Ambassadors Theatre (Perth)

Former theatre and cinema in Perth, Western Australia,

Ambassadors Theatre

General information
Status| Demolished
Address| 164–168 Hay Street
Town or city| Perth, Western Australia
Country| Australia
Coordinates| 31°57′17.503″S 115°51′35.611″E﻿ / ﻿31.95486194°S 115.85989194°E﻿ / -31.95486194; 115.85989194
Construction started| 1928
Completed| 1929
Renovated| 1937
Demolished| 1972

Ambassadors Theatre was a theatre and cinema in Hay Street, Perth, between 1929 and 1972.

Constructed beginning in 1928,[1] following a visit to the United States by the head of Union Theatres.[2] It was completed and opened in 1929.[3][4]

In its initial years, the theatre had stage, music and cinema as part of the format of events.[5][6]

Much of the ornamentation incorporated in the 1929 design was changed during renovations in the late 1930s.[7]

It closed and was demolished in 1972.[8]

## Notes

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1. ^ "PERTH'S NEW THEATRE". The Daily News. Vol. XLVII, no. 16, 439. Western Australia. 6 January 1928. p. 10 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
2. ^ "THE AMBASSADORS". The Daily News. Vol. XLVII, no. 16, 469. Western Australia. 10 February 1928. p. 5 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ A souvenir of the gala premiere of Australia's greatest theatre the Ambassadors, 1900, retrieved 17 October 2016
4. ^ Illustrations Ltd; HRRC (1953), Interior of the Ambassadors Theatre, 629 Hay Street, retrieved 17 October 2016
5. ^ "AMBASSADORS THEATRE". The Daily News. Vol. XLVIII, no. 17, 022. Western Australia. 22 November 1929. p. 16 (HOME FINAL EDITION). Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ Union Theatres Ltd (1928), The Ambassadors news : a weekly paper devoted to the motion picture and allied entertainment, a personal link between you and Australia's greatest theatre, Union Theatres, retrieved 17 October 2016
7. ^ "Metro Theatre". Western Mail. Vol. 60, no. 2, 760. Western Australia. 19 January 1939. p. 29. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
8. ^ Offen, Richard (2016), Perth Then and Now, Pymble, A Collins & Brown (uk), ISBN 978-1-910904-90-9 pages 94-95

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Cinematic and theatrical buildings in Western Australia

Cinemas|

* Ambassadors (demolished)
* Como Theatre(fmr Cygnet)
* Grand Theatre (demolished)
* Luna Leederville
* Oriana Cinema (demolished)
* Piccadilly Cinema (closed)
* Plaza Theatre (closed)
* Savoy Cinema (closed)
* Sun Picture Gardens
* Windsor Cinema

Drive-in cinemas|

* Galaxy Drive-In

Commercial theatres|

* Astor Theatre
* Crown Theatre Perth
* Capitol Theatre (demolished)
* His Majesty's Theatre
* The Playhouse Theatre (demolished)
* Regal Theatre
* St Georges Hall (demolished)
* State Theatre Centre
* Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
* Subiaco Theatre Centre

Community theatres|

* Darlington Hall
* Garrick Theatre

Other venues|

* Burswood Dome
* Fly by Night Club
* Fremantle Town Hall
* Perth Arena
* Perth Concert Hall
* Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
* Perth Entertainment Centre (demolished)
* Perth High Performance Centre
* Perth Town Hall
* Quarry Amphitheatre

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