I think the film was actually the Greatest Question. The nightclub has now closed and the store is Golden Discs. Some ceiling work of the cinema can be seen in Delia’s flower shop down the side passage.
Definitely the same building although the inside has been stripped and has nothing of cinematic interest. Scaffolding was up on the outside just recently so maybe a facelift is imminent. It opened on 9 September 1913 with 700 seats in stadium plan. Closed with the Man in the Iron Mask on 4 April 1964. Used as a sorting office after closure but now as stated is a bowling alley and amusement centre.
Opened on 1 November 1920 and closed by a fire started by the Black & Tans a month later. Reopened 22 September 1921. Run by Madge O’Regan and Mrs Julia Scraggs and had 450 seats. Talkies arrived in December 1929. Sold to Abbey Films 1950s run by Leo Ward & Kevin Anderson. Closed 8 April 1972. Relaunched in the upstairs after downsizing showing Cabaret on 19 November 1972, but closed again in August 1989. Ground floor now amusements centre called Casino with newsagent at the front. Upstairs said to be empty.
The Everyman was originally Dan Lowery’s Music Hall but a permanent cinema from 1930. It screened its last film Planes Trains and Automobiles on 4 June 1988. It is now a theatre.
The Coliseum opened on 15 February 1940 with Batchelor Mother and closed with Lust for a Vampire on 8 August 1972. The 750-seater was owned by the Kelly Family who sold it to Modern Irish Theatres and it reopened on 1 September 1972 with the Dirty Dozen. It was remodelled in the early 1980s to incorporate a shopping mall and eventually closed on 8 February 2007 with Goal 2 and Infamous. The cinema is now occupied by the Church on Main Street who have been there since 2008. Films are still shown once a month in the 168-seat screen. Information from an article by James Durney. More history at http://www.kildare.ie/ehistory/index.php/naas-cinemas-the-coliseum/ and http://www.kildare.ie/library/ehistory/2012/08/naas_cinemas_the_dara.asp
The cinema was opened in 1946 by Henry Dinnage who was already in his 70s. The first film was Intermezzo. It closed in 1974 with From Bangkok with Orders to Kill. Henry’s grandson John Dinnage introduced Casablanca in 2012 at the Rathkeale Arts Centre, where films are occasionally shown.
The building was more recently the Third Space bar and lounge with a chill-out bar downstairs and a funky dance bar upstairs. As of July 2016 the ground floor is an African bar and restaurant called Lucy 1st.
The local authority announced in May 2015 that it had purchased the site with a view to demolishing it for offices. There are few bars around this stretch as the drinking culture is now centred around Wind Street.
The Savoy was a conversion of the Catch My Pal Hall, a temperance venture run by a committee and which also screened films, hence it was known as “The Catch”. It was badly damaged by fire in the early-1960s and ended up being incorporated into Sprott’s bacon factory.
The building in faience to the left of the corner entrance which is often photographed is not part of the cinema. If you go down the left-hand alley you will find a passage between it and the cinema and it appears as a white void on cinema plans.
Situated in the Market House, it was leased by Richard Hayward (H of H.B.E. Cinemas?) and opened on 19 March 1944 with Arabian Knights. Lease ended 1954 then run by Canon Murray until 1969. Burned down by the British Army in 1974.
I think the film was actually the Greatest Question. The nightclub has now closed and the store is Golden Discs. Some ceiling work of the cinema can be seen in Delia’s flower shop down the side passage.
Definitely the same building although the inside has been stripped and has nothing of cinematic interest. Scaffolding was up on the outside just recently so maybe a facelift is imminent. It opened on 9 September 1913 with 700 seats in stadium plan. Closed with the Man in the Iron Mask on 4 April 1964. Used as a sorting office after closure but now as stated is a bowling alley and amusement centre.
Opened on 1 November 1920 and closed by a fire started by the Black & Tans a month later. Reopened 22 September 1921. Run by Madge O’Regan and Mrs Julia Scraggs and had 450 seats. Talkies arrived in December 1929. Sold to Abbey Films 1950s run by Leo Ward & Kevin Anderson. Closed 8 April 1972. Relaunched in the upstairs after downsizing showing Cabaret on 19 November 1972, but closed again in August 1989. Ground floor now amusements centre called Casino with newsagent at the front. Upstairs said to be empty.
Building is at Washington Street West, 21 Washington Street is a bar.
New photo added today of the mall.
The Savoy closed on 1 February 1975 with the Towering Inferno, with guests from the cast of Upstairs Downstairs in attendance for some reason.
The Everyman was originally Dan Lowery’s Music Hall but a permanent cinema from 1930. It screened its last film Planes Trains and Automobiles on 4 June 1988. It is now a theatre.
The former auditorium has been embraced rather than covered over. New photo of proscenium uploaded.
The live venue appears to have closed and bingo is back again. The foyer is now a Chinese restaurant. New photo uploaded.
The Coliseum opened on 15 February 1940 with Batchelor Mother and closed with Lust for a Vampire on 8 August 1972. The 750-seater was owned by the Kelly Family who sold it to Modern Irish Theatres and it reopened on 1 September 1972 with the Dirty Dozen. It was remodelled in the early 1980s to incorporate a shopping mall and eventually closed on 8 February 2007 with Goal 2 and Infamous. The cinema is now occupied by the Church on Main Street who have been there since 2008. Films are still shown once a month in the 168-seat screen. Information from an article by James Durney. More history at http://www.kildare.ie/ehistory/index.php/naas-cinemas-the-coliseum/ and http://www.kildare.ie/library/ehistory/2012/08/naas_cinemas_the_dara.asp
The cinema was opened in 1946 by Henry Dinnage who was already in his 70s. The first film was Intermezzo. It closed in 1974 with From Bangkok with Orders to Kill. Henry’s grandson John Dinnage introduced Casablanca in 2012 at the Rathkeale Arts Centre, where films are occasionally shown.
Closed for a short period in April 2016 to allow for the installation of luxury VIP seating
Following a change of ownership in 2011 it is now the City Spices Costcutter catering for a broad range of ethnicities.
The building was more recently the Third Space bar and lounge with a chill-out bar downstairs and a funky dance bar upstairs. As of July 2016 the ground floor is an African bar and restaurant called Lucy 1st.
The local authority announced in May 2015 that it had purchased the site with a view to demolishing it for offices. There are few bars around this stretch as the drinking culture is now centred around Wind Street.
According to the Ross-shire Journal the Picture House opened on 31 August 1931 and the opening attraction was Eddie Cantor in ‘Whoopee’.
The Savoy was a conversion of the Catch My Pal Hall, a temperance venture run by a committee and which also screened films, hence it was known as “The Catch”. It was badly damaged by fire in the early-1960s and ended up being incorporated into Sprott’s bacon factory.
According to Wikipedia the cinema opened in 1994.
Frontage has been removed as you will see form this picture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbstewart/3766137973
Brother Roy also set up a similar effort on the Ballynichol Road called the Exclesior but with only 28 seats. The Tudor has 66.
The building in faience to the left of the corner entrance which is often photographed is not part of the cinema. If you go down the left-hand alley you will find a passage between it and the cinema and it appears as a white void on cinema plans.
Situated in the Market House, it was leased by Richard Hayward (H of H.B.E. Cinemas?) and opened on 19 March 1944 with Arabian Knights. Lease ended 1954 then run by Canon Murray until 1969. Burned down by the British Army in 1974.
The Regent opened on 24 December 1938 and closed as a result of fire on 10 October 1977.
They had a chip shop around the side, used to go there for chips as a teenager in the 70s. The cinema was closed by then.
Date of closure 22 October 1985.