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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
1,800 Agassiz
783
Alert Bay .
1,173
Armstrong
1,000
Ashcroft
385
Bella Coola .
950
Bralorne
3,547
Campbell River
2,187
Castlegar .
2,000
Chemainus .
7,883
Chilliwack
1,400
Cloverdale .
3,311
Courtenay .
1,800
Cowichan Lake
5,445
Cranbrook
2,403
Creston
10,481
Dawson Creek ..
848
Dawson (Yukon)
3,575
Duncan
2,757
Fernie .
3,372
Fort St. John
Fort Smith,
N.W.T .
1,200
Ganges .
500
Golden .
2,307
Grand Forks
2,300
Haney
800
Hay River,
N.W.T.
1,000
Hazelton .
250
Holberg .
2,195
Hope
722
Invermere
9,725
Kamloops .
12,928
Kelowna .
584
Keremeos .
5,887
Kimberley .
8,000
Kitimat ...
2,000
Ladner .
1,313
Lillooet .
—
Lynn Valley .
2,930
Merritt .
3,193
Mission .
1,000
Nakusp
12,570
Nanaimo .
818
Natal .
8,873
Nelson . ...
33,473
New
Westminster
2,247
Ocean Falls ....
1,724
Oliver . .
1,800
Parksville .
Aga . .
2
300
Roxy .
8
358
Bay .
. 4
288
Rainbow
. 8
254
Star .
8
320
Ashcroft
2
228
Bellvale
1
198
Community
..... 3
210
Van-Isle
8 ....
449
Castle
8 ....
400
Willow
2
405
Paramount
8
900
Clova .
8 ....
449
E. W .
8
449
Lake
.. 4 . .
395
Armand ....
8 .
449
Tivoli
8 . .
341
Crest
8 ....
499
Northland
8 ....
450
Vogue
... . 8 ....
449
Orpheum
.. 4
281
Odeon
8
722
Vogue
8 ....
392
Carlsonia
. 8 ....
398
Lido
8
499
Park . . .
_
_
Rex
2 ....
180
Yoho
8 ....
300
Gem
... 8 ....
371
Haney
4 .
448
Stewart
. 7 ....
200
Tri-Town
. 4 ....
200
Holberg
1 ....
150
New Hope .
. 8 ....
292
Toby
. 4-8 . .
308
Paramount
. . 8 ....
1000
Paramount .
..... 8 ....
839
Keremeos
. 4 ....
240
Orpheum
8 ....
498
Nechako
. 8 . .
700
Ladner .
. 8 ....
421
Log Cabin .
. 2 ....
140
Cedar V
. 8 ....
400
Merit .
. 8 ....
330
Astor .
. 8 ....
300
Arrow Lakes
4 . .
250
Capitol
. 2 ....
701
Leo's .
.... 8 ....
274
Civic .
. 8 ....
905
Columbia
. 8 ....
944
Odeon .
. 8 ....
712
Paramount
. 8 .
850
Odeon
...... 8 ....
498
Oliver .
.... 8 ....
444
Park
. 8 ....
400
37
N. W. Trout
H. E. Warren (FPCC) (cl.)
W. Risk C. E. Pepper P. Shepherd
H. Rogers & T. Belshaw (WCB) Harold Giles (WCB)
Bralorne Mines Ltd.
E. W. Bickle
F. Hirtle (WCB)
Mr. & Mrs. J. Mawson FPCC
L. B. Toffey (WCB)
E. W. Bickle
C. W. Wittingham & A. Castley J. Purnell & Sons (FPCC)
L. Johnston Northland Theas. Ltd.
Northland Theas. Ltd.
D. C. Theatres Co.
M. G. Stutter & B. Warnsby Odeon
S. J. Rosell C. Brooks C. Brooks
Sullivan & Johnson S. V. Henn (cl.)
S. Zaharichuk P. P. Abrosinoff Alex Marshall (WCB)
J. W. & D. H. Stewart C. DeBeer (WCB)
Community Club Len Meredith
Mr. & Mrs. S. J. Capowski
FPCC
FPCC
C. Palmer (WCB) (cl.)
J. Purnell & Sons (FPCC)
Kitimat Theatres Ltd. (WCB)
O. Bird (WCB)
Canadian Legion S. Chizen
W. J. Hunchak
Victory Theas. Ltd. (S. Bannister) W. J. Brotherton FPCC (cl.)
Leon P. Henriet FPCC
FPCC
Odeon
FPCC
Pacific Mills Ltd.
G. A. Gough Parksville Holdings Ltd.