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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 .
Aga .
. 2 ...
300
N. W. Trout
1,200
Alert Bay
Bay . . .
. 4 ...
286
W. Risk
Rainbow
6
254
C. E. Pepper
1,173
Armstrong .
Star .
. t ...
320
P. Shepherd
1,000
Ashcroft .
Ashcroft .
_ 2 ...
228
H. Rogers & T. Belshaw IWCBI
365
Bella Coola
Bellvale
. 1 ...
196
Harold Giles
950
Bralorne .
Community
. 3
210
Bralorne Mines Ltd.
500
Brighouse
(Lulu Island)
Lulu .
. 6 ...
449
P. Barnes (cl.)
1,958
Campbell River
Van-Isle
. 6
449
E. W. Bickle
1,326
Castlegar .
Castle
6 .
400
F. Hirtle IWCBI
2,000
Chemainus
Willow
. 3 .
405
P. Thorpe-Dooble
7,165
Chilliwack .
Paramount
. 6 ...
900
FPCC
1,400
Cloverdale .
Clova
6
449
L. B. Toffey
2,982
Courtenay .
E. W.
. 6 ...
449
E. W. Bickle
1,600
Cowichan Lake
Lake
. 4 ...
395
C. W. Wittingham & A. Castley
4,459
Cranbrook _
Armand
. 6
449
J. Purnell & Sons (FPCC)
1,626
Creston
Grand
. 6 ...
270
P. C. Rogers
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
6 ...
375
W. Willard
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 .
Rex
2
160
S. V. Henn
500
Golden
Yoho .
. 6 ...
300
E. LaRue
1,636
Grand Forks ....
Roxy
6
37!
P. P. Abrosinoff
2,300
Haney .
Odeon .
_ 4
448
Alex Marshall
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
H. S. Trout
300
Invermere .
Toby
4-6
306
Mr. & Mrs. S. J. Capowski
8,884
Kamloops .
Capitol
6
678
FPCC
Paramount
. 6 ...
1000
FPCC
8,466
Kelowna ... .
Paramount .
6
839
FPCC
450
Keremeos .
Keremeos
. 4 .
240
C. Palmer IWCB)
6,500
Kimberley
Orpheum
6
498
J. Purnell & Sons (FPCC)
8,000
Kitimat .
Nechako
6
700
Kitimat Theatres Limited
2,000
Ladner .
Ladner .
. 6 ....
421
O. Bird
454
Lillooet .
Log Cabin
. 2
140
Canadian Legion
—
Lynn Valley .
Cedar V
_ 6
400
S. Chizen
1,771
Merritt
Merit
. 6 ....
330
W. A. & H. S. Trout
1,000
Michel
Michel .
. 2 ....
240
W. V. Cole
2,659
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
1,200
Natal .
Leo's
....... 6 ....
274
Leon P, Henriet
7,117
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.
39