Motion picture theatres - New Zealand - Auckland Region

Date: 1900-1912

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1900/1912

Description: Includes pamphlets for the following shows: 1906: The world's pictures. Theatre Royal Christchurch, commencing 28 June 1906. Programme Stonham-Morrison Comapny. Gaumont Chronophone, electrically produced articulating pictures, direct from London and Paris [ca 1906] 1907: West's Pictures and De Groen's Band. NZ tour 1907-8. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, [25 November 1907]. Programme MacMahon's Pictures. "Robbery under arms". Opera House Wellington. 2 November 1907. Programme 1908: "Shackleton's dash for the Pole"; and "Mount Kosciusko!", an Australian landscape under snow. Direction C Spencer; manager J T McIntyre. Town Hall [Wellington] 1910: The New Theatre Manners Street Wellington. Sole direction Macmahon & Donnelly. A great continous show at the new theatre [1910]. Programme MacMahon's Pictures. The living picture of the great fight - Johnson v Ketchell. Opera House Wellington, 24 September 1910 and following evenings. Programme (2 copies, one with red cover, one with blue cover) MacMahons' Pictures (including "The Kelly Gang"). His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. 1910. Programme National Pictures. Harry Lauder per Chronomegaphone. Opera House Wellington, 1910. Programme (2 copies) Macmahon & Carroll's "For the term of his natural life". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 1910. Programme Macmahon & Carroll's "For the term of his natural life". Opera House Wellington, 1910. Programme Macmahon & Carroll's "The life of Ned Kelly". Opera House Wellington, 25 July 1910. Programme The Gisborne Amusement Co presents West's Pictures. Gisborne, [December?] 1910. Programme Macmahon Bros. "Johnson-Jeffries famous battle". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 1910. Programme. Macmahon Bros. "Johnson-Jeffries famous battle". Opera House Wellington, 1910. Programme (2 copies) Macmahon Bros. "Johnson-Jeffries famous battle". Theatre Royal Christchurch, 1910. Programme (on blue paper) Macmahon Bros. "Johnson-Jeffries battle", the fight of modern times. His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 26 December 1910. Programme Hayward's Pictures. Theatre Royal Christchurch. Programme for week ending 10 August [1910] Hayward's Picture Enterprises Ltd. Theatre Royal Christchurch. Programme for week ending 19 October 1910. Hayward's Picture Enterprises Ltd. Theatre Royal Christchurch. Programme for week ending 17 December 1910 (2 copies) 1911: Macmahon Bros. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Opera House Wellington, 1911. Programme Macmahon and Donnelly's new series of pictures. "A ticket in Tatt's". Opera House Wellington, 1911. Programme The Grand Operatic Photo-Play Co. Opera House Wellington, 1911. Programmes (2 different) Hayward's Enterprises Ltd. Photo plays. West's Pictures, including "King Henry VIII". His Majesty's Theatre, 12-15 July [1911?] American Biograph Company. The latest moving pictures. His Majesty's Theatre Aucland, 7 October [1911]. Programme Royal & Biograph Pictures. Town Hall Stratford, 29 August 1911. Programme no. 1 (Flier / programme) 1912: "Kinemacolor", (Urban-Smith patents), the greatest invention of the century. Theatre Royal Wellington. Promotional pamphlet, ca 1912 Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 32 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size.

Date: Jan 2000-Mar 2001

By: Soutar, Anna Louise, 1942-

Reference: OHColl-0546

Description: This project marked the restoration of the Civic Theatre in Queen Street, Auckland which is important for its architecture and for the part it has played in the pleasure pursuits of generations of New Zealanders. It was built in 1929 at a time when movies accompanied by music hall entertainment were very popular. It was designed to be the largest and, with its fantasy decor, most exotic of the Queen Street cinemas. The interviews were with many of those people engaged in the behind-the-scenes working of a moviehouse and also include those involved in its conservation as a historic building. Interviews George Farrant, Rona von Zalinski, Sir James Fletcher, Marei Dixon, Regina Raye Redfern, Joe Moodabe, Waric Slyfield, Herbie Freeman, Alf Simmons, Phil Warren, Eric Kearney, Iris Gray and Tom Sharplin. Interviewer(s) - Anna Soutar Arrangement: Files arranged as OHDL-001744 to OHDL-001755 Quantity: 12 C90 cassette(s). 19 C60 cassette(s). 13 transcript(s) - partial. 12 Electronic document(s) (partial transcripts). 13 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available partial transcripts.

