[Ephemera promoting cinema, movie, film screenings in New Zealand in the period 1933-1935].

Date
1933 - 1935
Reference
Eph-A-CINEMA-1933/1935
Description

Includes pamphlets for the following shows:

1933:

Kemball Theatres Ltd. De Luxe and Paramount, Wellington. Programme commencing Friday 3rd March 1933.

Kemball Theatres Ltd. De Luxe and Paramount, Wellington. Programme commencing Friday 29th December 1933.

Paramount British Productions present "The crime at Blossoms". Paramount Pictures present "Hello, everybody!". Grand Opera House Wellington, 10 November 1933. Programme

The State [Dunedin]. Gala opening, Wednesday April 11th [1933]. Programme (including "I was a spy!")

"Cavalcade", Noel Coward's picture of the generation. Fox Film's proudest achievement. King's Theatre Thames, Saturday August 19th [1933] Promotional pamphlet.

Warner Bros present "The working man" [with George Arliss and Bette Davis]. Grand Opera House Wellington, 3 November 1933. Programme

Janet Gaynor and Henry Garat in "Adorable", with Herbert Mundin, C Aubrey Smith. A Fox picture. King's Theatre Thames, Saturday, Monday, Tues, Sep 16-18-19 [1933]. Promotional pamphlet.

1934:

Hayward's Town Hall Avondale. Talkie programmes for a fortnight, 7 - 27 February [1934]

Kemball Theatres Ltd. De Luxe and Paramount, Wellington. Programme commencing Friday 13 July 1934.

Preview. "The private life of Henry VIII". London Films Ltd. You are cordially invited to attend a special showing .... at the regent Theatre Wellington, Sunday evening, january seventh [1934]. United Artists Corporation. Invitation card with portrait of Charles Laughton as Henry VIII

The Regent magazine programme. Charles Laughton in "The private life of Henry VIII". London Films Ltd. Programme, week commencing Friday Jan 19th [1934]

The Regent souvenir programme. London Film Productions present "Catherine the Great". Programme, week commencing Friday April 27 [1934] (2 copies)

The Regent magazine programme. 20th Century Pictures Inc present "Gallant lady". Programme, week commencing Friday March 9 [1934]

The State Theatre Courtenay Place Wellington. "The good companions", with John Gielgud and Jessie Matthews. Souvenir programme with the compliments of Amalgamated Theatre (N.Z.) Ltd [1934] (2 copies)

Educational Cinema, "Brighter and better pictures" (for boys and girls, from 8 to 80). "Grass"; drama of a nation's struggle for Grass - and Life. [Christchurch. ca 1934] (Flier/programme)

Constance Bennett in "Moulin Rouge" with Franchot Tone, Tullio Carminati, directed by Sidney Lanfield and Russ Colombo, Boswell Sisters. A Darryl F Zanuck production. Regent Theatre (Hamilton), 9-12 June [1934]. Promotional pamphlet

1935:

The incomparable Chaliapine in "Don Quixote"; the great Paul Robeson in "Emperor Jones". New Opera House Wellington commencing 7 June 1935. Programme

Another hit from Darryl F Zanuck! Ronald Colman in "The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo". 20th Century Fox. Flier in form of phoney banknote

Warner Bros Vitaphone, First National Pictures. Irene Dunne in "Sweet Adeline", by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. The Majestic (Taihape's entertainment centre). Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1st and 2nd [1935]

Kemball Theatres Ltd. De Luxe and Paramount, Wellington. Programme commencing Friday 8th February 1935.

Kemball Theatres Ltd. De Luxe and Paramount, Wellington. Programme commencing Friday 28th June 1935.

Amalgamated Theatres (N.Z.) Ltd. Plaza Theatre. Week commencing Friday 1 November 1935. Programme

Paramount Pictures present Noel Coward in "The scoundrel". New Opera House Wellington, 4 October 1935. Programme

Amalgamated Theatres (N.Z.) Ltd. State Theatre. Week commencing 6 December 1935. Programme

Amalgamated Theatres (N.Z.) Ltd. State Theatre. Week commencing 15 November 1935. Programme

New Opera House Wellington. "Girls in uniform", a Continental film featuring Dorothea Wieck and Hertha Thiele. 15 November 1935. Programme (2 copies)

Clara Bow in "The wild party". A Paramount picture. Sat, Mon, Tues, 23rd, 25th, 26th Nov [1935]. Promotional pamphlet.

St James Theatre - Majestic Theatre. Cinema news, no. 116, 23 August 1935. Programme (with "G men", "Flirtation walk", "McFadden's Flats")

Quantity: 29 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlets and fliers..

Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size.

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Educational cinema. "Brighter and better pictures" (for boys and girls, from 8 to 80) w...

Date: 1933 - 1936

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

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1934-01

Description: Flier printed on both sides. The programme lists the films to be shown at an 8 pm screening: 1 (a) "Snow-White" 1 (b) "Felix all puzzled" (this was released in 1925) 2 (a) "The Young People's news reel" - with Kingsford Smith; model aeroplanes; trick-pony riding; "Rajah" the wonder dog from Methven; surf-club competitions 2 (b) Charles Chaplin in "The adventurer" 3. "Otago", Part I - penguins on the Catlins Coast; the lakes and mountains of Eglinton Valley 4. "Grass" - great geographical drama of a nation's struggle for grass - and life. Photography by Ernest Schoedsack of "King Kong" fame [released 1933] (re the Bakhtiari tribe of Persia - this film was released in 1924) Also advertises the Stirling Stamp Company of 177 Manchester Street Christchurch, and Turners Ltd, printers at the corner of Colombo & Tuam Streets Christchurch. Although some of the films shown were released in the early 1920s, "King Kong" (with photographer Ernest Schoedsack) is mentioned and this was not released until 1933. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on card.. Physical Description: Offset print on pink paper, 220 x 139 mm. Provenance: Donated by Dylan Owen, Wellington, in 2007.