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History The Regent Theatre is a 1630 seat classic auditorium theatre. It was designed by Reginald J. Magoffin and built in the mid-1950s. It still contains its original Cinemascope screen and two classic Todd-AO DP70 projectors. Its star light ceiling, designed by Marion Hall Best, continues to accent its classic and beautiful interior.
National Trust Document
DP70 Todd-AO Projector Info
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The Regent Theatre 197 Keira Street Wollongong, NSWĘ2500 (02) 4228 9238 |
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The Regent closed on Jan. 31st, 2004.
The Regent and the National
Trust of Australia
The Regent was first nominated by the Trust in 1995 as one of eleven surviving intact
historic cinemas in NSW it has social, architectural and technological
attributes of State significance. In terms of its viability, the Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a National Trust pilot
proposal for heritage cinemas which, if adopted in the Voluntary Code
of Conduct between Film Distributors and Exhibitors could result in the
renewed viability of large, single screen cinemas such as the Regent."
Vintage DP70 Todd-AO Projectors
The classic DP70 projectors, serial numbers 2377 and 2382, were installed in June 30th, 1967. These units are
considered by many to be the Rolls Royce of 70mm projectors and won a Class 2 Oscar in 1962. This was the first time a
projector had been so recognised and it was not until 199, when the IMAX system won, that another system would
receive the honour.
"Philips originally named the new machine the EL4000/01 in their catalogue, but it quickly became
the DP70. The DP is short for Double Projector and the 70 meant it was designed specifically as a
70mm projector. With a handy storage case with all necessary parts for 35mm film, change over from 70
to 35 could be done in less than 4 minutes." - DP70.com