More Info →History of "The Glitter Ball"

Description

A glitter ball was installed in the then De Luxe Theatre in George Street, in C. 1932. It remained in the building until its demolition in 1984. The 'De Luxe Theatre' started life as His Majesty's Theatre in 1911, and changed functions and names over the years, to: His Majesty's Skating Rink; a storage facility; an auction room; Paramount Theatre; De Luxe Skating Rink; De Luxe Dance Hall; Coconut Grove Ballroom; ANA Dance Hall; George Street Ballroom; Ballroom Astoria. It is now held by Te Manawa Mueseum, accession number 2013/71/1

Identification

Object type

Multi-Page Document

Relation

Research File A175-87

Date

January 1985

Digitisation ID

2019Pa_A175-87_028169

Format

Paper