Date: 1930

By: Donner, Tibor Karl, 1907-1993

Reference: A-128-012

Description: View of the whole frontage of the building seen from across the street. There are two cars, a horse and cart and people in the street. The buildings immediately to the left and right of the cinema are also partially visible The artist "Tib" Donner was Auckland City Architect and a friend of architect Cedric Firth's Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - signature and date Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour on paper 376 x 276 mm

Date: 1987

From: [Ephemera and posters relating to films, motion pictures, cinemas. 1987-1989]

By: Capitol Cinema (Auckland, N.Z.); Woodman, Rosemary, active 1987

Reference: Eph-D-CINEMA-1987-02

Description: A poster advertising a large number of films to be shown at the Capitol Cinema, Balmoral, Auckland. Shows small photographs of Pee-Wee Herman, Richard Pryor, Robert de Niro. The films advertised date from the 1970-1980s. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 520 x 432 mm.

Date: 1925 - 1927

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1925/1927

Description: Includes pamphlets for the following shows: 1925: Mary Pickford as "Little Annie Rooney", released by United Artists De Luxe and King's, Herbert F Wood, supervisor. Programme for week commencing Friday 6th February [1925] De Luxe and King's, Herbert F Wood, supervisor. Programme for week commencing Friday 27th March [1925] De Luxe and King's, Herbert F Wood, supervisor. Programme for week commencing Friday 1 May [1925] Beaumont Smith presents "The adventures of Algy", a comedy-romance in 6 reels, with Claude Dampier [and] Bathie Stuart. Presented by the New Zealand Film Archive with music composed by Dorothy Buchanan, 1986. [Original release 1925] "Havoc"; tremendous drama of society woven into a realistic war background, [with] George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Leslie Fenton, Margaret Livingstone, Walter McGrail, Edythe Chapman. A William Fox production [1925] The film superb, "Variety", a U.F.A. masterpiece starring Eurpoe's three greatest screen artists: Emil Jannings, Lya de Putti, Warwick Ward [1925]. Special Kerepehi Hall, tonight 1926: Movie stories, published weekly. "What price glory" featuring Victor McLaglen, Dolores Del Rio & Edmund Lowe. The story of the William Fox masterpiece. First National presents Sir John Martin Harvey in the twelve-reel screen masterpiece, "The only way", and also on stage, Frances Scully presents the Sunbeam Children from Sydney in "The wedding of Baby Kerr". Grand Opera House Wellington. 2-10 June [1926] (2 copies) The National & Lyric news. Coming: "When the door opened" by James Oliver Curwood. Vol. 11, no. 11, 21 January 1926. Adolph Zukor & Jesse Lasky present Cecil B De Mille's "Feet of Clay". The real story of the married flapper. A gorgeous ultra-modern love-drama. A Paramount picture. [Flyer. ca 1926?] The Majestic Continuous. Week commencing Friday May 7th [1926]. Cover design by Carlton Studio. The Strand Continuous. Week commencing Friday April 9th [1926] The Strand Continuous. Week commencing Friday May 21st [1926]. Cover design by Carlton Studio. Adolph Zukor and Jesse L Lasky present Florenz Ziegfeld's "Kid boots", starring Eddie Cantor with Clara Bow - Billie Dove - Lawrence Gray. A Frank Tuttle production [released 1926] Adolph Zukor and Jesse L Lasky present Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton in "We're in the navy now". An Edward Sutherland production. Chester Conklin and Tom Kennedy. A Paramount Picture [released 1926]. Kerepehi, Wed June 22nd [1927]. Pamphlet The Regent, the theatre beautiful. grand official opening, 10 December 1926, Wellington. Souvenir programme 1927: De Luxe and King's Theatres (Wellington) Programme, week commencing Friday 30th Dec[ember 1927]. Enough to make a cat laugh. "Charley's aunt" with Syd Chaplin. Released exclusively by Famous Lasky Film Service Limited (Paramount Pictures) [1925]. Special Kerepehi Hall, Wed 9th Feb [1927] "Wings", a Paramount Picture, with Clara Bow, Charles Rogers, Richard Arlen. Directed by William Wellman. A Lucien Hubbard production. Kerepehi [1927 release date] Whakatane Films Ltd. Cming like a meteor to show the world that New Zealand CAN make a picture! "The Te Kooti trail". 1927. Richard Dix in "Shanghai bound", with Mary Brian. A Paramount Picture [release date 1927] "The garden of Allah", a Rex Ingram production starring Alice Terry and Ivan Petrovich. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer special production [release date 1927] Hayward's Town Hall Avondale. Personally guaranteed programme 11 and 13 June [1927] - includes the Marx brothers in "Monkey business" and "The rainbow trail" with George O'Brien (Flier). Quantity: 22 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlets and fliers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size.

