Kinematograph year book (1946)

Kinema Directory (Eire). 599 EIRE (FORMERLY IRISH FREE STATE KINEMAS). The Sound system installed is shown after the name. (BTP) = British Talking Pictures, Ltd.; (RCA) = RCA Photophone Ltd. ; (WE) = Western Electric Co., Ltd. ; (B A) = British Acoustic ; (BTH) = British Thomson-Houston. Other systems are indicated by name. In view of the difference in Customs and other duties between Northern Ireland and Eire, the Irish kinemas are given in two sections. There are no Customs barriers betwe?n Northern Ireland and Great Britain, but there are duties on films, etc., sent to Eire from Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ARDEE (County Louth) Pop. 1,730. A.rdee Cinema (rca). — Props., Ardee Cinema, Ltd. 450 seats. Once nightly. Booked at H.O. Prices, 8d. to is. 4d. Proscenium width, 25 ft. Phone 5. Station, Ardee. ARK LOW (Co Wicklow), Pop. 4,526Paramount Cinema (Zisis). — J. Kavanagh. 450 seats. Nightly except Sat. Prices, 4d. to is. 6d. Nearest station, Arklow. ATHBOY (Co. Meath), Pop. 575. St. James* Hai.l (electra). — Prop , James Garry, Athboy. 280 seats. Once nightly. Prices, 8d. to is. 4d. Station, Athboy, G.S.R. ATHLONE (Co. Westmeath), Pop. 7,546. Adelphi Theatre and Cinema (rca). — Props., Athlone Cinemas, Ltd., Ballymahon, Co. Longford. Phone, Ballymahon 3 ; 900 seats. Prices, 4d. to is. 4d. Nightly. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width, 27 ft ; stage, 16 ft. deep ; 3 dressing-rooms. Station, Athlone. Ritz (we). — Props., Western Cinemas, 9, Eden Quay, Dublin. Phone, 73615. 987 seats. Prices, 4d. to is. 4d. Booked at H.O. Once nightly. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Phone, Athlone 68. Station, Athlone, G.S.R. Savoy. — Prop., Capt. Elton Knight. ATHY (Co. Kildare), Pop. 3,459. Athy Picture Palace (ba). — Prop., Athy P.P. Ltd. 600 seats. Dir. and Man., Captain H. J. Hosie. Booked at Hall. Once nightly. Mat. Sun. Prices, 4d. to is. 3d. Station, Athy. BaGENALSTOWN (Co. Carlow), Pop. 1,825. Palace Cinema (Sound on Film). — Prop. H. Godfrey Brown. Booked in Dublin. Twice daily on four days in the week. Prices, 4d. to is 6d. Stage, 8 ft. deep ; two dressingrooms. Proscenium width, 14 ft. Station, Bagenalstown. BALLAGH ADEREEN (Co. Roscommon), Pop. 1,317. Ariel Cinema. — Prop., Very Rev. Dr. F. Stenson, ADM. 400 seats. Prices, gd. and is. 4d. Four nights per week. Mat. Sun. Booked by Prop. Phone, 11. Proscenium width, 20 ft. ; Stage, 20 ft. deep ; 4 dressingrooms. Station, Ballaghadereen, G.S.R. BALLINA (Co. Mayo), Pop. 4,872. Estoria (rca). — Prop., Estona Cinema Co. 715 seats. Once nightly. Mat. Sun. Booked at Hall and at Dublin, by Mrs. Egan. Prices, 4d. to is. 4d. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Phone, Ballina 5. Station, Ballina. BALLINASLOE (Co. Galway), Pop. 5,300. Central (we). Plaza Cinema (rca), Society Street. — Props., The Clonfert Diocesan Trustees under auspices of Ballinasloe Town Hall Committee, St. Michael's, Ballinasloe. Phone No. 16. 550 seats. Five nights weekly. Prices, 7d., is. and is. 4d. Booked at Dublin. Proscenium width, 27 ft. Stage 24 ft. ; two dressing rooms. Station, Ballinasloe. BALLINR0BE (Co Mayo), Pop. 1,585. Popular Cinema. — 360 seats.— Prop., J. Gammon. Robe Cinema (rca), Main Street. — 300 seats. Props., Miss Elizabeth Cooney and J. Walsh. Booked at Hall. Four shows weekly. 'Prices, is. and 2S. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Station, Ballinrobe, G.S.R. BALLYMAHON (Longford), Pop. 661. Ritz Cinema (philips). — Prop., F. J. Farrell, Cloncoose, Longford. Phone, Longford 50. 450 seats. Prices, gd. to 2s. Booked at Longford. Proscenium width, 11 ft. Station, Longford, G.S.R. BALLYSHANNON (Co. Donegal) — Pop.2112. Rock Cinema (electra). — Prop., Rev. Fr. C. B. Finnegan. Booked in Dublin. 300 seats. Once nightly. Prices, 4d. to is. 4d . Proscenium width, 14 ft. Station, Ballyshannon. BANDON (Co. Cork), Pop. 2,816. Cinema Hall, Bandon (btp). — Props., T. Lowney and J. O'Brien. 450 seats. Booked at The Cinema, Clonakilty. One show nightly for six days. Mats. Sun. Prices, 4d. to is. 4d. Width of proscenium, 25 ft. Stage, 14 ft. Phone 61. Station, Bandon. G.S.R. BANTRY (Co. Cork), Pop. 3159. Stella Cinema (we). — Prop., A. McSweeney, The Square, Bantry. 600 seats. Prices, 4d. to is. 4d. Booked at Tralee. Once nightly. Two shows Sunday. Occasional variety. One dressing-room. Proscenium width, 7 ft. Stage, 15 ft. deep. Phone, Bantry 12. Station, Bantry, G.S.R. BERE ISLAND (Co. Cork), Pop. 876. Garrison Cinema (kalee). — Props., Garrison Welfare Board, Fort Berehaven, Bere Island. — 200 seats. Prices, 4d. to is. 3d. Two-hour shows on Suns. only. Booked in Dublin. Proscenium width, i6ft.3in. Phone, Rerrin 2. Station, Bantry. BIRR (Offaly), Pop. 3,391. Rialto, Cinema (we) — Prop., W. Murphy. 500 seats. Nightly on Sun., Mon., Wed., and Thurs. Mat. Sun. Prices, 4d. to is. gd.