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Kinematograph year book (1939)

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Kinema Directory (England) . 613 Electraceum (btp), King Street.— Props., Oldham District Land and Builders' Society. 820 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 8d. Proscenium width, 26 ft. Phone, Main 1216. Station, Oldham (Central). Empire (bth) .Waterloo Street. — Props., Pavilion Cinema (Oldham1* , Oxford Road, Manchester. Booked by H. D. Moorhouse Circuit. 2,000 seats. Continuous evenings. Twice nightly Sat. Mat. daily. Prices, 6d. to is. Phone, Oldham Main 4362. Station, Oldham (Mumps), L.M.S. Gaumont.— Props., Gaumont-British Pictures Corporation, Ltd. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 97 WURLIT2ER ORGAN installed in this Kinema Gem Picture House (we), Suffolk Street, Werneth.— Props., Gem Pictures (Oldham), Ltd. 1,167 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous nightly Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly. Sats. Mats. Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices, 4d. to qd. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Phone, Oldham Main 920. Station, Oldham (Werneth), L.M.S. Grand Theatre. — Props., Associated Provincial Picture Houses, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. Grosvenor Super Cinema (we), Union Street. — Props., Picture House (Oldham), 1927, Ltd. 1094 seats. Three shows daily. Booked by C. Ogden, 196, Deansgate, Manchester. Prices , 6d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 26 ft. Phone, Main 4463. Station, Oldham (Central), L.M.S. Imperial (we), Featherstall Road North. — Props., Palatine Cinema Co., Ltd. 801 seats. Booked at Hall. One show nightly. Two on Sat. Prices, 3d. to 8d. Phone, Oldham 1498. Station, Oldham (Werneth), L.M.S. King's Picture Hall (bth), Fairbottom St. — Props., Albion Picture Hall (Oldham), Ltd. 2,000 seats. Man. Dir., D. Cooper. Twice nightly. Mat. Sat. Prices, 4d. to is. 3d. Phone, Oldham 1403. Station, Oldham (Central), L.M.S. Odeon Theatre (bth), Union Street. — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 63, Temple Row, Birmingham. Phone, Midland 2781. Booked at 49, Park Lane, W.i. Continuous from 2 p.m. daily. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Stage. Eight dressing-rooms. Main 1328. Palladium (we), Union Street. — Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31, Golden Square, W.i. Gerr. 7881. 2,000 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, 4d. to is. 3d. Phone, Oldham Main 1027. Station, Oldham (Central), L.M.S. Pavilion Picture Palace (bth), High Street, Lees. — Prop., Harold Ward, 6, Brown Street, Manchester, 2. Phone, Deansgate 3542. 600 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Phone, Main 1768. Station, Lees, near Oldham. Saddleworth Picture Palace. Savoy Cinema (btp), Huddersfield Road. — Prop., Savoy Entertainments (Oldham), Ltd. 735 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Twice nightly Sat. Four Mats., weekly. Billiards room attached. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Phone, Main 2618. Station, Oldham (Mumps) . Theatre Royal (we).— Prop., Theatre Royal (Oldham), Ltd., F. E. Spring, 134, Deansgate, Manchester. Phone, Bla. 7905. 1,200 seats. Variety, Repertory, Revue. Twice nightly. Booked by Prop. Prices, 5d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Stage, 40 ft. deep. Twelve dressing-rooms. Phone, Main 2549. Station, Oldham (Mumps), L.M.S. Victory Cinema (btp), Union Street. — Prop., Pavilion Cinemas, Ltd. H. D. Moorhouse Circuit, 7, Oxford Street, Manchester. 1,021 seats. Continuous evenings. Twice nightly Sat. and holidays. Mat. daily. Prices, 4d. tj is. Cafe attached. Phone, Oldham 1120. OLD HILL (Staffs), Pop. 11,600. Grand iheatre (we). — Prop., B. P. Priest. 890 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Fri. Twice nightly Mon. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to is. Phone, Cradley 6161. Station, Old Hill, G.W.R. OLNEY (Bucks), Pop. 2,871. Electric Cinema (Mihaly), 81, High Street. — Prop., J. E. Poyntz. 400 seats. Booked at Scala, Oxford. Once nightly. Three shows Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Stage, 20 ft. deep ; two dressing-rooms. Station, Olney, L.M S. ONCHAN (I.O.M.), Pap 2,000. The Avenue (bth). — Props., Oncham Cinemas, Ltd., c /o Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, I.O.IVi. Continuous Summer. Winter, Continuous. Thurs., Fri. and Sat. Once nightly Sunday. 875 seats. Prices, 6d., is. and is. 3d. Proscenium width, 34 ft. Stage, 13 ft.; three dressingrooms*. Phone, Douglas 1331 Station, Douglas. ORMSKIRK (Lancs.), Pop. 17,121 Pavilion (we). — Prop., F. S. Donaldson, Ormes Buildings, Parsonage, Manchester. Phone, B';;ckfriars 7242. 524 seats. Booked at Manchester. Continuous evenings. Twice Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. od. Phone, Ormskirk 269. Station, Ormskirk, L.M.S. Regal (we). — Props., Regal (Ormskirk), Ltd., 10, Dale Street, Liverpool. Continuous nightly. Daily Mat. Prices, 6d. to is. od. Proscenium width, 34 ft. Phone, Ormskirk 444 ORPINGTON (Kent), Pop. 7,049. Commodore Theatre (Kamm).— Prop., Commodore Cinema (Orpington), Ltd. 1,000 seats. Prices, gd. to 2s. Cafe attached. Phone, Orpington 1000. Station, Orpington, S.R. Palace, Kamm. — Prop, and Res. Man. A. Spencer-May. 400 seats. Booked at 243, High Street, Orpington. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Orpington 1000. Station, Orpington, S.R. 038ETT (Yorks), Pop. 14,838. Palladium (we), Town Hall Square. — Prop., Palladium (Ossett), Ltd. 846 seats. Booked by Mr. Friedman, 2, Bristol Street, Leeds. Twice nightly. Mat., Mon. and Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. Phone, Ossett 157. Station, Ossett, L.N.E.R. OSWALDTW1STLE (Lancs ), Pop. 14,221. Empire Picture Palace (btp), Union Road. — Props., J. Whitaker and W. Reader, 500 seats. Two shows nightly. Mats., Mon., Wed. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 8d.