Kinematograph year book (1940)

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Kinema Directory {England). 535 Proscenium width, 42 ft. Stage, 50 ft. ; six dressing-rooms. Phone: Cheetham Hill 1401. Film Transport. Victoria Hall, Daniel Street, Butler Street, Ancoats. — Props., Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission. Two shows, Sat. Pric;, 3d. Station, Central, C.L.C. Victory, Middleton. — H. D. Moorhouse Circuit, 7, Oxford Road, Manchester. Victory (btp) Moston. Victory Cinema (btp), Varley Street, Miles Platting.— Prop, A. E. W. Pentelow, " Woodlands," Grindleford, Sheffield. Phone, Grindleford 152. 400 seats. Booked by Prop. Twice nightly. Mats. Sat. Prices, 3d. to 6d. Phone, Collyhurst 1294. Station, Miles Platting, L.M.S. Victory Picture House (btp), Blackley. — Prop., Victory Pictures (Manchester), Ltd. Man., H. D. Moorhouse. 1,367 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4a. to is. Phones, Collyhurst 2495. Station, Victoria, L.M.S. West End Cinema (we), Withington Road, Whalley Range. — Props., West End Cinema (Manchester), Ltd. 2,032 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous, Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly, Sat. and holidays. Price, 6d. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 46 ft. Phone, Moss Side 1668. Cafe attached. Stations, Manchester termini. Whitehall Cinema (bth), Old Lane, Higher Openshaw. — Prop., Whitehall Cinema Co., Ltd. 800 seats. Booked at the Hall by H. Vost. Twice nightly. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Droylsden 1325. Stations, Victoria or Exchange. York Cinema (we), York Street, Hulme. — ■ Prop., Thomas and Norman Royle, Taormina, Manor Drive, West Didsbury. Phone 3322. 1,414 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly Sat. Prices, 3d. to 6d. Phone, Central 3823. Station, Central, London Road, Victoria or Exchange. (See also Salford.) MANNINGTREE (Essex), Pop. 2,500. Plaza Cinema (mpa), Station Road.— Props., E. Owen Cooper Theatres, Hadleigh, Suffolk. 400 seats. Phone, Manningtree 123. MANSFIELD (Notts), Pop. 48,075. Empire Super Cinema (ba), Stockwell Gate — Prop., Gaumont-British Picture Corpn., Ltd. 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. 823 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, daily. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Phone, Mansfield 297. Stage, 18 ft. deep. Station, Mansfield. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 79 Grand Theatre (we). — Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 1,179 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Pictures and Variety. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Proscenium width, 33 ft. Stage, 40 ft. deep ; 10 dressing-rooms. Phone, Mansfield 138. Stations, Mansfield, L.M.S. and L.N.E.R. Hippodrome (we). — Prop., The Granada Theatres, Ltd. 36, Golden Square, W.i. Phone Gerrard 3554. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to is. 3d. Phone, Mansfield 926. Major (we), Mansfield Road. — Props., Warsop Theatre Co., Ltd., High Street, Warsop. Phone, Warsop 50. 600 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. Continuous. Phone, Edwinstowe 131. Station, Edwinstowe. Palace (bth), Leeming Street. — Prop., Sherwood Palaces, Ltd. 740 seats. Booked at Whitefriars House, Friar Lane, Nottingham. Continuous nightly. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to is. Phone, 882. Station, Mansfield, L.M.S. Plaza (we), Westgate.— The Granada Theatres, Ltd., 36, Golden Square, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 3554. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Phone, Mansfield 926. Cafe attached. Ritz (bth). — Chesterfield Road, — Prop., Ritz Pictures (Mansfield), Ltd. 631 seats. Continuous weekdays. Sat. twice nightly. Prices, 6d. to is. Booked by J. E. Barnes, The Pharmacy, Langwith. Width of Proscenium, 28 ft. Phone, Mansfield 1218. Station, Mansfield, L.M.S. Rock Picture House (ba), Skerry Hill. — Prep., Denman Midlands Cinemas, Ltd. 760 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Mansfield 333 Station, Mansfield, L.M.S. and L.N.E.R. M ANSF1 ELD-WOODH OUSE (Notts), Pop. 13,707. Tivoli (Imperial), Station Street. — Prop., Tivoli Pictures (Mansfield-Woodhouse), Ltd., Station Street, Mansfield-Woodhouse. 322 seats. Booked by J . E . Barnes, The Pharmacy, Langwith, Mansfield. Continuous. Two shows and Mat. Sat. Prices, 6d. to is. Phone, Shirebrook 284. Station, MansfieldWoodhouse, L.M.S. MARCH (Camb ), Pop. 11,276. Hippodrome (we). — Prop., March Amusements, Ltd., Hippodrome, March. 903 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Booked at London. Continuous. Proscenium width, 32 ft. Stage, 24 ft. deep. Five dressing-rooms. Phone, 3178. Station, March, L.N.E.R. Regent (rca). — Prop., March Amusements, Ltd. Hippodrome, March. 408 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Booked in London. Stage, 26 ft. deep. Five dressing-rooms. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Phone, March 3178. Station, March, L.N.E.R. MARGATE (Kent), Pop. 40,307. Astoria (we), Cliftonville. — Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31, Golden Square, London, W.i. 1,505 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. winter and 2S. summer. Proscenium width, 36 ft. Stage, 18 ft. Two dressing-rooms. Phone, Margate 1565. Cafe attached. Station, Margate. Cameo Theatre (rca), Northdown Road. Prop., L. Morris, 52, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 1668. 450 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Phone, Margate 1207. Station, Margate, S.R. Films by Motor Transport. Dreamland Super Cinema (we). — Prop. Margate Instates Co., Ltd. 2,200 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 40 ft. Phone, Margate 844. Cafe and dance hall attached. Hippodrome (rca). — Prop., Associated Theatres (Margate), Ltd. Receiver, W. T. Thorn, 5, Cecil Square, Margate. 1,000 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Stage, 20 ft. deep ; six dressingrooms. Phone, 1 190. Station, Margate. Parade Cinema (gb), The Parade. — Prop., John Armes. 537 seats. Continuous. Booked at Hall. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 25 ft. Phone, Margate 229. Station, Margate West, S.R. Plaza (we), High Street. — Prop., L. Morris, 52, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 1668. 422 seats. Booked at Hall.