Date: 1913

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1913-01

Description: Programme includes Pathe Gazette, a drama called "Retribution", a comedy called "All the fault of Jane", The Battle Hymn of the Republic, a scenic called "Through Venice in a gondola", a feature drama called "His secret", and a comedy called"The new baby". Many advertisements throughout for Auckland businesses. Other Titles - Buildings Date estimated as 1913, because "All the fault of Jane" was being shown in New Zealand at that time. Quantity: 1 programme.. Physical Description: Letterpress and offset, cover and six leaves, 184 x 122 mm.

Date: 1930

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

By: Marchant & Company; United Artists Corporation

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1930-01

Description: Advertising pamphlet for a motion picture starring Norma Talmadge. The front cover shows a profile portrait of Norma Talmadge, and the inside spread shows scenes from the film. The back cover has additional local print for the Southern Cross Theatre Ellerslie. Other actors in the film were Conrad Nagel, William Farnum, and Hobart Bosworth. The producer was Sam Taylor. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlet. Physical Description: Folded brochure, 190 x 125 mm (folded)

Date: 1953

From: [Ephemera collected by Jocelyn Veale, relating to the Coronation of Elizabeth II. London, 1953]

By: Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-B-ROYAL-1953-01

Description: 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 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 Auckland by Mayor Mr John Luxford, 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 48-49) 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 1953 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 96 pages, each 280 x 218 mm.

Date: 22 Jun 2011 - 22 Jul 2011

From: Milford oral history project

By: Dunsford, Deborah (Dr), active 2001-2012; Speedy, Squire Lionel, 1924-

Reference: OHInt-1017-10

Description: Interview with Squire Lionel Speedy, born 23 July 1924 in Takapuna. Explains origins of his name, and provides family history regarding his great grandparents and grandparents, and their experiences emigrating to New Zealand, and stories of the New Zealand wars. Discusses his father's background and schooling (Lionel Speedy), and his fishing technique. Describes his work at A & T Burt Electrical Suppliers and as manager of Victoria Theatre, Devonport, and Symonds Street Lyric Theatre. Discusses his mother's family and life in Takapuna, and his father's work in the theatre business. Explains that the depression years had a big influence on him. Describes those on the dole, and activities to make money. Discusses transportation around Milford and Takapuna, and houses built in the area. Describes childhood summer activities, particularly rugby, swimming, boating, picnics, and golfing. Explains that his father created a syndicate to take shares in and construct the Milford Picturedrome. Describes the construction of the Picturedrome, and the role of the projectionist at the theatre. Describes dancing and drinking of alcohol near the Picturedrome, and people sneaking liquor bottles into the surrounding hedges to hide them. Describes his father's publicity for the Picturedrome, and its popularity during the depression. Recounts stories of the Milford Picturedrome's staff and patrons. Explains that the theatre was eventually destroyed by fire. Discusses Ye Olde Pirate Shippe, and that the success of dances at the Picturedrome lead others to establish the Pirate Shippe. Describes the Milford swimming pool, the beach, and beach clothing. Explains that Milford was an ideal holiday location in the 1930s since husband could commute to work, and wife and kids could continue at Milford. Explains transport options, such as bus and ferry. Discusses sale of Picturedrome and his father's work in real estate, valuation, and running Takapuna Campground. Describes Milford during World War Two, and the 'American invasion' of 1942. Discusses fear of Japanese invasion, and that fear brought the community together. Discusses the demolition of Pirate Shippe and the swimming pool by the Takapuna Borough Council. Reflects on the placement of sewers and sea walls in the town. Interviewer(s) - Deborah Dunsford Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 2.40 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 1928 - 1929

