Kinematograph year book (1927)

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Events _of the Year. 23 Kinema Openings, etc. E. Collins. H. E. Andrews disposed of the _,, , ••• . nu . „ r ~, „ , Palladium and Kings Kinema, Gloucester, to Electric Theatre, Charing Cross Glasgow, H. S. Bayliss. New Street P.H., Biimingham, closed. -Hipprodrome Sauchiehall Street, disposed of by P.D.C. Glasgow, closed.— —St. George s Hall, Bradford, ^ 3 re-opened.— — New Palladium, Southport, re Obituary. opened. — ■ — The Palace, Wells, acquired by William Gilliespy, Sunderland, 56. MAY. The Walton-on-Thames studios, long associated with Cecil Hepworth, were acquired by a new production organisation. W. A. Lott was appointed manager, and behind the project is Archibald Nettlefold. United Artists signed a contract with the Phoebus Co., of Berlin, to use their many theatres and to co-operate in the production of fifteen pictures for the American market. As a result chiefly of the Trade's highly efficient road transport organisation,, theatres as a whole suffered little inconvenience from the General Strike. Many C.E.A. branches deprecated the efforts to revive the C.T.C. A complimentary luncheon was given to F. A. Enders and Frank Hill, on May 28, in recognition of their work on the Emergency Transport. Staff Changes, Appointments, etc. Frank Clifford, manager of the Majestic, G. C. H. Dicker, M.B.E., and B. Darley, W'ath-upon-Dearne. manager and assistant manager, respectively, of H. Cloughton joined Ben. C Gibbs, of the West End, Birmingham. Manchester. Charles Williams, control of the Futurist, A. V. Brain joined Western Import, at and A. W. Smith the Scala, Birmingham. Cardiff. Philip Gorton, management of the Silver Dave Gilpin appointed manager for F. P.-L. Cinema, Worcester. in Yorkshire, V. Felix Walshaw joined Astra-National. James A. Eagle, musical director of the A. W. Austin appointed Yorkshire repre Queen's Hall, Newcastle, sentative for Walturdaw. F. R. Gogan joined F. P.-L. in Dublin. George Daniels joined Western Import in James Noble promoted manager of the Manchester. « Pavilion, Wishaw. W. W. Jay appointed to the London office Walter Baxter succeeded Harry O'Donovan of F.B.O. as manager of the Grand Central, Dublin. Coram Smart succeeded F. W. Jay as A. A. Catliffe and H. Stone, joined A. M. manager of the Clare Street P.H., Bristol. Bass, Ideal's manager, at Cardiff. Cecil Stout, manager of the Avenue P.T., w „ :„„_,„„ D„ »*« c a in a ' t w nr;n„ New Kinemas, Re-openings, etc. OwENJj™e Topical Film Co. Barry, re-opeMd. _ W. Walker and S. H. Cohen joined Star Obituary. t-ilm Service, Cardiff. Saul Harrison, 39, F.P.-L.'s Leeds manager. Norman F. Whitney transferred to Stoll's, Arthur Backner, 38, manager, Granger's Manchester branch. Alec. Lever succeeded Exclusives from 19^-1924. Harold M. him at Cardiff. Lomas, camera and research expert. Charles Freshville Downing appointed to Western Mercer, director of the Devonshire and Princess Import's S. York's staff. Kinemas, Broughton and Harpurhey, respec Miss D. Gammon appointed secretary to tively. W. H. Rickard, 70, late manager of Fox's London Sales manager. the Zetland and Cheltenham P.H., Bristol. JUNE The Kine celebrated its thousandth issue on June 17 and was the first film paper in the world to do so. The C.E.A. Summer Conference was held at Brighton on June 14. Marcus Loew at a complimentary lunch in London on June 21 expressed the view that it was impossible to do anything for British Production, because even the nucleus of an organisation was lacking. A suggested reduced scale of Entertainment Tax was rejected in the House of Commons. W. Gavazzi King issued a special request to exhibitors to use their votes in the Blind-booking referendum. Under the title of Piccadilly Pictures a company was formed to handle Gainsborough Pictures, and acquire the Famous-Lasky Studios at Islington. Staff Changes, Appointments, etc. House, Weston-super-Mare. — — V. G. Cox suc Arthur E. Marlowe, management of the ceeded him at the Britannia, Camden Town, Carlton, Tottenham Court Road, London. Fred Sears, managerial charge of the Cosy, W. Johns appointed manager of the Picture Swan Street, Manchester. "IF THERE'S A QUEUE OUTSIDE— IT IS A P.D.C. PICTURE INSIDE."