Kinematograph year book (1944)

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Kinema Directory (England). 539 Regal Cinema (we).— Props., Regal (W. H'pool) Ltd., 58, Street Lane, Leeds, 8. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width, 42 ft. Phone. 2121. Station, West Hartlepool. L.N.E.R. West End Picture House (ba), Collingwood Road. — Prop., West End Pictures, Ltd. 560 seats. Booked at Newcastle and Hall by Geo. B. Atkinson. Twice nightly. Mat., Sat. Prices, 5d. to is. Phone, West Hartlepool 2318. Station, West Hartlepool. WE8TH0UGHT0N (Lancs ), Pop. 16,018. Empire (bth), Market Street.— Prop., J. F. Emery, Cinema Circuit, Midland Bank House. 26, Cross Street, Manchester. Phone, Blackfriars 7876. Booked at H.O. ^66 seats. Continuous nightly, two on Sat. Mats., Mod., Thurs. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Proscenium width, 37 ft. Phone, 174. Station, Westhoughton, L.M.S. Palace (we), Church Street. — Prop., Marks' Circuit Cinemas, 6. St. Mary's Gate, Manchester. Phone, Blackfriars 4078. 800 seats. Continuous nightly. Booked at H.O. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4a. to is. Billiard Hall attached.' Phone 116. Station, Westhoughton, L.M.S. WEST KIRBY (Cheshire), Pop. 6,511. Tudor (we). — Prop., K. & W. Cinemas, Ltd. 1,040 seats. Continuous. Prices, gd. to 2s. 8d. Booked at Nottingham. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width, 35 ft. Stage, 25 ft. deep. Three dressing-rooms. Phone, Hoylake 1192. Station, West Kirby, L.M.S. WESTON-SUPER-MARE (Somerset), Pop. 32,490. Central Picture House (RCA), Oxford Street. Lessee, E. E. Williams. 670 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. . Prices, ~d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 18 ft. Phone, Weston-superMare 474. Station, Weston-super-Mare, G.W.R. Odeon Theatre (bth). — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Phone, Mayfair 7811. Continuous. Prices, is. to 3s. 6d. Phone, Weston 1784. Station, Weston-superMare, G.W.R. Regent Cinema (ba), Regent Street. — Prop., Gaumont-British Pictures Corpn., Ltd.. 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. Phone, Regent 8080. 1,088 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Cafe attached. Prices, is. to 2S. 9d. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Phone, Weston-super-Mare 237. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 49 WE8T STANLEY ' Co. Durham), Pop. 25,090. Albert Hall (wte), Front Street. — Prop., Craven Bros. 850 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. Continuous. Booked at Newcastle. Proscenium width 26 ft. Phone, 217. Station, West Stanley, Co. Durham. WEST WICKHAM (Kent), Pop. 6,230. Odeon (we). — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Phone, Mayfair 7811. Continuous. Prices, is. to 2s. gd. Stage ; three dressing-rooms. Phone, Springpark 2059. Station West Wickham, S.R. WETHERBY (Yorks), Pop. 2,281. Picture House (Eastern). — Props., J. Yeadon and C. Ackroyd. 260 seats. Booked at Leeds. Once nightly. 7d. to is. 6d. Phone, Wetherby 158. Station, Wetherby, L.M.S. WEYBRIDQE (Surrey), Pop. 7,359. County Cinema (we), Church Street. — Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Phone, Mayfair 781 1. Continuous daily. Prices, is. to 3s. Phone, Weybridge 556. Station, Weybridge, S.R. and Road Transport. Odeon Theatre (bth). — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Phone, Mayfair 7811. Continuous. Prices, is. to 4s. 6d. Phone, Weybridge 1140. Station, Weybridge. WEYMOUTH (Dorset), Pop. 21,982. Belle Vue Cinema (ba). — Prop., Albany Ward Theatres, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. Phone, Regent 8080. Continuous. Two changes weekly. 314 seats. Prices, iod. to is. 9d. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width, 14 ft. 3 in. Phone, Weymouth 393. Station, Weymouth, G.W.R. and S.R. Odeon Theatre (bth), Queen Street. — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Phone, Mayfair 781 1. Continuous. Prices, is. to 3s. od. Phone, Weymouth 847. Station. Weymouth. G.W.R., and S.R. Pavilion (bth). — 900 seats. Regent Theatre and Dance Hall (we). — ■ Prop., Gaumont British and Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., New Gallery7 House, 123, Regent Street, London, W. Phone, Regent 8080. 1,234 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 2 p.m. Prices, is. to 3s. 9d. Proscenium width, 38 ft. Stage, 30 ft. deep ; eight dressing-rooms. Cafe, and Dance Hall attached. Phone, Weymouth Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 49 WHALEY BRIDGE (Cheshire), Pop. 8500, Princes Palace (iss), — Prop., Robert Nelson, Linden Lea, Furness Yale. Phone, Whaley 240. 380 seats. Once nightly, Mon. to Fri. Twice nightly and Mat. on Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, gd. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Booked at Manchester. Phone, 190. Station, Whaley Bridge. WHEATLEY HILL (Co. Durham), Pop. 8,000. Miners' Hall (we). — Lessee, Robert Snaith, 2, Granville Terrace, Wheatley Hill. Phone, Thornley 9. 650 seats. Twice nightly Mon. Thur., Sat., once other nights. Prices, 3d. to gd. Station, Thornley, L.N.E.R. (Closed.) New Regal (we). Royalty (rca). — Prop., Snaith's Cinemaco. 732 seats. Prices, iod. to is. gd. Phone, Thornley 309. Station, Thornley. WHITBY (Yorks), Pop. 11,441. Coliseum (awh). — 675 seats. Prices, iod. to 2s. Booked at Hall. Continuous from 6 p.m. ; Mat. Wed. and Sat. Phone, 439. Station, Whitley, L.N.E.R. Empire (we), Station Square. — Prop., Whitby Empire Electric Theatre, Ltd. 657 seats. Booked at Hall by Man. Continuous from 6.15. Mat. daily at 2.30. Prices, iod. to 2s. Phone, Whitby '94. Station, Whitby, L.N.E.R. Waterloo Cinema (bth). — 400 seats. Continuous. Mat., Wed. and Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 7d. to is. gd. Booked at Leeds. Phone, 114. Station, Whitbv, L.N.E.R. WHITCHURCH (Hants ), Pop. 2,461. Picture House (awh), London Street. — Prop., The Picture House (Whitchurch), Ltd. 450 seats. Booked at London. Nightly, from 5.45 p.m. Mat., Sat. Prices, iod. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width, 12 J ft. Phone, Whitchurch 43. Station, Whitchurch, S.R. and G.W.R.