Listed in the 1941 edition of F.D.Y. with 300 seats. The 1950 edition has a seating capacity given as 400 and it is located on Main Street, Albion, IL.
Listed in the Kine' Yearbook 1937 as the Victoria Hall with a seating capacity given as 2,150. Still listed with the same name in 1947 Kine' Yearbook but with a seating capacity of 2,000
I have no record of this cinema being name Roxy, it was always the New Regal Super Cinema, later Regal Cinema. It was built on the site of the 1910 Bacup Public Hall/Gem Cinema/Kozy Cinema.
When it first became a bingo hall the Regal was re-named New Embassy Bingo and Social Club operated by the Star Cinema circuit. Maybe it was re-named Roxy Bingo by its last operator?
Originally opened in 1909 as the Grand Theatre & Hippodrome it became the Hippodrome Theatre in 1915. In 1931 it was re-modelled and began cinema use re-named the New Grand Theatre with a seating capacity of 1,758.
The Lincoln Theater is listed as being in Arlington in the main listings of the 1941 Film Daily Yearbook (1,244 seats) operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management (The circuit listings in the same edition have it as being in Kearney).
Same in the 1943 edition but it is listed under Arlington and Kearney in the main listings (although no seating capacity given under the Kearney listing).
By the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed as being in Kearney and has a seating capacity of 1,267, still operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management.
The website has been up-dated and also has a short promotional video presentation. The fully restored and renovated Dome Cinema is due to re-open Summer 2006.
Great shot Robert. You can also see the lower part of the Big Top Theatre vertical blade sign ‘Adults Only’-One Flight Up' with an arrow pointing down towards the entrance at the side of the main Circus Cinema entrance.
A copy of Topman gay guide magazine I have dated August 1982 has an advert for the Big Top Theatre, 1604 Broadway/49th St. (open 24 hours). The Premier presentation of Christopher Rage’s “Sleaze” – It ain’t no Love Story! starring Casey O'Donovan is the main movie playing.
The local Minneapolis architectural firm Kees @ Colburn were responsible for the design of the Pantages Theatre when it first opened in 1916. The style was described as French Renaissance and it had a seating capacity of 1,600.
In 1922 architect B. Marcus Priteca re-designed the theatre and added a large glass dome to the centre of the ceiling in the auditorium. This interior was ‘modernised’ in 1946 when the theatre became the RKO Pan.
The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook has the Princess Theatre, Commerce Street (525 seats) and the Thompson Theatre, no address or seating capacity which usually means it’s a new theatre and full details haven’t been forwarded on to F.D.Y. editors.
There is a Scenic Theatre, 106 Main Street, Keene, NH listed in Film Daily Yearbooks 1941 and 1943 (800 seats) and in the 1950 edition seating is given as 657.
The Lafayette Theater is listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915. In its early years it was a segregated house that had a seperate seating area for blacks. Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s 1930-1933 and 1940-1949 as a Negro theatre catering for African American audiences, the seating capacity given varies from 1,245 (presumably for motion pictures, minus the black seating area?) to 2,000 seats as a stage theatre with all seats counted when it was de-segregated.
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson played here in 1915. Fats Waller was a regular player on the organ. Other artists who appeared on stage here include Duke Ellington band in 1922, Bessie Smith and Cab Calloway.
The production of “Macbeth” was a black version, directed by Orson Welles for the Federal Theater Program of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as was a black production of “The Hot Mikado”.
Listed in the 1941 edition of F.D.Y. with 300 seats. The 1950 edition has a seating capacity given as 400 and it is located on Main Street, Albion, IL.
Listed in the Kine' Yearbook 1937 as the Victoria Hall with a seating capacity given as 2,150. Still listed with the same name in 1947 Kine' Yearbook but with a seating capacity of 2,000
The current name for the nightclub in the former Theatre Royal is ‘Royale’
Kine' Yearbook’s 1963 and 1965 have the Roxy Cinema still listed as operating (possibly part-time?).
