Great 1949 photo of Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End. The sign is pointing towards the Odeon Leicester Square, so not really the Odeon Mile End. Thanks for posting it though.
A set of vintage photographs of the Regal Cinema: View link
Three scanned images from the 1960’s:
main entrance: View link
South side elevation: View link
Ballroom (re-named Regal Rooms) entrance: View link
Seymour; Great photo of the Regal Theatre/later Odeon, Marble Arch, now demolished and not to be confused with the current open Odeon Marble Arch, which is also on this site.
The console of the Wultitzer organ was in the center of the orchestra pit, so could be seen by the audience. The organ chambers were located in the ceiling, above the proscenium. To allow sound from the instrument into the auditorium, there was a tone chute, which allowed the sound to emit through the massive grillework above the main ceiling chandelier, giving an effect of the music seeming to ‘float’ over the audience.
A similar set up was also at two other Grauman theatres, the Metropolitan in Downtown, and the Egyptian along Hollywood Bouelvard.
A vintage photograph of the Odeon, playing the Odeon release in May 1956: http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/deptford1.jpg
A set of vintage photographs, showing the Odeon from its 1938 opening, to dereliction in the 1980’s and demolition in 1988: View link
Both the Alhambra Theatre (listed as Alhambra Amusement Co.) 108-110 Bleecker Street and Majestic Theatre (no address given) are listed in 1914/1915.
Other early theatres listed are:
Bender Theatre
Empire Theatre, Bleecker Street
Family Theatre, 82 Bleecker Street
Idle Hour Theatre, 629 Bleecker Street
Lumberg Theatre, Washington near Lafayette Street
Mirth Theatre
Orpheum Theatre, 34 Lafyette Street
Savoy Theatre, 634 Bleecker Street
Star Theatre, 644 Bleecker Street
Theatorium, 206 Genesee Street
A vintage photograph of the Palace Cinema while under the control of Union Cinemas chain in 1936:
View link
A recent photograph of the Wurlitzer organ console from the Gaumont Dingle:
View link
A set of vintage photographs of the Odeon/Coronet, Elephant & Castle:
View link
Great 1949 photo of Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End. The sign is pointing towards the Odeon Leicester Square, so not really the Odeon Mile End. Thanks for posting it though.
A set of vintage photographs of the Regal Cinema:
View link
Three scanned images from the 1960’s:
main entrance:
View link
South side elevation:
View link
Ballroom (re-named Regal Rooms) entrance:
View link
The Queen’s Hall, Palmers Green is not listed on Cinema Treasures at this moment in time.
a73uk; The Palace Theatre has its own page here:
/theaters/15231/
The Royal/Ritzy is listed as the Canadian Rink Cinema here:
/theaters/15241/
More history, details and photographs of the Queen’s Hall building:
http://www.nqho.com/NQHO/Queens_Hall.html
History, more details photographs and memorabilia on the Scala Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Scala.htm
LM: In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook, it is spelt “Nottowa”, so not sure which is correct.
Seymour; Great photo of the Regal Theatre/later Odeon, Marble Arch, now demolished and not to be confused with the current open Odeon Marble Arch, which is also on this site.
The console of the Wultitzer organ was in the center of the orchestra pit, so could be seen by the audience. The organ chambers were located in the ceiling, above the proscenium. To allow sound from the instrument into the auditorium, there was a tone chute, which allowed the sound to emit through the massive grillework above the main ceiling chandelier, giving an effect of the music seeming to ‘float’ over the audience.
A similar set up was also at two other Grauman theatres, the Metropolitan in Downtown, and the Egyptian along Hollywood Bouelvard.
A set of vintage photographs of the Ritz/ABC/Belle-Vue:
View link
A vintage photograph of the Odeon in 1956:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/682903550/
The Cine Vox, photographed in September 2008:
View link
Close-up in August 2007:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marion/1079220108/
From a different angle in June 2009:
View link
Viewed from the balcony during a concert:
View link
The opening day advertisement can be seen here:
View link
A more complete description can be found here:
http://everything2.com/title/Cinema%2520Egyptien
Historic photographs and more details of the New Cross Empire Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/NewCross.htm#empire
A vintage postcard view from around 1905:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt1965/3567820174/
A set of 3 vintage photographs of the New Cross Super Kinema:
View link
A vintage photograph of the Odeon, playing the Odeon release in May 1956:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/deptford1.jpg
A set of vintage photographs, showing the Odeon from its 1938 opening, to dereliction in the 1980’s and demolition in 1988:
View link
A vintage postcard view of the Broadway Theatre in the early 1900’s:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt1965/3550386097/
The front and entrance of the Palace Cinema can be seen on the right of this photograph(where the pedestrian is walking):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt1965/2562170852/
A vintage photograph and further details of the Broadway Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/NewCross.htm#broadway
Here are some photographs of the Vista Theatre that I have taken:
Scanned photos from 1999:
Exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3723847963/
Foyer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3723849347/
Auditorium side-wall:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3724658328/
Two photographs of the auditorium I took in June 2005:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3724692664/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3724694372/
Both the Alhambra Theatre (listed as Alhambra Amusement Co.) 108-110 Bleecker Street and Majestic Theatre (no address given) are listed in 1914/1915.
Other early theatres listed are:
Bender Theatre
Empire Theatre, Bleecker Street
Family Theatre, 82 Bleecker Street
Idle Hour Theatre, 629 Bleecker Street
Lumberg Theatre, Washington near Lafayette Street
Mirth Theatre
Orpheum Theatre, 34 Lafyette Street
Savoy Theatre, 634 Bleecker Street
Star Theatre, 644 Bleecker Street
Theatorium, 206 Genesee Street