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1928/1929

Description: Includes pamphlets for the following shows: 1928: George Bancroft in "The drag net" [1928 release date] Joseph M Schenck presents Herbert Brenon's "Sorrell and son", by Warwick Deeping. United Artists Picture - with H B Warner, Anna Q Nilsson, Alice Joyce, Nils Asther, Carmel Myers. [1928? (1927 release date)] The greatest actor on stage or screen. Emil Jannings "The patriot", a Paramount picture. Special Sat next, Kerepehi [1928 release date] Charlie Chaplin is here. Hey children! State Theatre ... [1928 (or 1923, or 1934)] Ronald Colman & Vilma Banky. "The magic flame". Released by United Artists Australasia Limited. Aurora Theatre Paeroa, April 1928 Clara Bow in "Ladies of the mob". A Paramount picture. Sat next Kerepehi. [1928] The Regent Theatre beautiful. Magazine progamme. Week commencing Friday Nov 16 [1928] Wlliam Fox presents the film sensation of 1928! "Sunrise", with Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien. The New Zealand Film Archive 1985 [original NZ release date 1928] Charlie Chaplin. "The circus". United Artists picture. Aurora Theatre Paeroa, Aug 1928. Cosmopolitan Corporation presents Marion Davies, Charles Major, directed by Robert Vignola. "When knighthood was in flower". A Paramount picture. [1928?] Cinema Art Films present "Faust", with Camilla Horn and Emil Jannings. Kere[pehi], Tuesday 3rd April 1928. A souvenir of New Zealand's magnificent atmospheric Theatre De Luxe, the New Empire (to be renamed). Dunedin, Sept 21st 1928 A.D. Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky present Pola Negri in "Hotel Imperial", a Paramount picture. A Mauritz Stiller production with James Hall and George Siegmann. Kerepehi Hall, Saturday 25th [1928] 1929: The Regent Theatre beautiful magazine programme, Regent weekly, vol. 2 no 43, 11 June 1929. Maurice Chevalier in "Innocents of Paris", a Paramount picture. Aurora Theatre Paeroa, 4-7 March [19299 release date] Maurice Chevalier in "Innocents of Paris", a Paramount picture. Grand Opera House, commencing Friday 9th August 1929 (2 copies one with blue cover, one with pink cover) The Regent review, the official organ of Williamson Films (N.Z.) Ltd. Vo. 1, no 33, 15 November 1929. Adolph Zukor and Jesse L Lasky present "The canary murder case", a Paramount picture with William Powell, James Hall, Louise Brooks, Jean Arthur. [1929 release date] "Street girl"; she's not what you think! With Betty Compson, Jack Oakie, Ned Sparks. A Wesley Ruggles production. Auroroa Theatre Paeroa, 17-20 May [1929 release date] Warner Bros present George Arliss in "Disraeli". A Vitaphone all-talking picture. Kerepehi, 16 & 18 August [1929 release date] Corinne Griffith as Lady Hamilton supreme beauty of her time in "The divine lady". First National Pictures. With H B Warner, Victor Varconi, Marie Dressler, Ian Keith. Kerepehi, Sat April 11 [1929 release date] "Gold diggers of Broadway". 1929 St James Theatre O-o-o-o-h "The Terror" from the play by Edgar Wallace. A Warner Bros production. Kerepehi, Sat Nov 29; Sally Sat Dec 6. 1929]. Quantity: 21 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlets and fliers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size.

Date: 1998-1999

From: Holman, Dinah, 1938- :Photographs of New Zealand buildings relating to heritage surveys

Reference: PAColl-9989-01

Description: Photographs of buildings in Rodney District, Auckland Region, New Zealand, and in particular, Helensville. Incuded are - Shops. Houses. Churches. Cemeteries. Community halls. Post offices. Hotels. Picture theatres. Dairy factories. Quantity: 164 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1953 - 1954

From: [Ephemera relating to events for January 1954, during the Royal tour of 1953-1954. Folder 3. 1954]

