Kinematograph year book (1950)

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Kinema Directory {England). 413 width, 42 ft. Station, Wellington (B.R.). Road Transport. Grand Theatre (we). Phone, Wellington 297. Prop., W. Wright. 800 seats. Prices, is. to 2s. 3d. Continuous. Booked at Birmingham. Proscenium width, 24 ft. Station, Wellington, Salop (B.R.). Town Hall Cinema (ba). — Props., Miles and Evans. 400 seats. Booked at Hall and Birmingham. Continuous. Prices, 9d. to 2s. 3d. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Station, Wellington, Salop (B.R.). WELLINGTON (Som ), Pop. 7,296. Rex. Wellesley Kinema (we). — Prop., Wessex Kinema Co. WELLS (Somerset), Pop. 6,065. Palace Theatre (parmeko), Priory Road. Phone, Wells 127. — Prop., E. H. Collins, Priory House, Wells. 400 seats. Booked at Hall/ Once nightly Mon., Tues., and Thurs. Twice nightly, Wed. and Fri. Three shows on Sat. Prices, iod. to 2s. gd. Proscenium width, 21 ft. Stage, 20 ft. deep ; eight dressingrooms. Station, Wells (B.R.) ; and Road Transport. Regal (bth). Phone, Wells 195. (Clifton Circuit). — Props., Regal, Wells, Ltd., Princes Chambers, 6, Corporation Street, Birmingham. Phone, Mid. 0283. Booked at H.O. 594 seats. Continuous from 5 p.m., Mat. Sat. Prices, is. to 2s. 9d. Occasional Variety. Proscenium width, 28 ft. Stage, 30 ft. deep ; four dressingrooms. Station, Wells (B.R.). WE LLS-NEXT-T HE-SEA (Norfolk), Pop. 2,481. Park Cinema. — Bostock Cinema Circuit, 193, Norwich Road, Ipswich. Phone, Ipswich 51324. (Closed.) Regal (btp), Clubbs Lane. Phone, Wells 233. — Bostock Cinema Circuit, 193, Norwich Road, Ipswich. Phone, Ipswich 51324. 400 seats. Nightlv at 7.30. Twice Sat. Station, Wells-next-Sea (B.R.), and Transport. WELWYN (Herts). Pop. 5,257. Pavilion (bth), London Road. Phone, Welwyn 373. — Props., Pavilion Cinema (Welwyn), Ltd. 801 seats. Prices, is. to 2s. 3d. Continuous from 2 p.m. Proscenium width, 30 ft. Cafe. Station, W7elwyn North (B.R.). WELWYN GARDEN CITY (Herts), Pop. 18,090. Welwyn Theatre (bth). Phone, Welwyn Garden 456. — Props., Shipman & King Cinemas, Ltd. H.O., Wellington House, Strand, London, W.C.2. Phone, Temple Bar 5077. Booked at H.O. Continuous. Station, Welwyn Garden City (B.R.). WEM (Salop), Pop. 2,360. Wem Cinema. — Prop., E. Tavlor (Cinemas), Ltd., Castle Cinema, Builth Wells. Phone, Builth Wells 291. 350 seats. Prices, 6d. to 2s. 3d. Once nightly. Two shows on Sat. Booked at Builth Wells. Station, Wem (B.R.). WEMBLEY (Middx.), Pop. 132.6C0. Majestic, High Road. Phone, Wembley 3025. — Circuits Management Association, Ltd,, Albion House, 59, New Oxford Street, London, W.C.i. Phone, Temple Bar 4333. Continuous. Prices, is. 3d. to 3s. 6d. Cafe and Ballroom. Station, Wembley (B.R.), Regal (rca). Phone, Wembley 0049. — Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. 2,027 seats. Booked at H.O. Wembley Hall Cinema (rca), High Road. Phone, Wembley 4694. — Props., Nora Thomson and M. Macken. 1,050 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices, is. 3d. to 2s. 9d. Station, Wembley Hill. WENDOVER (Bucks), Pop. 2,024. R.A.F. Camp Cinema (btp), Halton Camp. Phone, Wendover 2242.— Prop., R.A.F. 934 seats. Booked at Hall. One show nightly. Three changes weekly. Prices, 5d. to is. 6d. Station, Wendover (B.R.). WEOBLEY (Hereford), Pop. 900. Cinema. — Prop., F. Jones. Booked at Birmingham. One show per week: Prices, 6d. to is. 2d. Dance Hall attached. WEST BROMWICH (Staffs), Pop. 86,170. Clifton Cinema (bth), Stone Cross (Clifton Circuit). Phone, Stone Cross 2141. — Props., Clifton Cinema (Stone Cross), Ltd., " Rosumcourt," Bloxwich Road, Leamore, Walsall. 1,214 seats. Prices, iod. to 2s. 3d. Continuous Mon. to Sat. from 5 p.m. ; Mat. Mon., Thur., Sat. Suns, from 4 p.m. Booked at H.O. Proscenium width, 40 ft. Stage, 18 ft. deep ; one dressing-room. Station, West Bromwich (B.R.). Hill Top Picture House (we). Phone, Wednesbury 0182. — Props., Arthur Griffin, Ltd. 700 seats. Booked at Imperial P.H., West Bromwich. Continuous evenings. Mat., Mon., Thurs. and Sat. Prices, iod. to is. 6d. Station, West Bromwich (B.R.). Imperial Picture House (we), Spon Lane. Phone, West Bromwich 0192. — Prop., Griffin Cinemas, Ltd. 940 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Two changes weekly. Price*, is. to 2s. 3d. Station, West Bromwich (B.R.). Palace (we), High Street. Phone, West Bromwich 0358. — Prop., Griffin Cinemas, Ltd. 920 seats. Continuous. Prices, is. to 2S. 3d. Proscenium width, 22 ft. Booked at Birmingham. Station, West Bromwich (B.R.). Plaza Theatre (rca), Paradise Street. Phone West Bromwich 0030. — Props., Kennedy's Theatres, Ltd., Hippodrome, Dudley. Phone, Dudley 4231. 1,100 seats. Booked at Hall. Continuous. Prices, is. gd. and 2s. 3d. Stage, 30 ft. deep ; 10 dressing-rooms. Proscenium width, 26 ft. Station, West Bromwich (B.R.) Queen's Picture House (ba), Queen Street. Phone, West Bromwich 0351. — Prop., Miles Jervis Cinemas, Ltd. 1,000 seats. Prices, gd. i to2s. 3d. Booked at Birmingham. Continuous from 2 p.m. Station, West Bromwich (B.R.). St. George's Picture House (g.b. duosonic), Paradise Street. Phone, West Bromwich 0737. — Prop., Miles Jervis Cinemas. 700 seats. Prices, gd. to is. gd. Booked at Birmingham. Continuous from 5 p.m., Sat. from 2 p.m. Proscenium width, 20 ft. Station, West Bromwich (B.R.). Tower (we). Phone, West Bromwich 1210. — Props., Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., 30-31, Golden Square, London, W.i. Phone, Gerrard 7887. i,g22 seats. Continuous. Booked at H.O. Station, Paradise Street, West Bromwich (B,R.),