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Venue	Shell Theatre
Address	303 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
First Date	9 October 1919
Notes	The former Queens Hall/American Picture Palace was refurbished in 1919 and named the Shell Theatre. Used as a first release cinema for Paramount films. Name changed to Arcadia in 1928.
Related Venues	Also known as American Picture Palace Also known as Temperance Hall (1859-1900) Is on the site of Arcadia Picture Theatre Is on the site of Queen's Hall (1900-1912)
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Latitude \| Longitude	-33.873492 \| 151.207831
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	The Lust for Gold, December 1922 Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Opening of the Shell Theatre, 9 October 1919
	Olympic Films The Lust for Gold, December 1922 P. J. Ramster Photoplays Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Southwell Screen Plays The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920
	David Edelsten - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Anthony Aroney - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Godfrey Cass - Actor The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Roy Darling - Director The Lust for Gold, December 1922 Maude de Grange - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Gilbert Emery - Actor The Lust for Gold, December 1922 Austin Fay - Scenic Artist The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Edmund Finn - Author The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Reg Fuz - Cinematographer Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 M F Gatwood - Screenwriter The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Albert Germain - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Elsa Granger - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Beatrice Hamilton - Actor The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Dorothy Hawtree - Actor The Lust for Gold, December 1922 Tasman Higgins - Cinematographer The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Winifred Law - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Flo Little - Actor The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Fred Oppey - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Phillip Raftus - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Kathleen Ramster - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 P J Ramster - Director, Producer Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Lydia Rich - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Dorothy Shepherd - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 William Shepherd - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Nancy Simpson - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 Thomas Sinclair - Actor The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Harry Southwell - Director, Producer The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Floris St George - Actor The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Claude Turton - Actor The Hordern Mystery, 23 October 1920 Charles Villiers - Actor The Lust for Gold, December 1922 Louis Witts - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921 S P Woodford - Actor Mated in the Wilds, 13 August 1921
Resources	Article: A new life for the Cameo Theatre, The Daily Telegraph, 27 January 1946, 28 Article: The Shell is not a Shell, Sunday Times, 17 August 1919, 25 Article: [Shell Theatre Opened], The Sun (NSW), 12 October 1919, 20
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	19681

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