Ron West, a legend at the Majestic Theatre, Pomona, celebrated his 90th birthday there last week.
He has been with the theatre for 48 years, owning it for 36 of those years, then selling it to the Pomona Community.
After a brief retirement he was lured back to the Majestic where he plays for the regularly shown silent movies. Ron receives regular standing ovations for his brilliant piano accompaniment of the movies.
Many of the volunteers, who have kept the theatre running since, celebrated the milestone with Ron and his family.
The Noosa Jazz club, has found a home at the Majestic, and four of its excellent musicians kept the party going with a host of trad jazz numbers.
Local cafe The Pomona Village Kitchen supplied delicious finger food for the occasion, and the Majestic bar, manned by Michael Egan, kept the party lubricated. Over 60 of Ron’s friends and relatives enjoyed the celebration.
The Majestic Theatre celebrated its centenary in 2021. It is the world’s oldest continuously running picture theatre, still showing silent films every Saturday at noon, with Ron playing the Majestic’s vintage 1937 Compton theatre organ.
To find out what is happening at the Majestic visit themajestictheatre.com.au/
