The Far Paradise Scrapbook: cinema advertisement for The Regent Theatre

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Page from an old scrapbook showing newspaper advertisements for a movie theatre from the 1920s and a drawing of a man and woman in a passionate embrace.
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Title:
The Far Paradise Scrapbook: cinema advertisement for The Regent Theatre
NFSA ID
358418
Year
1928

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This page from the McDonagh's scrapbook about their film The Far Paradise (1928) features a full-page newspaper advertisement showcasing the latest feature films showing at The Regent Theatre in Sydney.

The ad describes Marie Lorraine (Isabel McDonagh) as 'an artiste of the highest order' and the three sisters as a brilliant trio. The film itself is hailed 'Australia's greatest film triumph'.

1920s
newspapers
The McDonagh Sisters