By: Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-B-ROYAL-1954-3-01

Description: 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

Date: 1913 - 1915

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1913/1915

Description: Includes pamphlets for the following shows: Farewell! Grand Opera House, Friday 23rd October [1914]. Absolutely farewell appearance of Sir Douglas Mawson, K.B. and his wonderful moving pictures. Evening Post Print - 54718. Globe Theatre, Queen Street. Programme for three days and nights ending Saturday March 15 [1913] "Kissing Cup", the greatest racing picture ever screened, produced by the Hepworth Company. The Opera House, for three nights only, commencing March 28th, 1914. NZ Free Lance print, Wellington [1914] Lyric Theatre (Wellington). Antony and Cleopatra. Accompanied by the largest picture orchestra in Australasia. Easily superior to mighty "Quo Vadis", and the greatest picture the world has ever seen. [1914] Lyric Theatre, Symonds Street. Hayward's Picture Enterprises Ltd. Programmes for the weeks ending: 7 June 1913, 5 July 1913, 1 November 1913, 31 January 1914. King's Theatre, Wellington. Hayward's Pictures. 22 November 1913. (Showing "With Captain Scott to the South Pole") King's Theatre, Karangahape Road. Fuller's Wide World Pictures. Programme for week commencing 10 February 1913. King's Theatre, Auckland. Fuller's Wide World Pictures and full orchestral band. Programme for week commencing Monday January 12, 1914? King's Theatre Wellington. Hayward's Pictures. Programme. Week ending 14th March 1914. (Showing "The Miracle", by Max Reinhardt). King's Theatre, Wellington. Hayward's Pictures. Week ending 3rd January 1914. (Showing "The last days of Pompeii"). Annette Kellerman in "Neptune's daughter". People's Picture Palace (Wellington). [1914-1915] (1914 release date) Royal Albert Hall, Auckland. West's Pictures. Programme for the week ending Saturday 11 October, 1913? "The vendetta" [1914]. Palace Pictures, Tuesday 12 October [1915]. With "Back to the Kitchen" [1914] and "The Birth of Flowers. Also includes a postcard ca 1914 for the Empire Theatre, Auckland (see individual record) His Majesty's (Wanganui). Grand opening of His Majesty's, the finest and most up-to-date NZ theatre outside the metropolis. Manager Philip Hereford. Programme (incl. "Quo vadis"). [ca 1913?] Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 17 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on brochures, pamphlets and fliers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size. Provenance: One programme purchased from Anah Dunsheath, Auckland, in 2007.

