Kinematograph year book (1936)
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The Kinematograph Year Book.
WIGAN (Lancs), Pop. 85,357.
Alliance Cinema (ba). — Prop., New Alliance
Photo Plays, Ltd. 750 seats. Booked at J. R.
Young's Acresfield, Bolton. Twice nightly.
Prices, 4d. to 8d. Station, Wigan, L.M.S. County Playhouse (we), King Street. —
Prop., Eagle Picturedrome, Ltd. Phone,
Wigan 3476. Gen. Man. and Sec, T. C.
Robinson. 1,105 seats. Booked by T. C.
Robinson, Cromford House, Manchester.
Three shows daily. Prices, 5d. to is. 4d.
Phone, Wigan 2089. Station, Wigan, L.M.S.
Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids
See page 218
Court Cinema (we), King Street.— Prop., Wigan Entertainments Co., Ltd., 1, College Avenue, Wigan. 1,295 seats. Booked at H.O. Twice nightly. Daily Mat. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 38 ft. Phone, Wigan 2394.
COMPTON
ORGAN featured here.
Empire Cinema (we). — Prop., Empire Cinema (Wigan), Ltd. 780 seats. Booked at 3, The Parsonage, Manchester, by F. E. Spring. Three shows daily. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Wigan 2962. Station, Wigan, L.M.S.
Empress Cinema (Morrison), Billinge. — Prop., G. R. Allen, " Broadoak, " Higher Lane, Lymm, Nr. Warrington. 700 seats. Once nightly. Prices, 4d. to is. Station, Orrell.
Gidlow Picture House (bth). — Prop., Eagle Picturedromes, Ltd. 700 seats. Gen. Man. and Sec, T. C. Robinson. Phone, Wigan 3476. Booked by T. C. Robinson, Cromford House, Manchester. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Phone, Wigan 3009. Prices, 5d. to 9d. Station, Wigan, L.M.S.
Ince Picture Palace (pta).— Prop, and Res. Man., C. W. Pennington. 325 seats. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Prices, 4d. and 6d. Station, Ince, near Wigan, L.M.S.
Labour Hall (Ultramonic), Whalley. — Prop, and Man., W. Williams. 350 seats. Twice nightly. Station, Wigan.
Palace Picture Theatre (btp), King Street.— Booked by H. D. Moorhouse Circuit, 7, Oxford Road, Manchester. Phone, Ardwick 2226. 700 seats. Continuous. Two shows Sat. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Wigan 261 1.
Pavilion (we), Library Street. — Prop., Wigan Entertainments Co., Ltd. 2,oco seats. Booked at H.O., 1, College Avenue. Twice nightly. Daily Mat. Prices, 3d. to is. Phone, Wigar, 3173. Station, Wigan, L.M.S.
Picture House (bth), Scholes. — Prop., Thomas Atherton. 700 seats. Booked at Manchester and Liverpool. Twice nightly. Mat., Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Prices, 4d. to gd. Phone, Wigan 2957. Station, Wigan, L.M.S.
Princes (rca), Wallgate. — Prop., Falcon Pictures, Ltd. 1,200 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly ; daily Mat. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Proscenium width, 35 ft. Phone, Wigan 3858.
Royal Cinema (bth), Wallgate. — Prop., Select Cinema (Wigan), Ltd. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Station, Wigan, L.M.S.
WIGTON (Cumb.), Pop. 3,521. Palace (Mihaly), Meeting House Lane. — Prop., C. M. Bank, Whitehaven Road, Workington
264 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to is. Proscenium width, 15 ft. Station, Wigton, L.M.S.
WILLENHALL (Staffs), Pop. 2,147. Dale (we). — Prop., Miss Norah Tyler. 1,150
seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices,
6d. to is. Phone, Willenhall 241. Station,
Willenhall, L.M.S. Picture House (rca), Stafford Street. — Prop.,
Associated Provincial Picture Houses, Ltd.
Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices,
4£d. to is. 3d. Phone, Willenhall 139.
WILLINGTON (Co. Durham), Pop. 8,960. Empire (bth). — Prop., Hateley & Co. 500 seats.
One show nightly. Mat. and two shows Sat.
Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to gd.
Phone, Willington 9. Station, Willington,
Co. Durham, L.N.E.R. Empress (bth). — Prop., Hateley & Co. 750
seats. Pictures and occasional variety.
Booked at Hall. Once nightly, twice on
Sat. Stage, 24 ft. deep. Prices, 6d. to is.
Phone, Willington 9.
WILLINGTON QUAY ON TYNE (Northumberland), Pop. 4,350. Pearl Picture Palace (btp). — 650 seats. Twice nightly. Prices, 3d. to 6d. Phone, Wallsend 63674. Station, Willington Quay, L.N.E.R.
WILMSLOW (Cheshire), Pop. 9,760. Wilmslow Picture Palace (btp), Station Road. — Prop., Wilmslow Picture Palace (1921), Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Manchester. One show nightly. Two on Sat. Mat., Wed. and Sat. Cafe attached. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Wilmslow 181. Station, Wilmslow, L.M.S.
WIMBORNE (Dorset), Pop. 3,895. Cinema (Wired), The Square.— Prop., Sidney G. Prince. 350 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mat., Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Wimborne 253. Station, Wimborne, S.R.
Village Hall, Sturminster.
WINCANTON (Som.), Pop. 2,000. Plaza (Parmeko). — Props., Wincanton Pictures,
Ltd., Palace, Blandford. Phone, Blandford 12.
Booked at H.O. Once nightly. Prices, 6d. to
is. 6d. Proscenium width, 24 ft. Station,
Wincanton, S.R. Town Hall. — Props., Walford's Talkies,
Head Office, Chard, Som.
WINCHESTER (Hants), Pop. 22,969.
Guildhall. — Prop., The Mayor and Corporation. Booked at Hall. Occasional shows. Non-flam, films only. Proscenium width, 23 ft. Phone, Winchester 1092. Applications to F. A. Grant, Supt. of Guildhall.
Odeon Theatre (we). — Prop., Odeon (Winchester), Ltd., Bennetts Hill, Birmingham. Booked at H.O. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Cafe attached.
New Theatre Cinema (awh). — Prop., R. W. Sparrow, " Wildwood," Regent's Park Road., Finchley, N.3. 417 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous from 6 p.m. Prices, 5d. to is. 3d. Proscenium width, 18 ft. Phone, Winchester 1068. Station, Winchester, S.R., and F. Transport.