Kinematograph year book (1945)

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Kinema Directory (England). 383 yd. to zs. 3d. Proscenium width, 40 ft. Stage, 28 ft. deep ; four dressing-rooms. Phone Stoke-on-Trent 7078. Palladium (we), Waterloo Road. — Prop., Palace (Burslem) Ltd., Cleveland Street. Phone, Stoke-on-Trent 7078. 650 seats. Booked at Palace. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to is. Station, Burslem, L.M.S. (Closed.) BURTON LATIMER (Northints), Pop. 3,358. Cinema.— Prop., Watts' Cinemas, Ltd., " Poolstock," Finedon, Northants. Phone, Burton Latimer 287. 450 seats. Booked by D. M. Watts at H.O. Once nightly. Continuous, Sat. Prices, 5d. to is. gd. Film Transport, BURTON-ON-TRENT (Staffs), Pop. 50,000, Eleciric Theatre (ba), High Street. — Controlled by Gaumont British Picture Corpn., Ltd. Booked at H.O. 946 seats. Continuous. Prices, iod. to 2s. 3d. Cafe attached. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aid. See page 49 New Picturedromb (wi), Curzon Street.— Prop., Burton-on-Trent Picturedrome Co., Ltd., 44, Victoria Crescent, Burton-on-Trent. 1,800 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to 3s. Proscenium width, 48 ft. Phone, Burton 2720. Cafe attached. Regent (we).— Prop., Burton-on-Trent, Picturedrome Co., Ltd., 44, Victoria Crescent. Burton-on-Trent. 690 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, 4d. to is. 3d. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Phone, Burton-onTrent 2475. Station, Burton-on-Trent. Ritz, Guild Street. — Props., Burton-on-Trent Picturedrome, Ltd., 44, Victoria Crescent, Burton-on-Trent. 1.600 seats. Booked at Hall. Prices, 6d. to 3s. Proscenium width, 48 ft. Cafe. Phone Burton 3200. BURY (Lancs), Pop. 58,188. Art Cinema (we), Knowsley Street. — Prop., Bury Cinematograph Co., Ltd. 1,060 seats. Booked at Hall. Three shows daily. Prices, iod. to 2s. Restaurant attached. Empire (ba), Bolton Street. — Prop., I. Jacobson. 650 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices, 3d. to iod. Phone, Bury 446. Hippodrome (btp), Garden Street. — Prop., La Scala Theadrome, Ltd., Bury. Phone, 140. 900 seats. Films booked at La Scala, Bury. Variety booked through Jack Gillam, 233, Brunswick Street, Manchester. Prices, is. to 2s. 6d. Proscenium width, 24 ft. by 25 ft. Stage, 25 ft. deep, 6 dressing-rooms. Phone, Bury 146. Station, Knowsley Street, Bury. La Scala (we), Spring Street. — Prop., Seal* Theadrome Co., Ltd. 1,000 seats. Gen. Man. and Sec, John Mather. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Three distinct shows Sat. Prices, iod. to 2s. Two dressing-rooms. Phone, Bury 140. Station, Knowsley Street, Bury, LTM.S. Odeon Theatre (bth), Rochdale Road. — Prop., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Phone, Mayfair 7811. Continuous. Prices, is. to 2s. gd. Stage. Phone, Bury 588. Regal (we). — Bolton Street. — Prop., Bury , Cinematograph Co., Ltd. Reg. Office, Art Cinema, Bury. Booked at H.O. Three shows daily. Phone, 1704. Station, Bolton Street. Royal (we), Market Street.*Props., Northern Theatres Co., Ltd., 5, Rawson Street, Halifax. Phone, Halifax 2267. 1,310 seats. Continuous from 6 p.m. ; Mats, daily. Booked at Halifax. Cafe attached. Phone, Bury 133. Station, Bolton Street, Burv, L.M.S. Star Picture House (wt).— Prop., Star Picture Hall Co. (Bury), Ltd. 480 seats. Booked at Manchester. Not continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 4d. to is. Phone, Bury 634. Station, Knowsley Street, Bury, L.M.S. BURY ST. EDMUNDS (Suffolk), Pop. 16,708. Central Cinema (we), Hatter Street. — Bury St. Edmunds Cinemas, Ltd. Phone Ipswich 4036. 574 seats. Booked at 45, Chevalier Street, Ipswich. Twice nightly, Mat., Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. Prices, is. to 2s. gd. Phone, Burv St. Edmunds 477. Station, Bmy St. Edmunds, L.N.E.R. Films by Transport. Odeon Theatre (bth), Brentgoval Street. — ■ Props., Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Phone, Mayfair 781 1. Continuous. Prices, is. to 3s. '6d. Phone, 259. Station, Bury St. Edmunds, L.N.E.R. Playhouse (btp), Buttermarket. — Props., Bostock Cinema Circuit. 650 seats. Booked at 45, Chevalier Street, Ipswich. Twice nightly; Mat., daily. Prices, is. to 2s. od. Stage, 28 ft. deep ; seven dressing rooms. Phone, Bury St. Edmunds 296. Station, Bury St. Edmunds, L.N.E.R. Films by Transport Co. BUTTERKNOWLE (Co. Durham), Pop. 2,000 King Picture House (Morrison). — Prop., Joseph Wm. Coates, Southside Farm, Butterknowle. 280 seats. Booked at Newcastle. Once nightly Four days per week. Prices 3d. to is. Proscenium width, 6 ft. Station , Cockfield Fell, L.N.E.R. BUXTON (Derby), Pop. 15,353. Opera House (bth) . — Lessees, Buxton and High Peak Entertainments, Ltd. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Mat., Mon., Wed. and Sat. Prices, 6d. to 2s. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Phone, Buxton 819. Station, Buxton, L.M.S. Spa Cinema (bth), Spring Gardens.— Prop., Buxton and High Peak Entertainments, Ltd., 48, Bridge Street, Manchester. 950 seats. Continuous from 6.15. Mon. to Fri. Mats., Mon., Tues. and Wed. ; Thurs. and Sat. Three shows on Sat. Prices, 7d. to 2s. 3d. Phone, Buxton 131. Station, Buxton, L.M.S. Cantor (Lmcs), Pop. 2,000. Crown Cinema (Imperial). — Props., Messrs. Chambers & Scawthon. 200 seats. Prices, is. to 2s. 3d. Once nightly, Mon., Tues., Thur. and Fri. ; twice Sat., and occasional Mat. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width, 18 ft. Phone, 306. Station, Moortown. 0ALLINQTON (Cornwall), Pop. 1,801. Public Hall (rca). — Prop., J. H. Crick & Sons, Once weekly. 0ALNE (Wilts), Pop. 3,463. Palace Theatre (we), Mill Street. — Prop. A. G. Cinemas, Ltd. 500 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous, day, from 2.15 p.m. ; Suns., from 3.30 p.m. Prices, is. to 2s. 3d. Phone, Calne, 2279. Station, Calne, G.W.R., or Transport Co. OAMBERLEY (Surrey), Pop. 17,000. Arcade Cinema (we). — Prop., Odean Theatres, Ltd., 49, Park Lane, London, W.i. Phone, Mayfair 781 1. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, is. to 2s. 9d. Phone, 410. Station, Camberley, S.R.