I have no record of this cinema being name Roxy, it was always the New Regal Super Cinema, later Regal Cinema. It was built on the site of the 1910 Bacup Public Hall/Gem Cinema/Kozy Cinema.
When it first became a bingo hall the Regal was re-named New Embassy Bingo and Social Club operated by the Star Cinema circuit. Maybe it was re-named Roxy Bingo by its last operator?
Originally opened in 1909 as the Grand Theatre & Hippodrome it became the Hippodrome Theatre in 1915. In 1931 it was re-modelled and began cinema use re-named the New Grand Theatre with a seating capacity of 1,758.
The Kine' Yearbook 1937 gives a seating capacity of 840 during the period of time it was operated by ABC Cinemas.
The Fashion Theater was still listed as open in the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook.
Listed as closed in the 1941 F.D.Y. but its open again in the 1943 edition. A seating capacity of 550 is given in both these editions.
The Lincoln Theater is listed as being in Arlington in the main listings of the 1941 Film Daily Yearbook (1,244 seats) operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management (The circuit listings in the same edition have it as being in Kearney).
Same in the 1943 edition but it is listed under Arlington and Kearney in the main listings (although no seating capacity given under the Kearney listing).
By the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed as being in Kearney and has a seating capacity of 1,267, still operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management.
It was open in 1941 (listed in that year’s edition of F.D.Y. as the Park Lane Theatre with 1,421 seats).
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1943 edition gives a seating capacity of 500 and in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is 502.
The website has been up-dated and also has a short promotional video presentation. The fully restored and renovated Dome Cinema is due to re-open Summer 2006.
Great shot Robert. You can also see the lower part of the Big Top Theatre vertical blade sign ‘Adults Only’-One Flight Up' with an arrow pointing down towards the entrance at the side of the main Circus Cinema entrance.
The Cinema House opened on 19th September 1913.
The Central Cinema closed c.1967/8 and is now in use as an auction room.
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The Gaiety Theatre is listed here /theaters/2945/
A copy of Topman gay guide magazine I have dated August 1982 has an advert for the Big Top Theatre, 1604 Broadway/49th St. (open 24 hours). The Premier presentation of Christopher Rage’s “Sleaze” – It ain’t no Love Story! starring Casey O'Donovan is the main movie playing.
The Yorkville Casino is listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915.
The Embassy Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 edition as having a seating capacity of 813.
The local Minneapolis architectural firm Kees @ Colburn were responsible for the design of the Pantages Theatre when it first opened in 1916. The style was described as French Renaissance and it had a seating capacity of 1,600.
In 1922 architect B. Marcus Priteca re-designed the theatre and added a large glass dome to the centre of the ceiling in the auditorium. This interior was ‘modernised’ in 1946 when the theatre became the RKO Pan.
The Palace Theatre is listed in Film Daily Yearbooks 1941 and 1943 editions as having a seating capacity of 500.
The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook has the Princess Theatre, Commerce Street (525 seats) and the Thompson Theatre, no address or seating capacity which usually means it’s a new theatre and full details haven’t been forwarded on to F.D.Y. editors.
There is a Scenic Theatre, 106 Main Street, Keene, NH listed in Film Daily Yearbooks 1941 and 1943 (800 seats) and in the 1950 edition seating is given as 657.
The Lafayette Theater is listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915. In its early years it was a segregated house that had a seperate seating area for blacks. Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s 1930-1933 and 1940-1949 as a Negro theatre catering for African American audiences, the seating capacity given varies from 1,245 (presumably for motion pictures, minus the black seating area?) to 2,000 seats as a stage theatre with all seats counted when it was de-segregated.
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson played here in 1915. Fats Waller was a regular player on the organ. Other artists who appeared on stage here include Duke Ellington band in 1922, Bessie Smith and Cab Calloway.
The production of “Macbeth” was a black version, directed by Orson Welles for the Federal Theater Program of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as was a black production of “The Hot Mikado”.