Kinematograph year book (1940)

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Kinema Directory (London). 461 Pavilion.— County Borough of Bournemouth. 1,519 seats. Stage Plays, Variety, Operas, Ballet, Musical Comedies, etc. Prices, is 6d. to 3s. 6d. (variable). Booked by Ivan Kotchinsky, 19, Portchester Road, Bournemouth Proscenium width, 45 ft. Stage, 45 ft. deep : 23 dressing-rooms. Cafe and Dance Hall. Station, Bournemouth Central. Phone, Bournemouth 5861-2. Plaza (Perfectatone), Wimborne Road, Winton. — Prop., H. P. E. Mears. Phone, Bosc 2044. 600 seats. Continuous. Booked at Roxy Theatre, Bournemouth. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Winton 790. Station, Bournemouth Central, S.R. Regent (ba). — Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery House, 123, Regent Street, London, W. Phone, Bournemouth 2402. 2,274 seats. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 79 Roxy (Perfectatone).— Props., H. P. E. Mears. Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth. 750 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Phone, Boscombe 2044. Station, Bournemouth Central. Savoy (BTH),Christchurch Road. — Prop., M. & O. Theatres, Ltd., 31, Stoke Newington Road, London, N.16. Phone, Clissold 1844. 760 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Cafe. Phone, Boscombe 1798. Staticn, Boscombe0 The Ritz (we), Wimborne Road, Winton.— Prop., Victoria Cinema (Winton), Ltd., Shaftesbury Cinema, Portsmouth, Phone, Portsmouth 4976. 710 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. daily. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 25 ft. Phone, Winton 75. Station, Bournemouth Central, S.R. Hant • and Wilts. Film vTans. port. Westover Cinema (we). — Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 2,500 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, is. to 3s. 6d. Phone, Bournemouth 433. Station, Bournemouth Central, S.R. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 79 West's Super Cinema (we), Shaftesbury Hall, Ltd. — Prop., Shaftesbury, Ltd. 940 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Cafe. Phone, Bournemouth 1191. Station, Bournemouth Central, S.R. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 79 BRACKLEY (Northants), Pop. 2,181. Town Hall. BRACKNELL (Berks), Pop. 4,000. Regal (rca). — Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd., 15, Regent Street, London, S.W. Phone, Whitehall 8484. 400 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, 204. Station, Bracknell. BRADFORD (Yorks), Pop. 450,000. Birch Lane Cinema (rca), West Bowling. — Prop., Bowling Cinema Co. 750 seats. Booked at Hall by J. T. Wilcock. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to gd. Phone, Bradford 4946. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. Carlton (we), Manchester Road. — Prop., Marshfield Cinema Co., Ltd. 1,344 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Bradford 6152. Station, Bradford. Coliseum (btp), Toller Lane.— Prop., Elite and Coliseum Cinemas (Bradford), Ltd., Elite Cinema, Toller Lane, Bradford. Phone, Bradford 3576. 1 176 seats. Continuous. Mat. , Sat. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Bradford 4919, Staton, Bradford, L.M.S. and L.N.E.R.. Films by Leeds and Bradford Transport Co. Coronet Cinema (we), Otley Road. — Prop., Albert Harrison. 750 seats. Booked at Hall by Prop. Continuous. Prices, 4d. to 6d. Phone, Bradford 6829. Films by Road, Transport. Station, Foster Square. Cosy Cinema (we), Fair Road, Wibsey. — Prop. Marshfield Cinema Co., Ltd., Manchester Road. Phone, Bradford 6152. 761 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices, 4d. to is. Stage, 20 ft. deep. Two dressing-rooms. Phone, Low Moor 32. Station, Bradford. Coventry Hall Cinema (hss), Wakefield Road. — Prop., Northern Cinema Co., West Bank, Daisy Hill, Bradford. Phone, Bradford 1 1 86. 441 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to gd. Phone, Bradford 3501. Stations.Bradford. (Foster Square and Exchange), L.M.S Elite Cinema, Toller Lans. — Prop., Elite and Coliseum Cinemas (Bradford), Ltd. 1,278 seats. Booked in Leeds or by A. S. Hyde, Glenroyal Cinema, Shipley. Phone, 1. Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Two shows Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 6d. to is. Phone, 3576. StatiDn, Bradford, L.M.S. and L.N.E.R. Elysian Picture House, Lidget Green. — Lessee and Man., Greengates Cinema Co., Ltd. 380 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Proscenium width, 16 ft. 6 in. Phone, Bradford 6139. Road Transport. Station, Great Horton, L.N.E.R. Empire Super Cinema (we), Horton Road. — Prop., The New Empire Bradford (1937), Ltd. 1,320 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Prices, 5d. to is. 3d. Proscenium width, 40 ft. Phone, Bradford 1788. Station, Bradford, L.M.S., and L.N.E.R., and Road Transport. Empress Picture House (we), Legrams Lane. — Prop., Listerhills Cinema, Ltd. 547 seats. Res. and Booking Man., A. Meynell. Booked at Hall. Two shows nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, ^d. to is. Phone, Bradford 4945. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. and L.N.E.R. Grange Picture House (bth), Great Horton Road. — Prop., Grange Picture House, Ltd. 1,088 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Mats., Wed. and Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. Phone, Bradford 76. Stations, Bradford Exchange or Forster Square. Films by Road Transport. Greengates Cinema (ba). — Prop., Greengates Cinema Co., Ltd. 575 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices, 4d. to is. Proscenium width, 22 ft. Phone, Idle 249. Films by motor from Leeds. Hippodrome (we). — Prop., Bradford Hippodrome (1929), Ltd., M. P. Oyer, Old Bank Chambers, Keighley. Phone, 2264. 1,530 seats. Booked at Lees and London. Continuous evenings during week, two separate shows on Sat. Price, 4d. and 6d. Phone, Bradford 4207. Station, Bradford, L.M.S. Idle Picture House (ba). — Props., J. and F. Thornton. 500 seats. Booked at Leeds. Continuous. Prices, 4d. to 9d. Phone, Idle 144. Low Moor Picture House (bth), Huddersfield Road. — Prop, and Res. Man., John Lush. 538 seats. Once nightly. Twice Sat. Two changes weekly. Station, Low Moor, L N.E.R