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Playhouse

9 Sep 2012

Cinemas and stuff

by Gerald Buttigieg | posted in: Mini Memories | 26

My informant Pat Sligo has chimed in with a couple of things lately. He provided some missing info on the cinemas page and I managed to find a picture of the Prince’s Theatre and Playhouse, which had been  missing from … Read More

Durban cinemas, Harvard, Metro, Playhouse
18 Nov 2011

Cinema land

by Gerald Buttigieg | posted in: Pictures | 0

I received a cool picture of Durban’s cinema land from my informant Pat Sligo featuring the Playhouse, Embassy etc.. It gives me an excuse to remind you about the Cinemas pages here and the second, with the new picture added, is here. … Read More

Durban cinemas, Embassy, films, Metro, Playhouse, Princes
3 Nov 2011

What they ate

by Gerald Buttigieg | posted in: Mini Memories | 1

My regular informant William Paterson remembers a special treat on the occasion of his parents’ wedding anniversary in 1947. They ate at the Playhouse and here’s the menu to prove it. Share this:

1947, menu, Playhouse, William Paterson

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