Kinematograph Year Book 1942 (1942)

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Kinema Directory {England). 521 Portsmouth 725611. Station, Portsmouth Town, S.R. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 57 Rex (rca), Fratton Road. — Prop., Tivoli (Portsmouth), Ltd., 285, Lake Road. Phone. Portsmouth 73842. 500 seats. Continuous. Prices, 8d. and is. 2d. Booked at 95, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.i. Phone, Portsmouth 6538-. Proscenium width, 32 ft. Station, Fratton, S.R. Rialto Super Cinema (bth), Arundel Street. — (Closed.) Savoy (we). — Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 57 Scala Theatre (bth), Elm Grove, Southsea. — (Closed.) Shaftesbury Cinema (we), Kingston Road. — Prop., Portsmouth Town Cinemas, Ltd. 1,021 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices, 8d. to is. 6d. Phone, Portsmouth 4976. Station, Portsmouth and Sputhsea, -S.R., and Transport Service. ^ * State Cinema (bth), Fawcett Road.^Props., Southsea Entertainments, Ltd., 37/38, Golden Square, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7347. i.oio seats. Prices, 6d. and is. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width 30 ft. Phone, Portsmouth 4244. Station, Fratton. Theatre Royal (rca), Commercial Read. — Prop., Portsmouth Theatres, Ltd. Phone, Portsmouth 2793 or 73228. Station, Portsmouth Town, S.R. Tivoli Theatre (we), Copnor Road. — Prop., Tivoli (Portsmouth), Ltd., Buckingham Place. Phone, 73842. 1,642 seats. Continuous. Mats, daily. Booked at Troxy Cinema. Prices, 8d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 35 ft. Stage', 25 ft. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Phone, Portsmouth 6347. Station, Fratton, S.R. Troxy (we), Fratton Road. — Prop., Tivoli (Portsmouth), Ltd., Buckingham Place, Laker Road, Portsmouth. Phone, Portsmouth 73842. 1,921 seats. Continuous daily from 1.30 p.m., Sun. from 2.30 p.m. Booked at 95, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.i. Prices, 8d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 42 ft. Stage, 35 ft. deep. Four dressing-rooms. Phone, Portsmouth 6538. Station, Fratton, S.R. Victoria Hall (we), Commercial Road. — Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., Union House, 15, Regent Street, London, S.W.i. Phone, Whitehall 8484. 1,407 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Sundays once nightly. Two changes weekly. Proscenium width, 28 ft. Phone, 2525. Station, Portsmouth, Central, S.R. ; Films by Road Transport. Waverley Picture House (rca). — (Closed.) POTTERS BAR (Middx), Pop. 1,752. Ritz (we), Darkes Lane. — Prop., Shires and Southern Counties Cinemas, Ltd, 113-117, Wardour Street, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 1363. 1,170 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. iod. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width, 40 ft. Stage, 20 ft. deep ; three dressing-rooms. Phone, Potters Bar 2718. Station, Potters Bar, L.N.E.R. ; and Road Transport. POULTON (Lancs .), Pop. 3,366. Picture House (bth). — Prop., and Man., J. I. Smith. 50c seats. Booked at Hall by Prop. One show nightly. Prices, 7d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 25 ft. Stage, 25 ft. deep ; four dressing-rooms. Phone, Poulton 11. Station, Poulton, L.M.S. PRE8C0T (Lancs), Pop. 9,396. Lyme House Cinema (we), 22, Eccleston Street. — Prop., Lyme Hou^e Cinemas, Ltd., 980 seats. Booked by County Playhouse, Wigan. Once nightly. Twice Sat. and holidays. Mat., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices, 7d. to is. 2d. Proscenium width, 22 ft. Phone, Prescot 6 114. Station, Prescot, L.M.S. Palace (bth), Kemble Street. — Prop., Lyme House Cinemas, Ltd., 22, Eccleston Street, Prescot. Phone, 61 14. 698 seats. Once nightly ; twice Sat. and Holidays. Prices, 6d. to iod. Phone, Prescot 6439. Station, Prescot, L.M.S. PRESTON (Lancs), Pop. 118,839. Carlton (we), Ribbleton, 900 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Preston 84112. Station, Preston Central. Cosy Theatre (btp), St. Peter's Street. — Prop., and Res. Man., A. Wiles. 450 seats. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Daily Mat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 2d. and 3d. Proscenium width, 25 ft. Phone, Preston, 875, Station, Central. Electric Theatre (Gramo-Radio), Craggs Row, — Prop., H. Bennett. 500 seats. Two shows nightly. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. Phone, Preston 490. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Empire (we). — Props., Empire (Preston), Ltd., Imperial Buildings, Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,628 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone, Preston 5033. Station, Preston. Empress Super Cinema (we), Eldon Street.^ Props., Empress Cinema (Preston), Ltd., 900 seats. Occasional Variety. Booked at Manchester and Liverpool. Continuous nightly. Daily Mat. Prices, 6d. to is. 4d. Proscenium width, 28 ft. Stage, 15 ft. deep ; a dressing-rooms. Phone, Preston 2932. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Guild Cinema (we), Geoffrey Street. — Prop., Philip H. Yorke. 960 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices, 5d. to is. Phone, Preston 4423. Station, Preston, L.M.S. New Victoria (we).— Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London, W.r. Phone, Preston 28001 1. 2,099 seats. Prices, gd. to is. rod; Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 57 Palace Theatre (pta), Old Vicarage. — Prop., Percy B. Broadhead. 2,340 seats.. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Preston 3317. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Palladium (we), Church Street — Prop., Preston Palladium, Ltd. 952 seats. Gen. Man., Ernest Angers. Continuous. Two shows Sat. Daily Mat., Sun. from 7.30 p.m. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Preston 3470. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Picturedrome (bth), Brackenbury Place. — Prop., Will Onda. Two shows nightly. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to is. Phone, Preston 5465. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Plaza (we)— Props., The Plaza (Preston), Ltd. 900 seats. Phone, Preston 2357. Prince's Theatre (awh). — Prop., Will Onda. 1,000 seats. Three shows daily, except Friday. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to is. Phone, Preston 4165. Station, Preston, L.M.S.