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=== 1909β1930 === At the start of the 20th century, [[Melbourne]] dentist and [[cornet]] player Arthur Russell<ref name=austlit/> bought a share in a small touring American circus that visited Melbourne, called HOYTS Circus. Russell toured with the circus as a [[magic (illusion)|magician]], but it did not prove to be a financial success. In 1908, he started presenting [[film|moving pictures]] at St George's Hall in [[Bourke Street]],<ref name=cr/> accompanying the [[silent film]]s with his small family band: his wife on piano, son on drums, and Russell on cornet. On 18 September 1909 he opened HOYTS Picture Palace,<ref name=austlit/> and formed a company called HOYTS Pictures Pty Ltd. The old hall was rebuilt and renamed "HOYTS De Luxe". By the end of [[World War I]], HOYTS had expanded into the suburbs of Melbourne and into [[Sydney]].<ref name=cr>{{cite journal | title=1998: Hoyts 90th year | journal=[[Cinema Record]] | url=https://www.cinemarecord.org.au/read/cr22/mobile/index.html#p=15 | date=November 1998|issue=22|page=15| access-date=14 August 2023| quote=Source: "The Story of HOYTS ", News Release, HOYTS Theatres Limited.}} [https://www.cinemarecord.org.au/read/cr22/files/basic-html/page15.html HTML version]</ref> The shows included [[vaudeville]] acts, as was common practice in those days.<ref name=austlit>{{cite web | title=Hoyts Theatres Ltd | website=[[AustLit]] | date=19 Jun 2013 | url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A131806 | access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref> In 1926, HOYTS and two other companies, Electric Theatres Pty. Ltd. and Associated Theatres Pty. Ltd., merged to become HOYTS Theatres Limited. In 1930, the 20th Century Fox Film Corporation (now [[20th Century Studios]]) acquired a majority of shares in HOYTS Theaters Ltd.<ref>{{cite news |title=[headline unknown] |work=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]]|page=9 |date=3 September 1930 }}</ref><ref name=aso>{{cite web | title=Chronology 1900s | website=[[Australian Screen]] | url=https://aso.gov.au/chronology/1900s/ | access-date=14 August 2023| quote=Sources: Moran, A & Veith, E 2005, ''Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema'', The Scarecrow Press, Maryland, USA. ''AllExperts Encyclopedia'', Hoyts}}</ref>
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