Durban: Playhouse Theatre

Country: South Africa
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
City: Durban
Location: 231 Anton Lembede Street (Smith Street)

Opened as a cinema in 1896. 1935 rebuilt in Tudor revival style. Closed in the 1970s. Later renovations. Combined with the adjacent "Prince's Theatre" and re-opened as a performing arts centre.

Links: playhousecompany.com, CinemaTreasures, Wikidata

Durban: Playhouse Theatre Picture: left: Playhouse Theatre, centre: Prince's Theatre
Front Text: "'The Playhouse' & 'Princes', Durban"
Publisher: ?; K3
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Durban: Prince's Theatre Picture: left: Metro Theatre, centre: Playhouse Theatre, right: Prince's Theatre
Front Text: "Durban's Theatre Land"
Publisher: Lynn Acutt (Pty.) Ltd., Durban, S. A.; 16K
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Durban: Prince's Theatre Picture: centre, left: Metro Theatre, centre, right: Playhouse Theatre, right: Prince's Theatre
Front Text: "Smith Street, Durban"
Publisher: Art Publishers, Durban; 525
Type: Real Photo
Size: Modern
Sent: from Durban to Hilversum (Netherlands), 195[3?]

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