| Tel Aviv: Mugrabi Theatre |
Country: Israel City: Tel Aviv Location: Kikar Bet BeNovember (also known as "Mugrabi Square") / Allenby Road / Ben Yehuda Street [also known as "Mugrabi/Mograbi/Moghrabi/Moograbi Opera House" and "Mugrabi/Mograbi/Moghrabi/Moograbi Hall"] Built 1928-1930 by Joseph Berlin as theatre and opera house with an additional cinema hall on the top floor with a roof that could be opened. Opened 13 Feb 1930. In the 1940s, home to the Palestine Folk Opera company. From the 1970s, theatre hall also used as a cinema hall (called "Cinema Studio"). Severely damaged by fire on 17 June 1986. Remains demolished in 1989 in favour of a car park. Notable world premieres:
Links: CinemaTreasures, Wikipedia |
Reverse Text: "Tel-Aviv, Mograbi Opera"Publisher: Tmuna, Jerusalem Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Tel-Aviv to Berlin, 1935 |
Reverse Text: "Tel-Aviv, The Opera 'Mograbi'"Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Sent: from Tel-Aviv to Berlin [postmark illegible, stamp as used 1927-1945] |
Front Text: "Tel-Aviv, Mugrabi Opera"Publisher: Palphot, Herzlija Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Sent: from Tel-Aviv to Athens (Greece), 1939 |
Front Text: "Tel-Aviv, Moograbi Hall"Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Tel-Aviv, '2nd November' Square at night showing 'Mugrabi' Cinema and Pinsker St."Publisher: Palphot, Herzlija; 5493 Size: Modern Sent: from Tel Aviv to Galați (Romania), 1964 |
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