Royal Cinema Performance; Thursday, January 21st, 1954 at the Regent Theatre in the distinguished presence of her Majesty the Queen and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh. [Auckland, N.Z] Printed by the Auckland Star [1954]

Programme booklet contains colour portraits of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne; a black and white portrait of the Governor General Sir Willoughby Norrie, a message from R J Kerridge, a welcome from the Prime Minister Sidney Holland, and articles about New Zealand bird song by Johannes Andersen, and the Ballet in New Zealand by Poul Gnatt. There is a poem by Whim-Wham (Allen Curnow), an article about Christchurch by Mayor Mr R M Macfarlane, an article about Sir Edmund Hillary, "The million pound note" starring Gregory Peck and Jane Griffiths, an article about Selwyn Village, the Vienna Boys' Choir, New Zealand art by Eric Westbrook, Maori place names and their meanings, the film "The love lottery" starring David Niven, an article about Auckland by Sir John Allum, a page about comedian Norman Wisdom, a Minhinnick cartoon about country folk awaiting the Royal visitors on page 93, and many scenic photographs. Also contains (pages programmes for cinema screenings at the St James Theatre Auckland on 26 December 1953, and the Regent Theatre Christchurch on 21 January 1954. Contains several pages of product advertising.

Another copy in the ATL NZ&P book collection at P q394.4 ROY 1954.

Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Physical Description: Booklet of 96 pages, each 280 x 218 mm.

Provenance: Donated from the collection of Mrs Judith Pitman