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New Victoria, Nicolson Street
Unknown, 1947, Photograph
New Victoria, Nicolson Street
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New Victoria, Nicolson Street
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1947
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The New Victoria opened on 25th August 1930. It was designed for the Gaumont company by the architects WE Trent & JW Jordan, with seating for 2,058. CinemaScope was installed in 1954, and the proscenium was widened and brought forward and the pillars hidden by curtains in 1958 to allow 'South Pacific' to be shown in 70mm. The auditorium was also modernised, and lights were fitted to the ceiling to create the effect of a sitting out under a starry sky in 1960. The seating was also reduced to around 1,784. In April 1964, the building was renamed the Odeon.
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