Kinematograph year book (1939)

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620 The Kinematograph Year Book. PRESTON (Lancs.), Pop. 113,839. Carlton (we), Ribbleton, 975 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices, 46!. 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). — H. D. Moorhouse Circuit. Imperial Buildings, Oxford Road, Manchester. Phone, Preston 5033. 1,805 seats. 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, 4d. to is. 2d. Proscenium width, 28 ft. Stage, 15 ft. deep ; 2 dressing-rooms. Phone, Preston 2932. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Guild Cinema (we), Geoffrey Street. — Props.John Mather and Arthur Murray. 900 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to gd. Phone, Preston 4423. Station, Preston, L.M.S. New Victoria (we). — Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. Phone, Preston 28001 1. 2,099 seats. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 97 WURLITZER ORGAN instclSed in this Kinema 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. Prices, 4d. to is. 3d. Phone, Preston 3470. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Picturedrome (bth), Prackenbury 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. Public Hall. — W. A. Davies, Borough Treasurer. Phone, Preston 1. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Queens (awh), Tarleton. 450 seats. Prop., High Park Picture Palace Co. (Southport). Twice weekly. Thurs. and Sat. Prices, 4d. to is. 3d. Queen's Cinema (btp). — Props., Bury Hippodrome, Ltd., 400 seats. Continuous. Three changes weekly. Prices, 3d. and 6d. Proscenium width, 11 ft. Phone, Preston 5004. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Regal Cinema (utp), Marsh Lane. — Prop., S. Kingston, 5, Woodlands Drive, Broughton, Preston. 640 seats. Booked at Hall. Con tinuous. Prices 2d. to 6d. Phone, 3598. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Rialto Cinema (bth), St. Paul's Road, Preston. — Prop., Rialto Cinema (Preston), Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly. Prices, 5d. to gd. Proscenium width, 18 ftPhone, Preston 5598. Station, Preston, L.M.S. Ritz, Church Street. — Props., Preston PaUadium Ltd. Daily from 2 p.m. Booked at Palladium. Stage, 40 ft. wide, 18 ft. deep. Eleven dressing-rooms. Phone, 2318. Savoy Cinema (bth), Ashton Street. — Prop., Savoy Cinema (Preston), Ltd. 750 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to 6d. Phone, Preston 6140. Star Cinema (rca), Corporation Street. — Prop., Daniel Jackson. 829 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two shows Sat. Mat. daily. Prices, 4d. to gd. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Stage, 10 ft. deep. Two dressingrooms. Phone, Preston 3836. Theatre Royal (we). — Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 1,207 seats. Booked at H.O. Phone, Preston 3694. Station, Preston, L.M.S. PRESTWJCH (Lancs ), Pop. 20,000. Odeon Theatre (we). — Prop., Odeon Theatres' Ltd., 63, Temple Row, Birmingham. Phone' Midland 2781. Booked at 49, Park Lane; London, W.i. Continuous. Mon. to Fri from 6 p.m. Three shows on Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. Cafe and Dance Hall attached. Stage. Four dressing-rooms. Phone, Prestwich 2227. Station, Prestwich. New Plaza (bth). — Prop., L. Watts, 6, Westholme Road, Withington, Manchester. 602 seats. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Continuous. Booked at Mosley Picture House, Beswick. Phone, Prestwich 2023. Station, Prestwich. Prestwich Picturedrome. — Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone, Broughton 23. Station, Prestwich, Manchester, L.M.S. PRINCES RISBORO' (Bucks), Pop., 2,315. Carlton Cinema (btp). — Owners, Messrs. Weller & Stevenson, Broadway Cinema, Chalfont St. Peter. Phone, Gerrards Cross 2904. 448 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, gd. to 2s. Phone, Risboro' 303. Station, Princes Risboro' G.W.R. PRUDHOE-ON-TYNE (Northumberland), Pop., 9,260. Electric Theatre (rca), Front Street. — Prop., Prudhoe Electric Theatre, Ltd., Haymarket House, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 791 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Twice Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to is. Proscenium width, 22 ft. Phone, Prudhoe 29. Station, Prudhoe, L.N.E.R. PUD8EY (Yorks), Pop., 14,762. Palace Cinema (Electrocord). — Prop., Greenes Pictures (Pudsey), Ltd. 700 seats. Once nightly. Mat., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to is. Phone, Stanningley 71453. Picture House (we), Church Lane. — Prop., Picture House (Pudsey), Ltd. Booked at Hall. Continuous nightly. Mat., Mon. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Phone, Stanningley 71377. Station, Lowtown, Pudsey, L.N.E.R.