The Bioscope (Jul-Sep 1931)

August 26, 1931 THE BIOSCOPE 41 Scottish Section By Councillor James McBride Regal’s Brilliant Opening ROBINFILMS, LTD. — -Private company. Registered July 25th. Capital, £100. Objects : To carry on the business of distributors, producers, manufacturers and exhibitors of and dealers in cinematograph films of all kinds, etc. The subscribers (each with one share) are : H. A. Robinson, Norfolk Lodge, Leopold Road, S.W. 19 (director of Trade Properties, Ltd., and Quartz Radio, Ltd.) ; W. F. S. Hawkins, 5, Gray’s Inn Square, W.C.l, solicitor; H. A. Robinson is the first director. Solicitors : Bird and Bird, Gray’s Inn, W.C. Registered Office : Palmerston House, Old Broad Street, E.C. P.C.C., LTD. — Private company. Registered August 10th. Capital £1,000 in £1 shares. Objects : To carry on the business of proprietors of cinematograph theatres, etc. The directors are : — A. Clavering, 21, Oakhill Avenue, Hampstead, N.W.3 ; G. Clavering, 7, Burgess Hill, Hampstead, N.W.3 ; J. Rose, 6, Kingscroft Road, Cricldewood, N.W.2, and one other. The two first-named are permanent. Solicitors : Harris Chetham & Cohen, 6, Stratford Place, W.l. Registered office : 43-44, Great Windmill Street, W.l. OPERA HOUSE (LEICESTER), LTD.— Private company. Registered August 14th. Capital £30,000. Objects : To acquire The Royal Opera House, Silver Street, Leicester, and the lease of the Theatre Royal, Horsefair Street, Leicester, and to carry on the business of lessees, proprietors and managers of places for public entertainments, etc. The permanent directors are : — E. D. Tyler, “ Netherby,” Avenue Road, Leicester (managing director of H. P. Tyler, Ltd.) ; P. Littler, Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich, S.E. Secretary : F. Dixon. Solicitors : Evan Barlow & Son, 1, Berridge Street, Leicester. Registered office : National Chambers, 4, Horse foir Ctrppt T pippctpr WOODHOUSE STREET PICTURE HOUSE LTD. — Private company. Registered August 15th. Capital £700. Objects : To acquire the business of film exhibitors carried on by B. Young, L. Lurey and Cissie Lurey at 175, Woodhouse Street, Leeds. The directors are B. Young, 17, Sholebrook Avenue, Leeds ; L. Lurey, 8, Saville Place, Leeds ; Cissie Lurey, 8, Saville Place, Leeds. Solicitor : L. Altman, 4, Park Square, Leeds. YSTALYFERA KINEMAS, LTD.— Private company. Registered, August 22nd. Capital, £100. Objects : To construct and carry on a cinema, etc. The directors are : Eva M. Kennemore, The Uplands, Pontardawe, cinema manageress ; H. Kennemore, The Uplands, Pontardawe, cinema manager. Solicitor : Sam Cohen, 10. Dumfries Place, Cardiff. HIGH LEVEL FILM SERVICE, LTD.— Private company. Registered, August 17th. Capital £200. Objects : To carry on the business of renters, hirers, proprietors and exhibitors of and dealers in cinematograph films, etc. The directors are : J. Glick, 124, Glenthorn Road, West Jesmond, cinema proprietor ; Mrs. C. G. Gray, “ Hillcrest,” Darlington Gardens, South Gosfortb. Solicitor : H. Hewitt, 94, Westgate Road, Newcastleupon-Tyne. “ Hats Off to First National ” Praise for Mackaill Picture “ Hats off to the First National studios for their splendid production, " The Reckless Hour,’ ” says the Motion Picture Herald, which it describes as "a picture with an excellent cast and exceptional dialogue, abounding in witticisms and comedy.” Dorothy Mackaill, the star, will be seen as a mannequin, who tries to reconcile the sordid surroundings of her home with the whirl and splendour in which she passes the working hours of her life. H. B. Warner portrays her old-fashioned father, who struggles to shield his daughter from the dangers and temptations which surround her. Walter Byron is interesting as the suave and wealthy young man who causes the mannequin to swerve from the right path, and Conrad Nagel is seen as the lover who stretches out the saving hand in the hour of danger. " The Reckless Hour ” will be trade shown at the Prince Edward Theatre on Thursday, September 3rd, at 3 p.m. Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., added another fine house to their Scottish circuit on Monday of last week, when their new hall in Hamilton, to be known as the Regal, was formally opened in the presence of most of the prominent prople in the town. Hundreds of folks were unable to gain admission and the queues outside were unparalleled in the entertainment history of Hamilton. In the absence of the local Provost, Bailie Smellie performed the opening ceremony. In the course of his remarks, he said he thought the ratepayers were under a rather deep debt of gratitude to Associated British Cinemas, because of the fact that they acquired a slum property in Townhead Street and Blackswell Lane for that theatre, and in making the transformation they had to some extent widened Townhead Street — another desirable improvement. That was, he proceeded, a palatial building — one that would be admired, not only by the residents, but also by visitors to the town. The Regal would have a huge population to draw upon, there being upwards of 200,000 people within a small radius. Thousands of them would come there for their entertainment, he was sure, with the result that the bus proprietors and the shopkeepers, and through them, the general community, would benefit. Bailie Smellie added that he was sure, from the reputation which Mr. Stewart and his codirectors already enjoyed, that the programmes would be entertaining, instructive and interesting, and concluded, amid loud