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THEATRES
"O" means Odeon, "NBC" National Booking Co. "FP" Famous Players Canadian Corp. "EBA" Exhibitors Booking Association, "WCB" West Coast Booking. "Cl." means closed at the time this list was issued in October.
British Columbia
(Licences are renewable in British Columbia on January 1st.)
Pop.
Town
Theatre
Open
Seats
Licensee
4,800
Abbotsford .
Abbotsford
. 2 ....
449
C. Friesen (WCB)
1 ,800
Agassi*
Aga
2 ....
300
N. W. Trout
4,544
Alberni .
Roxy .
6
356
H, E. Warren IFPCC)
783
Alert Bay
Bay .
4
286
W. Risk IWCBI
Rainbow
... 6
254
C. E. Pepper
1,173
Armstrong
Star .
6
320
P. Shepherd
1 ,000
Ashcroft
Ashcroft
..... 2
228
H. Rogers & T. Belshaw (WCB)
365
Bella Coola
Bellvale
1
196
Harold Giles IWCBI
950
Bralorne
Community
...... 3
210
Bralorne Mines Ltd.
1,958
Campbell River
Van-Isle
6
449
E. W. Bickle
2,187
Castlegar
Castle .
. 6 ....
400
F. Hirtle IWCBI
2,000
Chemainus .
Willow .
. 3 ...
405
P. Thorpe-Dooble
7,883
Chilliwack
Paramount
6
900
FPCC
1 ,400
Cloverdale
Clova
6
449
L. B. Toffey IWCBI
3,311
Courtenay .
E. W . .
6
449
E. W. Bickle
1,600
Cowichan Lake
Lake
. 4
395
C. W. Wittingham & A. Castley
5,445
Cranbrook .
Armand
6 ..
449
J. Purnell & Sons (FPCC)
2,403
Creston
Tivoli .
6
341
L. Johnston
7,407
Dawson Creek
Crest
6
499
Northland Theas. Ltd.
Northland
6 ....
450
Northland Theas. Ltd.
Vogue
6 ....
449
D. C. Theatres Co.
1,773
Dawson (Yukon)
Orpheum
4
261
C. H. Gray
3,149
Duncan
Odeon
6
722
Odeon
1,577
Enderby
Monarch
4
375
A. W. Campbell
2,757
Fernie .
Vogue
6 ....
392
S. J. Rosell
1,883
Fort St. John
Carlsonia
6
396
C. Brooks
Lido
. 6
499
C. Brooks
—
Fort Smith,
N.W.T.
Park
. . .
—
Sullivan & Johnson
1,200
Ganges
Re*
2 ....
160
S. V. Henrv
500
Golden
Yoho
. 6 ....
300
E. LaRue
2,307
Grand Forks
Roxy .
. 6 ....
371
P. P. Arbosinoff
2,300
Haney
Haney .
. 4
448
Alex Marshall IWCB)
600
Hay River,
N.W.T.
Stewart
. 7
200
J. W. & D. H. Stewart
250
Holberg
Holberg
. 1 ....
150
Community Club
2,195
Hope
New Hope
6 ....
292
Len Meredith
722
Invermere
Toby
. 4-6 ....
306
Mr. & Mrs. S. J. Capowski
9,725
Kamloops
Paramount
6 ....
1000
FPCC
8,466
Kelowna
Paramount
6
839
FPCC
564
Keremeos
Keremeos
4 ....
240
C. Palmer IWCBI
5,887
Kimberley
Orpheum
6 .
498
J. Purnell & Sons (FPCC)
8,000
Kitimat
Nechako
. 6 ....
700
Kitimat Theatres Ltd. (WCB)
2,000
Ladner
Ladner
6 ....
421
O. Bird IWCB)
1,313
Lillooet
Log Cabin
. 2 ....
140
Canadian Legion
—
Lynn Valley
Cedar V
6
400
S. Chizen
2,930
Merritt
Merit
6
330
W. A. & H. S. Trout
3,193
Mission
Astor
6
300
Victory Theas. Ltd. IS. Bannister)
1,000
Nakusp
Arrow Lakes
4 .
250
W. J. Brotherton
12,570
Nanaimo
Capitol
2
701
FPCC (cl.)
818
Natal
Leo's . .
. 6 ....
274
Leon P. Henriet
7,1 17
Nelson
Civic
6 .
905
FPCC
31,357
New
Westminster
Columbia
6 .
944
FPCC
Odeon
6
712
Odeon
Paramount
6 .
850
FPCC
2,247
Ocean Falls
Odeon .
6 ....
498
Pacific Mills Ltd.
1,724
Oliver
Oliver .
. 6 ....
444
G. A, Gough
1,600
Parksville
Park
. 6 ....
400
Parksville Holdings Ltd.
40