Kinematograph year book (1939)
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The Kinematograph Year Book.
BIGE8TER (Oxon), Pop. 3,109.
Crown Cinema (bth), Sheep Street. — Prop.,
Alfred Tilt. Phone, Bicester 23. 300 seats.
Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mat. Sat.
Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width,
22 ft. Hotel (12 Bedrooms h. & c. Billiard
table)R.A.C. and A.A. appointed. Stations,
Bicester, G.W.R. and L.M.S. Regal Cinema (btp), London Road. — Props.,
Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15, Regent Street.
London, S.W.i. Phone Whitehall 8484.
Continuous. Booked at H.O. 500 seats.
Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Bicester 169.
Stations, Bicester, G.W.R. and L.M.S. Motor
Transport.
BIDDULPH (Staffs), Pop. 7,936. Palace (Kamm), King Street. — Props., Crooks, Turner and Shemilt. 500 seats. Booked at Hall by Geo. H. Crooks. One show nightly. Prices, 3d. to is. Station, Tunstall, L.M.S.
BIDEFORD (Devon), Pop. 8,782. Palace Theatre (bth). — Props., Palace Theatre
(Bideford), Ltd. 800 seats. Continuous.
Prices, 6d. to is. iod. Phone, Bideford 213.
Station, Bideford, S.R. Strand Cinema (bth). — Props., Bideford
Entertainments, Ltd. 800 seats. Continuous.
Prices, 6d. to is. iod. Proscenium width,
40 ft. Phone 70. Station, Bideford, S.R.
BIGGLESWADE (Beds), Pop. 5,844.
Empire (awh), Hitchin Street. — Props., Cox Cinema Co., Ltd. 480 seats. Booked at Regal House, Biggleswade. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Biggleswade 2297. Station, Biggleswade, L.N.E.R.
Regal (btp), Station Road. — Props., Cox Cinema Co., Ltd., Regal Cinema. Booked at Hall. 736 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 2S. 4d. Phone, Biggleswade 2230. Station, L.N.E.R., Biggleswade.
BILLINGBOROUGH (Lincs). Pop. 989. Foresters' Hall. — Once weekly, Friday. Prices, 7d. to is.
BILLINGHAM-ON-TEES (Durham), Pop. 17,972.
Picture House (we). — Props., Picture House (Billingham), Ltd. 778 seats. Booked at Newcastle. Continuous. Prices, 3d. to is. Phone, Norton 53311. Station, Billingham, L.N.E.R.
BILLINGHAY (Lincs), Pop. 1,500. Cosy Cinema (Morrison), Billinghay. — Prop., C. R. Gaskill. 290 seats. Booked at Leeds. Once nightly. Two shows Sat. Proscenium width, 12 ft. Prices, 3d. to is. 3d. Station, Tattershall.
BILSTON (Staffs), Pop. 31, 248.
Alhambra (rca), High Street. — Prop., E. K. Hawtin, Allport Road, Cannock. Tel. Cannock 187. 425 seats. Continuous. Prices, 5d. to 9d. Booked at Forum, Cannock. Stage, 7 ft. deep; two dressing-rooms. Proscenium width, 22 ft. Phone, Bilston 41400. Station, Bilston, G.W.R.
Coseley Picture House (Gyrotone), near Bilston. — Prop., W. Page, "The Bungalow," Ivy House Lane, Coseley, near Bilston. 400 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous nightly. Mats., Mon., Thurs., Sat. Prices, 4d. to is. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Phone, Sedgley 3256. Station, Coseley, L.M.S.
Odeon Theatre (bths), Lichfield Road. — Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 63, Temple Row, Birmingham. Phone, Mid. 2781. 1,251 seats. Continuous from 2 p.m. Sat. from 6 p.m. Booked at 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Prices, 6d. to is. Stage and seven dressingrooms. Phone, Bilston 41025. Cafe attached.
Savoy (bth). — Props., Astel Pictures, Ltd., C. S. Joseph Circuit, 45, Newhall Street, Birmingham. Phone, Central 6009. 700 scats. Booked at 45, Newhall Street. Continuous. Mats. Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices, 4d. to gd. Phone, Bilston 41398 . Station, Bilston, G.W.R.
Theatre Royal (bth). — Props., Astel Pictures, Ltd., C.S. Joseph Circuit, 45, Newhall Street, Birmingham. Phone, Central 6009. £00 seats. Pictures and Variety. Booked at 45, Newhall Street. Continuous. Prices 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 26 ft. Stage, 25 ft. deep ; six dressing-rooms. Phone, Bilston 41001. Station Bilston, G.R.W.
BINGLEY (Vorks), Pop. 20,553.
Bingley Hippodrome (we), Main Street. — ■
Props., Bingley Hippodrome, Ltd., Old Bank
Chambers, Keighley. Phone, Keighley 2264.
739 seats. Booked at Leeds. Two shows
nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d.
to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 26 ft. Phone,
Bingley 174. Station, Bingley. Myrtle Cinema (we). — Props., Bingley Cinema,
Ltd., 9, Henry Street, Keighley. Phone, 204.
900 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous.
Prices, 6d. to 9d. Phone, Bingley 211.
Station, Bingley, L.M.S.'
BIRCH INGTON-ON-SEA (Kent), Pop. 3,500.
Ritz (Kalee). — Props., Birchington Picture House, Ltd. 400 seats. Continuous Sunday at 8 p.m. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d.
BIRKENHEAD (Cheshire), Pop. 147,946.
Avenue Super Theatre (bth), Bidston Avenue. Prop., Cheshire Picture Halls, Ltd., Park Road North, Birkenhead. 1,300 seats. Pictures and occasional Concerts. Booked at H.O. Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Twice on Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. 6a. Cafe. Phone, Birkenhead 3524. Stations, Liverpool Central, C.L.C., and Park. Birkenhead, Mersey R.
Claughton Picture House (bth), Claughton Road. — Prop., Claughton Picture House Co., Ltd., 8, Cook Street, Liverpool. Phone, Bank 8605. 800 seats. Booked at 9,Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, by Alfred Levy. Continuous evenings. Daily Mat. Prices, 3d. to is. Phone, Birkenhead 2029. Stations, Central, Mersey R., and Woodside.
Coliseum Picture House (we), Tranmere. Prop., Cheshire Picture Halls, Ltd., Park Road North, Birkenhead. Booked at H.O. Three shows daily. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to is. Phone, Rock Ferry 355. Station, Green Lane, Mersey R.
Empire Cinema (we), Conway Street. — Prop., Cheshire Picture Halls, Ltd. 893 seats. Booked at 37-38, Golden Square, W.i. Continuous evenings, Mon. to Fri., three shows on Sat. Mats., daily. Prices, 9d. to is. 3d. Phone, Birkenhead 1815. Station, Woodside, G.W.R.
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