applause, by declaring the Regal open for public performance. David A. Stewart, J.P., general manager for A.B.C., in thanking the Bailie and Town Councillors for their attendance, said that the slogan of the company was “ value for money,” and they intended to put that into practice in Hamilton. He did not think he was exaggerating when he said that, for comfort, beautiful sueroundings and good programmes, they would find no better value for their money in the entertainment world than would be given at the Regal, Hamilton. The Regal is fully described on page xii of the Technical Section. Snag in Stirling Cinema Plans An unexpected “ hold up ” of the plans for the cinema which Associated British Cinemas propose to erect in Maxwell Place, Stirling, occurred at the meeting of the local Town Council on Monday of last week. Objections to the warrant being granted were lodged by the L.M. & S. Railway Co., Ltd. Solicitors representing the petitioners and the objectors were present, and, after they had been heard, the Council decided to defer consideration of the linings in order to enable the two parties Our Luxurious Divan Tub TIP-UP EASY CHAIR FROM 25/ 5,000 recently supplied to the leading Glasgow Cinemas. REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS of all kinds carried out without interfering with business. Keenest estimates without obligation. Write or Phone for our representative to call PATERSON’S LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1832> 79, HOWARD ST., GLASGOW. Telephone ■ • CENTRAL 5289 to come to some arrangement on the points in dispute. Aerial Hero Sees “ Hell’s Angels ” A fine tribute to the film “ Hell’s Angels ” was paid by J. A. Mollison, the Glasgow airman who created a record recently in flying from Australia to Great Britain. The film was being exhibited at the Picture House, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, last week, and the airman turned up on Tuesday afternoon to see it. Manager J. Langland Smith introduced his distinguished patron to the audience after he had seen the film, and Mr. Mollison, in the course of a short speech, said the flying scenes in the picture were wonderful ; as a pilot, he could vouch they were authentic in every detail. Dunfermline Diehard Going “ Talkie ” The last silent cinema in Carnegie’s home town is going “ talkie.” Away back in 1913, when the Cinema House, Dunfermline, was first opened, it was chronicled that it was the first up-to-date hall in the “ Kingdom o’ Fife,” and despite the many rival houses that have been erected in the county since then, Manager David Longmuir has kept the Cinema House right “ in front of the procession.” Even with the advent of the “ talkies ” David retained his patrons, and only the dearth of good silent pictures has forced him to bow to the inevitable. The cinema closed down last Saturday night to permit the necessary alterations for the installation of a B.T.-H. apparatus and entire redecoration of the auditorium. By a singular coincidence, or perhaps it is part of David’s plans, the hall will reopen as a “ talkie ” house on the eighteenth anniversary of its original opening, September 14th. Cinema Folks’ Sad Bereavement A cliff tragedy which occurred in Auchmithie last Wednesday has thrown a deep shadow upon the households of a number of respected members of the Scottish cinema trade. Master Robert Fyfe, son of Isaac Fvfe, of Fyfe & Fyfe, who control cinemas in Glasgow, Forfar and Galashiels, lost his life by falling over the cliffs. The lad, who was sixteen years of age, was on holiday there with some of his relatives and had gone out with his cousin, Robert Scott, assistant manager at the Pavilion, Forfar, with the intention of bathing. The Bioscope tenders sympathy to the bereaved parents and the other members of the Fyfe family. Rutherglen Plans Passed At long last a hustle is being made on the project for providing the Burnside suburb of Rutherglen with a cinema theatre. Plans for the hall, which is to be known as the Burnside Picture House, were submitted to and approved by the Rutherglen Dean of Guild Court at a recent sitting. The site of the new building is on the east side of Stonelaw Road, and the frontage will include two shops on either side of the main entrance. The seating capacity is to be 1,260, of which 500 will be accommodated in the balcony. A spacious lounge is to be provided on the ground floor, with waiting space area on each side of the main building. A car park and tea rooms are also included in the scheme, which is estimated to cost £15,500. Canopies for Glasgow Cinemas The Streets and Buildings Committee of Glasgow Town Council have agreed to recommend the parent body to grant permission for canopies to be erected at the Coliseum Picture House, Eglinton Street, Hillhead Picture House, Vinicombe Street, and the Florida Picture House, Ardmay Crescent. The permits sought are to be granted during the pleasure of the Corporation on condition (1) that the owners undertake to free and relieve the Corporation from all liability for any accident which may occur or claim which may be made in respect of the erection, existence, or use of said canopy ; (2) that the canopy is lighted to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Lighting, and, if required by that official, a lamp or lamps under the canopy be kept lit during the hours of public street lighting ; and (3) that the owners pay to the Corporation a nominal charge of ten shillings per annum in respect of said permission.