David at the Movies

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Event David at the Movies
Venue National Theatre, St Kilda, VIC
Umbrella Event St Kilda Festival 1996
First Date 9 February 1996
Opening Date 9 February 1996
Last Date 25 February 1996
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A Salute to the early days of sound and silent films with David Johnston on the organ. The National Theatre opened as a cinema in 1921 called "The Victory" and became a live theatre in 1974. Films were ceased as a regular session in 1971
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Festival
Film
Music
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robert Taylor Administrator
David Johnston Musician: Organist
Ian Pearce Musician: Percussionist
David Brien Production Coordinator
Barrie Robinson Projectionist
Further Information Despite being part of the Festival and only an entry fee of $2 the Film screenings were hit by unusually bad weather (as was the St Kilda Festival itself) and patronage was poor. The six differing programmes devised by David Johnston and sourced by Barrie Robinson & David Brien were great fun including many Australian classics
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 155910