#24733 - Agnes Benson in front of Capitol Theatre under construction Manuka, 1927
- Resource IDLocation
- 24733Photograph 10513. Emerton collection Vol 1. Alexander Room.
- Title/subtitle
- Agnes Benson in front of Capitol Theatre under construction Manuka, 1927
- Author/Creator
- Benson
- Picture
- Format
- Photograph
- Physical description
- Black & white photograph
- Summary
- Agnes Benson is standing in a grassy paddock in front of the incomplete Capitol Theatre.
- Availability
- Not for loan. Digital copies can be purchased.
- Notes
- This was Canberra's first theatre. It opened in December 1927. Previously plays and films shown at the Causeway Hall. See Patricia Frei's book 'Mervyn Jones and the Capitol & Civic Picture Theatres, Canberra.'
