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11-March-2017
11-March-2017

Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams

A plaque commemorates Stuart Doyle, a film and radio entrepeneur who in 1921 Doyle launched Union Theatres on a large-scale modernization of old cinemas, pioneering new standards of comfort.

In 1927 he opened Australia's first 'atmospheric' theatre in Sydney, the Capitol, based on an American design, and in 1929 the elaborate State Theatre, followed by the 3000-seat State Theatre, Melbourne. His ambition was partly fired by a desire to outclass his rival Francis Thring.

 

Location

Address:45 Market Street, State Theatre, Sydney, 2000
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.870919
Long: 151.207551
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Arts

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1929
Front Inscription

Inscribed by Greater Union Theatres Pty Ltd

In memory of Stuart Frank Doyle whose vision and enterprise inspired the construction of this theatre

A. D. 1929 

Source: MA,ADB
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