Kinematograph year book (1949)

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Kinema Directory (England). 329 Phone, 2618, 2019, 348 seats. Tw.'ce night'v Mat., Sat. Booked at H.O. Prices, iod. to 2s. 3d. Proscenium width, 28 ft. Stage, 30 ft. deep. Four dressing-rooms. Station, Hornsea (B.R.). HORSHAM (Sussex), Pop. 13,579. Capitol (rca), London Road. Phone, Horsham 247. — Prop., Union Cinemas, Ltd. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.r. Phone, Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. 644 seats. Continuous. Cafe. Station, Horsham (B.R.). Odeon. — Phone, Horsham 920. — Circuits Management Association, Ltd., Albion House, 59, New Oxford Street, London, W.C.i. Phone, Temple Bar 4333. Continuous. Prices, is. to 3s. 6d. Cafe. Station, Horsham (B.R.). Ritz (we). Phone, Horsham 900. — Prop., Union Cinemas, Ltd. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. Continuous. 1,086 seats. Booked at H.O. HORWICH (Lancs.). Pop. 15,680. Palace (we), Church Street. Phone, Horwich 159. — Prop., Horwich Picture House, Ltd., Chorley New Road. 460 seats. Booked at Picture House. Continuous. Two shows Sat. Two changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to is. 6d. Picture House (we), Chorley New Road. Phone, Horwick 158. — Props., Horwich Picture House, Ltd. 722 seats. Booked at Hall bv Man. Continuous. Prices, 3d. to is. 6d. Princes Theatre axd Cinema (we), Lee Lane. Phone, Horwich 255. — Lessees Horwich Picture House, Ltd., Chorley New Road, Horwich. 680 seats. Booked at -Picture House. Continuous. Two shows Sat. Prices, 3d. to is. Proscenium width, 21 ft. ~ Station, Horwich (B.R.). HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING (Co. Durham), Pop. 10,492. Coliseum (we). Phone, Houghton-le-Spring 3137— Prop., Coliseum, Ltd. Phone, 87. 883 seats. Booked at Hall by C. Lane. Twice nightly, Mon. and Sat. Once nightly rest of week. Prices, gd. to is. gd. Proscenium width, 28 ft. Station, Fence Houses (B.R.). Empire Theatre (we). Phone, Houghton 52. — Prop., Houghton Empire Theatre, Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Hall by G. Wheatley. One show nightly, two on Mon. and Sat. Prices, 9d. to is. gd. Station, Fence Houses (B.R.). Grand Theatre (we), Newbottle Street. Phone, Houghton-le-Spring 3137. — Prop., W. Lishman and Co. 864 seats. Booked at Hall. Twice nightly, Mon. and Sat. Once nightly rest of week. Prices, 9d. to is. 9d. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Stage, 30 ft. deep. Six dressing-rooms. Station, Fence Houses (B.R.). HOUNSLGW (Middlesex), Pop. 100,000. Alcazar (we), Staines Road. Phone, Hounslow 0122. — Props., London and District Cinemas, Ltd., 36, Golden Square, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 3554. Continuous. Prices, is. to 2s. 9d. Station, Hounslow (B.R.). Dominion, London Road. Phone, Hounslow 1420. — Circuits Management Association, Ltd., Albion House, 5g, New Oxford Street, London, W.C.i. Phone, Temple Bar 4333. Continuous. Prices, is. to 3s. 6d. Station, Hounslow (B.R.). Empire Cinema (we), High Street. Phone, Hounslow 2101. — Prop., Twentieth Century Cinemas, Ltd., 52, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 8863. 950 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Proscenium width, 15 ft. Stage, 15 ft. deep. Prices, is. to 2s. gd. Odeon, Hounslow West. Phone, Hounslow 2096. — Circuit Management Association, Ltd., Albion House, 59, New Oxford Street, London, W.C.i. Phone, Temple Bar 4333. Continuous. Prices, is. to 3s. 6d. Cafe. Regal (we), Staines Road. Phone, Hounslow 0546. — Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 1,839 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Fitted "ARDENTE" Deaf Aids See page 106 HOVE (Sussex), Pop. 54,994. Granada (we), Portland Road. Phone, Hove 3985. — Prop., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. 1,592 seats. Continuous. Cafe attached. Station, Hove, (B.R.). Odeon. Phone, Hove 1188. — Circuits Management Association, Ltd., Albion House, 59, New Oxford Street, London, W.C.i. Phone, Temple Bar 4333. Continuous. Prices, is. to 2s. gd. Cafe. Stations, Hove, and Brighton (B.R.). Tivoli (Kalee), Western Road. — Props., Tivoli Enterprises (Hove), Ltd. 350 seats. Booked at Hall by Prop. Continuous. Prices, iod. and is. gd. Proscenium width, 20 ft. HOWDEN (Yorks), Pop. 2,052. Majestic Phone, Howden 35. — Props., Majestic Cinema (Pocklington), Ltd., Manor Buildings, Pocklington. 400 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. 6d. Booked by C. H. Whincup at Leeds. Station, Howden (B.R.). HOWDON ONTYNE (Northumb.), Pop. 8,782. Lyric Cinema (we). — Prop., Lyric (Newcastle) Cinema, Ltd. Managed by Tyne Picture Houses, Ltd., 2, Saville Place, Newcastle-onTyne. Phone, Wallsend 63756. 1,285 seats. Continuous. Station, Howden-on-Tyne. HOYLAKE (Cheshire), Pop. 16,628. Kingsway Picture House (bth), Market Street. Phone, Hoylake 682. — Prop., K. and W. Cinemas, Ltd., Whitefriars House, Friar Lane, Nottingham. Phone, Nottingham 443g4. Continuous. Mat., Sat. Two changes weekly. 1,000 seats. Prices, gd. to 2s. 8d. Booked at Nottingham. Proscenium width, 48 ft. Winter Gardens Cinema (rca), Alderley Road. Phone, Hoylake 1345. — Prop., S.M. Associated Cinemas, Ltd. Man. Dir., Southan Morris, Morris House, 1-5, Jermyn Street, London, S.W.i. Phone, Whitehall 3242. HOYLAND (nr. Barnsley, Yorks), Pop. 16,008. Cinema (bth), Market Street. Phone, Hoyland 32gg. — Props., Hoyland Cinema Co., Ltd. Boeked at Hall. 704 seats. Continuous. Prices, gd. to is. 6d. Proscenium width, 24 ft. Stations, Elsecar and Hoyland (B.R.). Princess Theatre (bth). Phone, Hoyland 3245. — Prop., Hoyland Cinema Co., Ltd., 3, Market Street. Phone, 329g. Separate shows. Prices, is. to 2s. 3d. Booked at H.O. Films by Film Transport. Stations, Elsecar and Hoyland (B.R.).