Savoy Theatre, South Africa
- Made:
- 1932 in South Africa
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LicenseSilver gelatin photograph of three women standing outside the
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Silver gelatin photograph of three women standing outside the
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Silver gelatin photograph of three women standing outside the Savoy Theatre (cinema) in an unnamed South African town. Thelma, Ruby and Myrtle Darrell (the cinema manager's sisters).
Gerald Spencer Darrell was an officer in the British Army in the first world war. He was subsequently asked to open the first Moving Pictures Theatre at the Savoy in a yet unidentified South African town (most likely Cape Town), this collection of images shows the marketing tactics used by Mr Darrell to bring customers to his cinema.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 2019-320
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and emulsion
- Measurements:
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overall: 55 mm x 81 mm
- type:
- photograph and silver gelatin print