Date: 1920 - 1924

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1920/1924

Description: Includes pamphlets for the following shows: 1920s: New Zealand Film Archive. The films of James McDonald 1919-1923. (Pamphlet ca 1987). New Strand Theatre (Hamilton). “Dick Turpin's ride to New York" featuring Matheson Lang, etc. 1920s? William Fox presents "The Eleventh Hour", with Charles Jones and Shirley Mason, June Elvidge and Alan Hale. [pamphlet - cut and damaged] ca 1920s. Mahlon Hamilton and Lilian Rich in "Half a chance". 1920s? Queen's Theatre. "Lawful larceny" with Hope Hampton, Nita Naldi, Lew Cody, and Conrad Nagel. A Paramount Picture. Early 1920s? "Name the man!" starring Mae Busch, Creighton Hale, Hobart Bosworth, De Witt Jennings, Conrad Nagel, Patsy Ruth Miller, Aileen Pringle, Jack Murphy. Annette Kellerman, in "Neptune's daughter". 1920s. George Arliss in "The Silent Voice", with Ann Forrest and Edward Earle. 1920s? "The Vendetta". Early 1920s? 1920: His Majesty's Auckland . "The Better 'Ole", old England's Master Picture from the drama by Capt Bruce Bairnsfather. ca 1920. The Strand. Tom Moore in "Heartsease". 30 March 1920. Promotional flier Will Rogers in "Honest Hutch", one of the new Goldwyn pictures [1920] "Out of the Dust", with Russell Simpson, Dorcas Matthews, Pat Moore, Mickey Moore, Robert McKim, Jane Talent, Francis Powers, Bert Sprotte, Edward Jobson. With Buster Keaton in "The Scarecrow" (1920). "Poppies of Flanders" with Jameson Thomas. ca 1920. Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "Poppy". 1 May 1920. 1921: "The Birth of New Zealand" (1921). Two promotional postcards / NZ Film Archive 1982, 1987. First National presents the famous Teddy Gerard in "The cave girl", released by Associated "First National" Pictures of Australasia Ltd. [ca 1921] Strand Continuous. Clara Kimball Young in "Eyes of Youth". 29 January 1921. "The four horsemen of the Apocalypse", the world's greatest picture. 1921 Queen's (Wellington). D W Griffith's "True Heart Susie" and "Wolves of the North", starring Eva Novak. Friday October 14, 1921. 1922: Empress Theatre, Willis Street (Wellington). 24 March 1922. William de Mille production "After the show". The "Film House" presents Thos H Ince's great production "The cup of life". King's Theatre, Friday March 31st [1922] Jesse L Lasky presents Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Elliott Dexter in "Don't tell everything". A Paramount picture. The King's, commencing Friday May 26th [1922] Empress Theatre. William D Taylor's production "The furnace", with Agnes Ayres and Theodore Roberts. (1922?) Reginald Denny in "The Kentucky Derby" (1922), directed by King Baggott. "The silent voice" with George Arliss and Ann Forrest. (1922 release date). 1922-1923. Betty Balfour in "Mary find the gold", a Welsh-Pearson British production [1922] (Damaged) "Merry go round", with Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry. (1922 release). Artcraft Theatre 15-18 August [1922-1923] King's (Auckland). "Peck's Bad Boy" starring Jackie Coogan. 23 June 1922. Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "The Sign on the Door". 20 April 1922. Strand Continuous. Hope Hampton in "Star Dust". 15 April 1922. "To have and to hold", with Betty Compson and Bert Lytell (1922 release). ca 1922-1923. "What's On?" Programmes - includes "Rent free" , "The Cup of Life", "Treasure of Heaven", "Riding with Death", "The Shiek". [1922]. Norma Talmadge in "The wonderful thing". King's Theatre, 14-20 July [1922] Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "The Wonderful Thing". 1923: "Around the world in 18 days" [12-part serial, 1923]. - flyer for prize puzzle. ca 1923. "The Common law" starring Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle, Elliott Dexter. Production Myron Selznick. (2 copies, 1923 and 1924 - King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Hamilton) "The eleventh hour", by Lincoln Carter, with Charles Jones and Shirley Mason. (1923 release). ca 1923-24. (piece cut out of back page. William Fox production, "If Winter Comes" (1923), a Harry Millarde Production. (Folded pamphlet, badly torn) "Lawful larceny", with Hope Hamilton, Nita Naldi, Lew Cody, Conrad Nagel. (1923 release). ca 1923-1924. King's (Wellington). Programme for Friday January 4th, starring "Rupert of Hentzau" and "The Untameable" starring Gladys Walton. (ca 1923-24) Adoplh Zukor presents a Herbert Brenon production "The Rustle of Silk", with Betty Compson and Conway Tearle.(1923 production) "The rustle of silk" and "Behind closed doors". Feb 29 [1923] "The silent partner", with Leatrice Joy. Queen's Theatre [1923] Carl Laemmle presents William Duncan in "The steel trail" [1923]. Pamphlet "Trifling women" and "The Tiger's claw" et al. Kings, Wellington's premier picture theatre, Friday October 26th [1923] Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "The Voice from the Minaret". 19 October 1923. The Lyceum. Fritzi Brunette in "A Wife's Awakening". Saturday 28 July 1923. "A woman of Paris". Writtewn and directed by Charles Chaplin, featuring Edna Purviance. [1923]. Paramount Theatre Friday 30 May. (2 copies) 1924: Pola Negri in "The Cheat" (A Paramount Picture), with Jack Holt. Queen's Theatre 29 February 1924. Pola Negri in an Ernst Lubitsch production "Forbidden paradise" (1924). A Paramount Picture. "Name the man", with Mae Busch, Conrad Nagel, etc. (1924 release). ca 1924-25 Mary Pickford in "Rosita" (1923). Paramount Theatre, Courtenay Place. 2 May 1924. Queen's Theatre. "Salomy Jane" (A Paramount Picture). 22 February 1924. Queen's Theatre. "Singer Jim McKee" with William S Hart [1924 release]. ca 1924-25 "Sinners in heaven" with Bebe Daniels, Richard Dix [1924 release]. ca 1924-25. Quantity: 56 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlets and fliers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size.

