 Event |
Private Performance of The Cinematographe
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| Venue |
Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
17 August 1896 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Private midnight presentation of the Cinematographe for local invited audience of performers and other theatricals in Melbourne before public presentation a few days later. |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Other
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| Secondary Genre |
Film
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Further Information |
Technically the first film screening in Australia.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
AFTER THE OPERA. (1896, August 18). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241078648 |
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| Event Identifier |
141398 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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