Cygnet programme for 2012
Left: Barry Goldman with “Santa”
Lounge usher
Gerry Voutsinas and son
Young Gerry (apprentice usher)
ustaining a regular income stream for a museum without a
normal admission charge to permanent exhibitions is very
difficult for many community museums without having to
resort to relying on grant funding. While AMMPT has
enjoyed several grants for specific purposes, the bulk of its
income, with the exception of membership subscriptions, has
been due to our members own efforts. This has become
increasingly important as insurance, admin costs, storage and
related charges continue to rise.
Below: Members Tune up before
the show - national committeeman
and local legendary organ player
John Fuhrmann, Val Cope, Stalls
usher Graham Lacey, and MC for
the show and ex Channel Nine
Perth News Director Terry Spence.
It is obvious our regular public screenings at the Cygnet have
not only been the main financial mainstay of the WR branch,
but have contributed to the establishing and supporting other
regional branches as well. With the heritage listed cinema still
in the developers sights for inclusion in a proposed new
cinema complex and office accommodation on the site, future
operations are now on a year-to-year basis with the facility
possibly being withdrawn at any moment – crunch time for
AMMPT Western region!
The cinema team are
grateful to Mark and
Craig at Chappel
Distributors and
Member George
Florence for their
support with the
programming and hope
other regions will see
the advantage of using
the expertise within
their ranks to establish
a similar fundraising
enterprise with an
obviously larger
potential audience.
Cinema team members, projectionist Barry Goldman, ex Cygnet manager
Val Cope and Wilma Binning in ticket box serving a patron.
Purveyors of
popcorn:
We have been assured that we can continue for at least another
season, so “Classics” front-of-house manager and programme
selector George Robinson has come up with another
interesting programme (see insert) designed to appeal to our
growing audience – the older demographic.
The final show of the year was our Xmas special on Sunday
December 4
th
. All the team were in the festive spirit, with a
raffle for a monster hamper and seven other prizes providing
lucky patrons an additional reason to continue to support our
shows.
Left:
Jane Robinson
and
Agnes Foyster.
John belts
out old
favourites
on the
donated
organ, with
the help of
additional
sound
equipment
donated by
Busselton
member
Ron Jones
Secretary Peter Foyster folds raffle tickets for the Xmas hamper raffle while
wife Agnes (and Treasurer) relieves patrons of any heavy spare change.
One dark cloud on the horizon has appeared – a directive to
specialist film exchanges that they destroy some of their 35mm
prints as the studios change to electronic distribution and
promote DVD’s. If that is allowed to happen, and the general
apathy of those who should be concerned may contribute to
film’s demise, going to the movies will never be the same
again.
A large number of
patrons arrive
before the doors are
opened to hear the
live entertainment
before the show.
Many come in
coaches provided by
the retirement
villages
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE ENCLOSED PROGRAMME
ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS TO DISTIBUTE
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