Date: 1915

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

By: McGuinness, C, active 1940s

Reference: Eph-B-CINEMA-1915-01

Description: Fabric printed with a Union Jack, with details of the cinema documentary to be showing at His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. Two copies held. Other Titles - His Majesty's, commencing; colour, colours Charles Urban was the film maker. "With the outset of the First World War, he created another multimedia show, 'With Our Fighting Forces in Europe' [sic], which mixed library footage of troops and nations with some actuality film taken in Belgium in late 1914 - the only colour film taken of the war on land (none of this footage is known to survive today)".(This information retrieved from http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/colourful-stories-no-13-kinemacolor-i ts-rise-and-fall/ on 17 December 2008) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, on dressed linen, 220 x 295 mm.

Date: 1916 - 1919

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1916/1919

Description: Includes pamphlets for the following shows: J C Williamson Ltd in conjunction with William Fox presents "A daughter of the gods", with Annette Kellermann; original music score by Robert Hood Bowers. Opera House Wellington, commencing 15 December 1917. Programme (2 copies) Adelphi Theatre (New York). Week of December 2, 1918 [Programme of films shown includes Wnter Hall in "Till I come back to you"] Goldwyn Pictures. Mae Marsh in "The glorious adventure". [1919?] Promotional flier Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "The Safety Curtain". 12 April 1919. Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "De Luxe Annie". 13 December 1919. Screened by permission of the N.Z. Government. "The battle of Arras", a war film that is unique, depicting the colossal German retreat to the Hindenburg Line. King's, Saturday next [1917?] Haywards Pictures, Napier. Empire Theatre Napier, with the Empire Supreme Orchestra, conductor Signor Truda. Programmes for 26 August, 21 September, and 7 October 1916. (ie 3 programmes) Grand Opera House Wellington. J C Williamson Ltd present D W Griffith's supreme triumph "Hearts of the world", commencing 11 January 1919. Programme (2 copies, 1 with blue cover, 1 with white cover) Grand Opera House Wellington. "The Spy system" with Dustin Farnum and Winnifred Kingston; and, "Babes in the Woods" with Little Frances Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin. 4 February 1918. Grand Opera House Wellington. "Tarzan of the Apes". 1919. Town Hall, Wellington. YMCA. "The Battle of the Sancre" and "The Advance of the Tanks". Official war pictures of the British Army in France. Evening Post Print 66910. 18-23 June [1917]. Queen's Theatre Auckland. Programme for Thursday-Saturday, 27-29 November [1913 or 1919]. "The silent master", featuring Robert Warwick. Promotional pamphlet [ca 1918] Paramount Theatre (Wellington). "Double crossed", starring Pauline Frederick. (1917 - dated from internet source) Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 16 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlets and fliers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size.

