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Rivoli Cinemas (also known as Rivoli Theatre and New Rivoli Theatre) is an eight-screen multiplex in the Hawthorn East suburb of Melbourne. Noted for its Art Deco architecture, the cinema reopened on 4 May 2000, following a $16 million refurbishment that included a large extension. ==History of the cinema== Located at 200 Camberwell Road, Rivoli Cinemas opened on 11 October 1940, with a showing of ''French Without Tears'', starring Ray Milland. It had a capacity of 1,644. It replaced a 1921 theatre of the same name, that had been located in Burke Road and designed by Frank Richardson. Robert McGleish, a notable figure in the Melbourne cinema scene of the time and manager of the first Rivoli, was responsible for the new cinema's construction and it was designed by architects H. Vivian Taylor and Soilleaux. It was the first cinema in Australia to feature twin auditoriums, enabling cinema goers to choose which movie to watch. The cinema weathered the post-war decline in movie going and significant alterations in the 1960s. Extensive restoration and expansion began in 1999, including a large addition on the west side of the building to incorporate six new screens.〔 In 2005, the Rivoli was added to the Victorian Heritage Register.〔http://www.artdeco.org.au/presrivolitheatre.php〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rivoli Cinemas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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