Kinematograph year book (1939)

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Kinema Directory {England) . 569 HESWALL (Cheshire). King's Picture House (ba), Te-egraph Road.— 800 seats. Pictures and Variety. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Two shows on Sat. Mats. Wed. and Sat. Booked at Prince of Wales Cinema, Liverpool. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Heswall 81. Stage, 34 ft. Two dressing-rooms. Dance Hall attached. Station, Heswall, L.M.S. and G.W. Joint (via Hooton or Chester). HETTON-LE-HOLE (Co. Durham), Pop. 17,672. Imperial Cinema (bth), Station Road. — Prop., Hetton-le-Hole Picture House Co., Ltd. 800 seats. Booked at Newcastle. Continuous. Twice nightly Sat. Prices, 4d. to is. Proscenium width, 28 ft. Phone, Hetton 50. Station, Hetton L.N.E.R. Pavilion Cinema (bth), Richard Street. — Prop., Hetton Pavilion Cinema, Ltd., 40, Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone, 22401. 650 seats. Booked at Newcastle-onTyne. Continuous Mon. and Sat. Once nightly, Tues., to Fri. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width, 22 ft. Phone, Hetton-leHole 20. Station, Hetton, L.N.E.R. HEXHAM (Northumb.), Pop. 8,888. Forum (we), Market Place. — Prop., Hexham Entertainments Co., Ltd., Queen's Hall, Hexham. 1,050 seats. Booked at H.O. by Tom H. Scott. Twice nightly. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width, 55 ft. Phone, Hexham 469. Station, Hexham, L.N.E.R. Queen's Hall (we), Beaumont Street. — Prop., Hexham Entertainments Co., Ltd. 750 seats. Booked at Hall by Tom H. Scott. Twice nightly. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Occasional Variety. Stage 16 ft. deep ; six dressing rooms. Cafe and Ballroom. Proscenium width, 21 ft. Phone, Hexham 213. Station, Hexham, L.N.E.R. HEY WOOD (Lancs), Pop. 25,967. Empire Cinema (bth), Wood Street. — Prop., Frank E. Spring, The Parsonage, Manchester. 650 seats. Booked by Prop. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Twice on Sat. Prices, 3d. to is. Proscenium width, 24 ft. Phone, Heywood 6189. Station. Heywood, L.M.S. Gem Picture House ' (ba), Market Street.— Lessees, Gem Cinema (Heywood) Ltd. Booked by H. D. Moorhouse Circuit. 600 seats. Booked at Manchester. Twice nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 9d. Proscenium width, 16 ft. Phone, Heywood 6230. Station, Heywood, L.M.S. Palace (we). — 900 seats. Booked at Empire. Continuous Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly Sat. Prices, 3d. to is. Picturedrome (we), Market Street. — Prop., Picturedrome (Heywood), Ltd. 900 seats. Continuous and Matinees. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Heywood 6580. Station, Heywood, L.M.S. HIGHBRIDGE (Somerset), Pop. 2,584. Regent Picture House (Edibell). — Man., Director G. Rees, "Court House," Tarnock, near Axbridge, Somerset. Phone, Edingworth 217. 325 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Highbridge 9. Station, Highbridge, G.W.R. HIGH SPEN (Co. Durham), Pop. 4,000. Palace (bth), Front Street.— Prop., North Eastern Theatres, Ltd., 11, Bath Lane, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Phone, Central 5104. 400 seats. Booked at H. O. by Sol Sheckman, Man. Dir. Prices, 3d. to 8d. Station, Rowlands Gill, L.N.E.R. HIGH WYCOMBE (Bucks), Pop. 21,950. Grand Cinema (rca), Desborough Road. — Prop., British Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., 199, Piccadilly, London, W.i. Phone, Regent 1227. 519 seats. Continuous. Mat., daily. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, High Wycombe 145. Station, High Wycombe, G.W.R. (Transport) . Majestic Theatre (we), Castle Street. — Controlled by County Cinemas, Ltd., Dean House, Dean Street, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 4543. 1,480 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Cafe attached. Phone, High Wycombe 274Station, High Wycombe. COMPT ON ORGAN featured here. Palace Cinema (we), Fregmore. — Prop., High Wycombe Theatre Co., Ltd. Booked at Hall. 1,850 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 50 ft. Cafe and Dance Hall. Phone, High Wycombe 341. Station High Wycombe, G.W.R. Films by Motor Transport, Dansey Yard, W.i. Rex (bth), Oxford Street. — Props., Rex (High Wycombe) Ltd., 10, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7271. 680 seats. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Continuous. Booked at Empire, Windsor. Phone, Windsor 560. Two dressing rooms. Phone, High Wycombe 1466. Station, G.W.R. Films per Transport. HINCKLEY (Leicester), Pop. 16,030. Danilo (rca.). — Prop., Danilo (Hinckley), Ltd., 3, New Street, Birmingham. Phone, Midland 0871. 1250 seats. Proscenium width, 46 ft. Phone, Hinckley 523. Fitted "ARDENTE" " Deaf Aids See page 97 Odeon (bth).— Prop., Odeon Theatres Ltd., 63, Temple Row, Birmingham. Phone, Midland 2781. Booked at 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Mats. Mon. and Fri. Three shows on Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Stage. Phone, Hinckley 85. Station, Hinckley. Regent (bth), Rugby Road and Lancaster Road. — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 63, Temple Row, Birmingham. Phone, Midland 2781. Booked at 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Mat., Wed. and Thurs. Three shows on Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Stage, Five dressing-rooms. Phone, Hinckley 97. Station Hinckley, L.M.S. HINDERWELL (Yorks), Pop. 2,147. Cinema (Kalee). — Props., 6, Railway Terrace, Brotton, Saltburn. 257 seats. Separate shows. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Width of Proscenium, 18 ft. Station, Hinderwell, L.N.E.R. HIND LEY (Lancs), Pop. 21,629. Castle Pictures (rca). — Prop, and Res. Man., F. E. Thwaites. 540 seats. Booked at Manchester and Liverpool. Twice nightly Fri. and Sat. Once nightly rest of week. Prices, 4d. and 6d. Proscenium width, 24 ft. Phone, Wigan 5135. Station, Hindley, L.M.S. Palace (ba). — Prop., Wigan Entertainments, Ltd., 1, College Avenue, Wigan. 878 seats. Booked at Renters office by F. Worswick. Twice nightly Mon., Fri. and Sat. Once Tues, Wed. and Thurs. Mat. Mon. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Phone, Wigan 5194 Station, Hindley, L.M.S.