Monsieur Marius Sestier

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Contributor	Monsieur Marius Sestier
Gender	Male
Nationality	French
Date of Birth	8 September 1861
Date of Death	8 November 1928
Functions	Cinematographer, Entrepreneur
Notes	Employed by the Lumière brothers (Auguste and Louis) to demonstrate their cinématographe abroad. Travelled to India in June 1896, arrived Sydney September, met with Australian photographer Henry Walter Barnett, who had darkroom facilities to develop films locally. Sestier, Barnett and Charles Westmacott opened Australia's first cinema, the Salon Lumière in Pitt Street, Sydney. Sestier and Barnett began making their own films, screened in Australia. After his business partnership with Barnett ended Sestier continued to tour Australia, demonstrating the cinématographe and showcasing films until
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Lumiere Cinematographe, Salon Lumiere, Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1896 Lumiere Cinematographe, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 18 September 1896
	Entrepreneur Lumiere Cinematographe, Salon Lumiere, Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1896 Lumiere Cinematographe, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 18 September 1896
	H Walter Barnett - Entrepreneur Lumiere Cinematographe, Salon Lumiere, Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1896 Lumiere Cinematographe, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 18 September 1896 Charles Westmacott - Entrepreneur Lumiere Cinematographe, Salon Lumiere, Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1896 Lumiere Cinematographe, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 18 September 1896
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	555837

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