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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
4,544
Alberni .
Roxy _
6
356
H. E. Warren (FPCCI (cl.)
783
Alert Bay .
Bay . .
4
286
W. Risk
Rainbow
6
254
C. E. Pepper
1,173
Armstrong
Star .
. 3 ....
320
P. Shepherd
1.000
Ashcroft .
Ashcroft
2
228
H. Rogers & T. Belshaw (WCB)
365
Bella Coola
Bellvale
1
196
Harold Giles (WCB)
<?50
Bralorne .
Community
3
210
Bralorne Mines Ltd.
3,547
Campbell River
Van-Isle
6
449
E. W. Bickle
2,187
Castlegar .
Castle .
. 6 ....
400
F. Hirtle (WCB)
2,000
Chemainus .
Willow
2
405
J. G. Gordon
7,883
Chilliwack .
Paramount ....
6
900
FPCC
1,400
Cloverdale .
Clova .
6
449
O. Bird & H. G. Stevenson
3,311
Courtenay .
E. W.
6 ....
449
E. W. Bickle
1,600
Cowichan Lake
Lake
. 3
395
C. W. Wittingham & A. Castley
5,445
Cranbrook .
Armand _
. 6 ....
449
J. Purnell & Sons IFPCC)
2,403
Creston .
Tivoli .
6 .
341
L. Johnston
10,481
Dawson Creek ..
Crest .
. 6 ....
499
Northland Theas. Ltd.
Northland
6
450
Northland Theas. Ltd.
Vogue
6 ....
449
D. C. Theatres Co.
846
Dawson (Yukon)
Orpheum .
4
261
M. G. Stutter & B. Warnsby
3,575
Duncan . ...
Odeon
6
722
Odeon
2,757
Fernie .
Vogue
. . 6 ....
392
S. J. Rosell
3,372
Fort St. John
Carlsonia _
6 ....
396
C. Brooks
Lido .
6
499
C. Brooks
800
Fort Simpson,
NWT
Igloo .
6
300
D. Stewart
—
Fort Smith,
NWT .
Park . .
. . ....
—
Sullivan & Johnson
500
Golden .
Yoho
6
300
S. Zaharichuk
2,307
Grand Forks ....
Gem .
_ 6 ....
371
P. P. Abrosinoff
2,300
Haney .
Haney .
4
448
Alex Marshall IWCB)
600
Hay River,
NWT
Stewart
7 ....
200
J. W. & D. H. Stewart
1,000
Hazelton .
Tri-Town
. 4 ....
200
C. DeBeer IWCB)
250
Holberg . .
Holberg
. 1 ....
150
Community Club
2,195
Hope . . .
New Hope
6 ....
292
Len Meredith
722
1 nvermere .
Toby . .
4-6 .
306
Mr. & Mrs. S. J. Capowski
9,725
Kamloops .
Paramount ...
. 6 ....
1000
FPCC
12,926
Kelowna . .
Paramount _
. 6 ....
839
FPCC
5,887
Kimberley .
Orpheum .
. 6 .
498
J. Purnell & Sons IFPCC)
8,000
Kitimat
Nechako .
. 6
700
Kitimat Theatres Ltd. (WCB)
2,000
Ladner .
Ladner .
. 6 ....
421
O. Bird (WCB)
1,313
Lillooet .
Log Cabin .
. 2 ....
140
Canadian Legion
—
Lynn Valley .
Cedar V .......
. 6 ....
400
S. Chizen
2,930
Merritt . .
Merit . .
. 6 ....
330
W. J. Hunchak
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
818
Natal .
Leo's .
. 6 ....
274
Leon P. Henriet (Pr. Allied)
6,873
Nelson .
Civic . . .
. 6 ....
905
FPCC
33,473
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.
13,481
Penticton .
Pen-Mar . .
. 6 ....
449
Peter Suparyk
500
Pioneer .
Community ...
. . 2 ....
150
Community Club
37