Posted in 138 Station St, Nepean High School, tagged Blue Mountains, cinema, Glenbrook Theatre, hippies, Richie Havens, Woodstock on October 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Glenbrook Theatre
Small cinema, small Blue Mountains village.
Unprecedented crowds in
Numbers & character.
No seats, bring cushions,
Cinema floor fills with
Young people relaxed, colourfully robed,
Atmosphere aromatic, communal, sharing.
We are here, now, together
Absorbing 3 hours of sound & vision
Hoping for our piece of 3 Days of Peace & Music.
Extra:
There’s so much extra I could put in here but I can recall being unexpectedly stunned by the opening performance.
Posted in 1 Guildford Rd, Penrith Primary, tagged cinema, cinesound, newsreels, saturday matinee on May 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The cinema
Saturday Matinee
Is a whole afternoon.
First: Cinesound newsreel.
Movie matinee serial follows –
Surviving from an earlier decade,
But still gripping, entertaining.
Intermission.
Fantails, Jaffas, Smith’s Crisps, Choc-Tops, Coca-Cola
Foods for the “flicks”.
Back to our seats, chattering, unwrapping, crunching.
Lights down. Silence … nearly.
Feature film rolls.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Avon Theatre, cinema, Nepean Theatre, Penrith cinemas, theatre on May 5, 2012| 1 Comment »
We have two cinemas.
On High St, near the fruit-shop*,
The Nepean Theatre.
Art Deco elegance,
Dress circle.
Nepean Theatre – Dress Circle foyer – probably 1940’s (photo: Sam Hood. held in State Library of NSW)
It’s “poshness” seems to amplify
The sound & the impact of rolling jaffas.
Louder, more fun.
On Station St, towards Penrith Station.
The Avon Theatre.
Ramshackle & casual.
Functional decor – not decorative.
Note:
* There are a few Short memories about the fruit shop – Short Memories 32 to 36. (the link goes to #32)
365 Short Memories 