Mem Kirby and Tony Zeccola. Mem and Robert took full ownership in 1995. Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity: Film Weekly records the following exhibitors: References Film Weekly. Film Weekly: Motion Picture Directory. Sydney. 1946/7-1971 (note: not listed in 1968/9 and 1969/70) O'Reilly, P 1995, 'Athenaeum Sorrento - 100 years old' CinemaRecord, no.7, p.12 Peninsula Cinemas 2004 'Peninsula Cinemas' at: http://www.peninsulacinemas.com.au/aboutus.aspx |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
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| 1918-01-01 | Athenaeum |
Ocean Beach Rd Sorrento Victoria 3943 |
-38.341362 144.7349245 |
Country | Dance Hall | 1 | |
| 1925-01-01 |
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592 | Cinema | |||
| 1949-11-01 |
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500 |