Date: 1930 - 1932

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1930/1932

Description: Includes pamphlets for the following shows: 1930: Sir Benjamin and Mr John Fuller present George Arliss in "Disraeli". Warner Bros and Vitaphone's production. New Opera House Christchurch, commencing Saturday February 22nd, 1930. Programme The Gaumont British Picture Corporation Ltd presents "Rookery nook", starring Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Mary Brough. Grand Opera House commencing 11 September 1930. Programme Sir Benjamin and John Fuller have pleasure in presenting Thomas Meighan in "The Argyle case", a Warner Bros Vitaphone production. His Majesty's Theatre Wellington. Programme [1930] Sir Benjamin and Mr John Fuller present the colossal technicolour revue entitled "Show of shows", a Warner Bros and Vitaphone production. St James Theatre Wellington, commencing 19 September 1930. Programme Sir Benjamin and Mr John Fuller present Warner Bros' historical romance from the play by Louis N Parker, "Disraeli", with George Arliss in the role he created for the legitimate stage. St James Theatre Wellington, commencing May 30, 1930. Programme King George Theatre Lower Hutt and Prince Edward Theatre Woburn. The latter to be opened by His Worship the Mayor (Sir Alexander Roberts) on Tuesday August 26th 1930. Promotional pamphlet. De Luxe and King's. Herbert F Wood, supervisor. Programme week commencing Friday 9th January [1930] De Luxe and King's. Herbert F Wood, supervisor. Programme week commencing Friday 10th April [1930] The N.Z. Picturegoer. Vol III, no 46. Auckland, Friday October 10th 1930. "All quiet on the Western front". Empire Friday. Film advertising on a tram, Dunedin NZ 1930. Photograph from the Jack Welsh Collection. Postcard, New Zealand Film Archive 1987 (2 copies) "Journey's end", a Union Theatre British feature. Aurora Theatre Paeroa, Sep. [release date 1930] Joseph M Schenck presents Norma Talmadge in "Du Barry, woman of passion". Southern Cross Theatre Ellerslie. Saturday 27th - Tuesday 30th [1930 release date] St James Theatre [Auckland] 1930. "Noah's Ark". Programme Williamson Films (NZ) Limited. Williamson's weekly 19 April 1930. "Dynamite" (Cecil B De Mille). Programme 1931: "Hold everything". A Warner Bros all-talking, singing dancing colour comedy, with Joe E Brown and Winnie Lightner, Georges Carpentier, Bert Roach, Sally O'Neil, Edmund Breese, Abe Lyman and his Band. Kerepehi Sat Jan 17th [1931] Warner Bros present George Arliss in The Green Goddess, with H B Warner, Alice Joyce, Ralph Forbes. A Warner Bros production. Benison [del. Printed by] Langlea Printery Ltd., 374 Pitt Street, MA 2020. Kerepehi, Sat Sept. 1 Price 1&6, special. [Cover spread. ca 1931] Regent, "the home of the talkies". Programme for week commencing Friday October 23rd, 1931. John Barrymore in "General Crack", with Lowell Sherman, Marian Nixon, Armida, Hobart Bosworth. A Warner Bros production. Kerepehi, Sat Mar 21 [1931] 1932: A Fox picture. "Over the hill", the new and modern all-talking Movietone version - new stars - new settings - new frocking. With James Dunn, Sally Eilers, and Mae Marsh. Haywards Town Hall Avondale. Talkie programmes for a fortnight, 2 - 15 July [1932] Haywards Town Hall Avondale. Talkie programmes for a fortnight, 22 January - 6 February [1932] Haywards Town Hall Avondale. Talkie programmes for a fortnight, 16-29 July [1932] Haywards Town Hall Avondale. "Daughter of the dragon", and "Surrender". Jazz dance to follow - Ken Gillam's new band in all the latest numbers. [21 & 23 May 1932] Haywards Town Hall Avondale. "The yellow ticket" with Lionel Barrymore and Elissa Landi; also Chester Morris in "The bat whispers" and "Sob sister" with Linder Watkins and James Dunn. Flier. [7 and 9 May 1932] Haywards Town Hall Avondale. Talkie programmes for a fortnight, 2-15 April [1932] (fragile) A Fox picture. "Doctors' wives", with Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett. Turua Hall, Saturday 28 May 1932. Quantity: 26 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlets and fliers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size.

Date: ca 1910-ca 1970

Reference: PAColl-6261

Description: Photographs and negatives of the Civic Theatre in Auckland; the soprano, Rosina Buckman; various musicians; and the School of Mines Museum. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/4-090483-F and 1/4-090484-F Quantity: 17 b&w original photographic print(s). 7 colour original photographic print(s). 2 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1915

From: [Theatre programmes of octavo size for shows and performances toured throughout New Zealand by J C Williamson]

By: Dominion Picture Theatres Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-WILLIAMSON-1915-01-03/04

Description: Double spread of programme has a short title for "Hinemoa" and also advertises a motion picture event at the Princess Theatre, where Mr Wallace Atkinson will sing two patriotic songs. There is also an advertisement for the Oriental Art Depot run by Ernest Rimmer in the Strand Arcade in Queen Street; and an advertisement for the Metropolitan Hotel "just around the corner". Blue pencil marks on both pages Extended Title - From New Zealand Programme Company's programme for "Hinemoa", pages [3] and [4] Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress in booklet double spread, 245 x 182 mm.

Date: 1919

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1919-01

Description: Shows head and shoulders portrait of Norma Talmadge, below a picture of the outisde of the Strand Theatre. An issue of the "Strand Picture Mirror". Other Titles - The Strand Picture Mirror Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlet cover.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on folded pamphlet 225 x 145 mm.