Kinematograph year book (1950)

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Kinema Directory {England). 383 Rivoli Cinema (we), Corporation Street Phone, St. Helens 4185. — Prop., County Playhouses, Ltd., Arcade Street, King Street, Wigan. Phone, 3476. 1,257 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mat. daily. Sun. at 8 p.m. Prices, is. to as. 3d. Station, St. Helens (B.R.). Savoy Picture House. Phone, St Helens 3392. — Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, W.i Phone, Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. 1,515 seats. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Cafe attached. Station, St. Helens (B.R.). Scala (btp), Ormskirk Street. Phone, St. Helens 3654.— Prop., Scala (St. Helens), Ltd 885 seats. Booked by Philip M. Hamner. 51A, Rodney Street, Liverpool. Continuous. Prices, is. to is. 6d. Sutton Empire (bth), Junction Lane. Phone, St. Helens 3030. — Prop., Empire Cinema (Junction Lane), Ltd., 55, Cross Street, Manchester. Phone, Bla. 7106-7. 516 seats. Booked at H.O. Twice nightly. Mats. Mon., Wed., Thurs and Sat. Prices, gd. to is. gd. Proscenium width, 25 ft. Station, St. Helens Junction (B.R.). ST. IVES (Cornwall), Pop. 8,541. Royal. Phone, St. Ives 143. — Prop., St. Ives Cinemas (Cornwall), Ltd. 686 seats. Prices, is. 3d. to 2S. od. Continuous from 2.30 p.m. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width, 28 ft. Stage, 14 ft. deep. Station, St. Ives (B.R.). Sc ala Theatre (bth). Phone, St. Ives 143. — Prop., St. Ives Cinemas (Cornwall), Ltd. 400 seats. Booked at Royal. Continuous from 5.30 p.m. Prices, is. 3d. to 2s. 3d. Proscenium width, 17 ft. Stage, 15 ft. deep. Station, St. Ives (Cornwall) (B.R.). ST. IVES (Hunts), Pop. 3,114. Regal Kinema (btp). Phone, St. Ives 21 19. — Prop., Bostock Cinema Circuit, 193, Norwich Road, Ipswich. Phone, Ipswich 51324 39° seats. Booked by D. F. Bostock at H.O. Prices, iod. to 2s. 3d. Station, St. Ives (Hants.) (B.R.), and Cambridge and District F.T. ST. JUST (Cornwall), Pop. 4,046. Cape Cinema (g.b. magnus), Cornwall Street. Phone, St. Just 27.— Prop., B. Proctor, " Pasadena," St. Just. 150 seats. Separate shows. Prices, gd. to is. 9d. Booked at Hall. Station, Penzance. ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA (Sussex), Pop. 12,339. Elite Picture Theatre (we), Warrior Square. Phone, Hastings 282. — Prop., Hastings Entertainments, Ltd., iiia ,Wardour Street, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 4668. (Closed.) Kinema (we), Norman Road. Phone, Hastings 184. — Props., Kinema Playhouses, Ltd. Man. Dir., Randolph E. Richards. Booked at Picturedrome, Eastbourne. Continuous. Station, Warrior Square (B.R.). Regal (we), London Road. — Phone, Hastings 4411. — Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd. Managed by Associated Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Booked at H.O. 1,591 seats. Continuous. Cafe attached. Station, Warrior Square (B.R.). Roxy (bth). Phone, Hastings 1662. — Props., Cranfield Cinemas, Ltd., Orion, Hassocks. Phone, Hassocks 497. 450 seats. Booked at Orion, Hassocks. Continuous. Prices, 9d. to 2S. 9d. Station, Warrior Square (B.R.). ST. NEOTS (Hunts), Pop. 4,995. Pavilion (saas), High Street. Phone, St. Neots 128. — Props., Totton Development Co., Ltd. Direction, B. E. Fortesque, 27, Newman Street, London, W.i. Phone, Museum 7237-8. 620 seats. Continuous. Prices, gd. to 2s. 6d. Booked at H.O. Station, St. Neots. SALCOMBE (Devon), Pop. 2,432. Town Hall Cinema (Film Industries, Ltd.). Phone, Salcombe 20. — Props., Salcombe Town Hall Co., Ltd. Booked at Fore Street. Approximately 173 seats. Prices, 7d. to 2s. 6d. Not continuous. Proscenium width, 22 ft. Station, Kingsbridge (B.R.). SALE (Cheshire), Pop. 42,890. Odeon. Phone, Sale 2247. — Circuits Management Association, Ltd., Albion House, 59, New Oxford Street, London, W.C.i. Phone, Temple Bar 4333. Continuous. Prices, is. 3d. to 2s. gd. Cafe. Station, Sale. Palace (btp), Ashton Lane. Phone, Sale 3524. — Props., Warwick Cinemas (Timperley), Ltd., Warwick Cinema, Sale Moor. Phone, 4228. 926 seats. Continuous. Prices, 9d. to is. 9d. Booked at H.O. Savoy Cinema (we), Tatton Road. Phone, Sale 1096. — Props., Union Cinemas, Ltd. Managed by Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. Booked at H.O. 1,369 seats. Continuous. Station, Sale. Warwick (we), Northenden Road. Phone, Sale 4228. — Props., Warwick Cinemas (Timperley), Ltd. 1,220 seats. Prices, is. to 2S. 3d. Continuous Sun. to Sat. Films booked at Hail. Pantomime and special shows booked by Bert Loman, Mere, Cheshire. Proscenium width, 36 ft. Stage, 26§ ft. deep. Five dressing-rooms. Station, Sale Manchester. SALFORD (Lancs), Pop. 178,800. Alexandra Picture House (btp), Rumford Street. Phone, Pendleton 1235. — Props., Ogden's Theatres, 196, Deansgate, Manchester. 850 seats. Booked at H.O. Continuous from 6 p.m. Sun. from 5.15 p.m. Ambassador Super Cinema (bth), Langworthy Road, Pendleton. Phone, Pendleton 1601. — ■ Props., The Ambassador Super Cinema, Ltd., 27, Fennel Street, Manchester. Phone, Bla. 2144. 1,800 seats. Prices, 9d. to 2s. 3d. Continuous from 6 p.m. Mats., Mon. and Wed. Three shows Sat. Booked at H.O. Cafe attached. Station, Pendleton (Broad Street) (B.R.). Boro' Cinema (btp), Halliwell Street, Trafford Road. Phone, Trafford Park 0701. Prop., W. L. Johnson. 650 seats. Prices, 6d. to is. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Booked at Hall. Station, Manchester. Carlton (we). Phone_, Pendleton 165 1. — Props., Carlton Cinema (Salford), Ltd. 2,500 seats. Prices, is. 3d. to 2s. 3d. Continuous from 5.45 p.m. Booked at Hall. Proscenium width, 46 ft. Stage, 22 ft. Two dressing, rooms. Cafe. Station, Manchester, Victoria. Cromwell Picture House (btp), Pendleton. Phone, Pendleton 1165. — Props., Cromwell Picture House, Ltd., 1 /3, Stanley Street, Liverpool. Phone, Cent. 7261. 1,127 seats. Continuous. Prices, gd. to is. gd. Booked by P. M. Hanmer, 51 a, Rodney Street, Liverpool. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Devonshire Theatre (we), Broughton. Phone, Higher Broughton 2720. — Props., Marks Circuit Cinemas, 326, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester. Phone, Collyhurst 2133. 1,250