Kinematograph year book (1948)

336 The Kin emato 'graph Year Book. MANCHESTER (Lancs ), Pop. 766,333. Adelphi Cinema (btp), Dean Lane, Moston. — Prop., Victory Pictures (Blanches ter), Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7, Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,312 seats. Booked at Manchester. Alhambra Theatre (btp), Higher Openshaw. — Prop., Alhambra (Manchester), Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7, Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,600 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, Droylsden 1651. Station, Manchester Termini. Apollo Theatre (we). — Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 2,631 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Cafe and ballroom. Phone, Ardwick 1141. Arcadia (we), Yew Tree Avenue, Levenshulme. — Prop.. Northern Amusements, Ltd.. Prudential Chambers, South Parade, Rochdale. Tel. No. 2072. 992 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous nightly. Mats. Sat., once nightly Sun. Two changes weekly. Prices, iod. to is. qd. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Phone, Rusholme 4653/ Avenue Cinema (we), Higher Blackley.— Prop., J. and J. Haling, 12, Moreton Street, Manchester, 3. 1,400 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Prices, gd. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 42 ft. Stage, 50 ft. Six dressing-rooms. Phone, Cheetham Hill 3401. Film Transport. Blackley Empire (btp), Biackley. — Prop., Blackley Electric Theatre, Ltd., 94, Market Street, Manchester. Booked by L. G. Bailey. Two shows rightly. Two charges weekly. Phone, Collyhurst 2024. Butler Electric Theatre (bth), Butler Street. 900 seats. Marks Circuit Cinemas, 326, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, 8. Phone, Collyhurst 2133. Continuous. Prices, 5d. to gd. Booked at Manchester. Phone, Col. 2761. Capitol Cinema (we), Princess Road, Moss Side, Manchester. — Prop., J Inerfield. 1,547 seats. Continuous, evenings, Sun. from 7 p.m. Mats., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices, 7d. to is. 6d. Booked at Hall. Phone, Moss Side 1988. F.T.S. Carlton Super Cinema (bth), Aston New Road, Clayton. Prop., Carlton. Super Cinema, Ltd., 27, Fennel Street, Manchester. Phone, Blackfriars, 2144. 1,300 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Prices, 7d. to is. 9d. Stage. 14 ft. deep ; six dressing-rooms. Proscenium width, 35 ft. Phone, East 0257. Casino Cinema (bth), Wiimslow Road, Fusholme. — Prop , Associated British Cinemas, 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 1,420 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Ballroom attached. Phone, Rusholme 4465. Ceylon Picture House (we), Thorpe Road, Newton Heath. — Props., Ceylon Cinema (Newton Heath), Ltd., Apsley House, Mossley, Nr. Manchester. Phone, Mossley 78. 800 seats. Booked at Manchester. Continuous, Mon. to Sat. Prices, 3d. to is. 6d. Phone, Collyhurst 3058. Station, Newton Heath, L.M.S. Carrier. Claremont Super Cinema (we), Claremont Road, Moss Side. — Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 1,572 seats. Booked at .H.O. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Phone, Moss Side 2866. Station, London Road, Manchester. Coliseum (we), Ardwick Green. — Prop., Coliseum (Manchester), Ltd., 196, Deansgate, Manchester. Phone, Blackfriars 7445-6. 1,787 seats. Continuous. Prices, 6d. to iod. Booked at H*0. Phone, Ardwick 3150. College Cinema (ba), Couplaud Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock. — Props., College Pirture House (1925), Ltd., 6, Brown Street, Manchester. 950 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone, Deansgate 3542. Station, Manchester. Corona Picture Theatre (ba), Birch Street, West Gorton. — Prop., Gaumont-Britisb Picture Corpn., Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. Phone, Regent 8080. 954 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous, evenings, Mat., Mon. only. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Phone, East 0369. Station, London Road. Cosmo Cinema (we), Wellington Street, Gorton. • — Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. 789 seats. Continuous. Phone, East 0243. Station, London Road. Crescent Cinema (we), Chapman Street, Hulme. — Prop., James Brennan's Theatre. 1,100 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Booked at Manchester. Prices, 9d. to is. Phone, Moss Side 2042. Station, Central. Deansgate Picture House (we). — Prop., Brennan's Cinemas, Ltd., 70-72, Deansgate, Manchester. Phone, Bla. 7797. 843 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices, 2s. gd. and 3s. 6d. Cafe attached. Phone, Deansgate 5252. Station, Exchange. Don Cinema Theatre (btp), Beswick Street, Ancoats. — Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30/31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 924 seats. Booked at H.O. Evenings, continuous. Mats., Mon. to Thurs. Sat., continuous from 2 p.m. Phone, Ardwick 2926. Station, Victoria, Manchester, L.M.S. Empress Electric Theatre (pta), Oldham Road. — Prop., C. and H. Talbot. 1,200 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Prices, 3d. to 7d. Phone, Collyhurst 2748. Forum Theatre (we), Wythenshawe. — Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 1,904 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone, Wythenshawe 2408. Four Ways Cinema (bth), New Moston. — Props. Snape Circuit, 27, Fennel Street, Manchester. Phone, Deansgate 3542. 1,256 seats. Prices, 7d. to 2s. 3d. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width, 38 ft. Phone, Failsworth 2349. Station, Moston, L.M.S. Gaiety Theatre (we), Peter Street. — Direction, H. Buxton. 1,215 seats. Proscenium width, 26 ft. Stage, 26 ft. ; 14 dressing-rooms. Phones, Dea 4111 and Bla 8088. Gaumont (baf). — Prop., Gaumont British Picture Corpn., Ltd. 2,252 seats. Booked at H.O. Prices, is. 9d. to 4s. 6d. Continuous. Proscenium width, 50 ft. Stage, 26 ft. deep ; nine dressing-rooms. Cafe and restaurant attached. Phone, Central 1323. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 100 Gaumont (ba), Manchester Road, Chorltoncum-Hardy. — Prop., Provincial Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., 123, Regent Street, London, W.i. Phone, Regent 8080. 1,124 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Mat., Mon. Wed., and Sat. Phone, Chorlton 3708. Station, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, C.L.C. Globe (btp), Cornbrook Street, Old Trafford.— Prop., North-Western Entertainments, Ltd., Imperial Buildings, 7, Oxford Road, Manchester. 1,230 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Phone, Moss Side 2512. Stations, Manchester termini. Globe (btp), Thomas Street, Cheetham Hill. — Props., Globe Theatre Co. (Manchester), Ltd.,