CINEMA SOUVENIRS
CINEMA SOUVENIRS
MEMORABILA page one
THIS SECTION IS DEVOTED TO ALL KINDS
OF MEMORABILIA CONCERNING THE
VINTAGE CINEMAS OF SOUTH AFRICA
OF MEMORABILIA CONCERNING THE
VINTAGE CINEMAS OF SOUTH AFRICA
DONALD O'CONNOR AT THE COLOSSEUM
NAVAL NIGHT AT THE CAPITOL
MEMORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
The rare photo on the left
shows the projection booth
staff of the 20th Century
Theatre, Johannesburg
taken in March 1946.
Back (left to right):
Henry H. Diffenthal
E.E. Hansel
B. Maher
Front:
B. M. Louw (chief
projectionist)
F.W. Heuer (2nd
projectionist).
shows the projection booth
staff of the 20th Century
Theatre, Johannesburg
taken in March 1946.
Back (left to right):
Henry H. Diffenthal
E.E. Hansel
B. Maher
Front:
B. M. Louw (chief
projectionist)
F.W. Heuer (2nd
projectionist).
Below are two examples of the printed programmes handed out to patrons of the
20th Century Theatre in Johannesburg during the 1940s
20th Century Theatre in Johannesburg during the 1940s
An example of a so-called 'rack'
admission ticket used at the
20th Century , Johannesburg
from the 1950s onwards.
admission ticket used at the
20th Century , Johannesburg
from the 1950s onwards.
During the intermission a 'Pass
Out' was handed to each patron
wishing to leave the theatre and
was handed back to the doorman
on re-entry. A different coloured
pass out was used at each new
performance for that day.
Out' was handed to each patron
wishing to leave the theatre and
was handed back to the doorman
on re-entry. A different coloured
pass out was used at each new
performance for that day.
The photo above was taken in the foyer of the Capitol Theatre
Pretoria during a 'Naval Night' on 4th May 1953 when the
nautical drama 'The Cruel Sea' was shown.
Pretoria during a 'Naval Night' on 4th May 1953 when the
nautical drama 'The Cruel Sea' was shown.
Famous Hollywood movie star Donald
O'Connor, who would later achieve screen
immortality in MGM's 1952 musical 'Singin'
In The Rain', visited South Africa in July
1948 - together with the winners of
Universal-International's 'Hollywood
Beauty Contest'.
Donald is pictured above greeting
hundreds of enthusiastic fans in the foyer
of the Colosseum theatre in Johannesburg
O'Connor, who would later achieve screen
immortality in MGM's 1952 musical 'Singin'
In The Rain', visited South Africa in July
1948 - together with the winners of
Universal-International's 'Hollywood
Beauty Contest'.
Donald is pictured above greeting
hundreds of enthusiastic fans in the foyer
of the Colosseum theatre in Johannesburg
Above is the old South
African flag which was
operative during the
events depicted on the
memorabilia pages of
this site
African flag which was
operative during the
events depicted on the
memorabilia pages of
this site