A vintage photograph of the Gaumont, playing the Gaumont release in September 1949: View link
In April 1956 playing the Gaumont release: View link
A night view, after the 1960 renovation playing “Spartacus”: View link
A close-up view of the entrance, playing the Rank release in April 1971: View link
Jerry, Thanks for posting the photo of the City Theatre, it is not the Academy of Music though. It is the City Theatre, located just along the street at number 114 E. 14th Street. The City Theatre has its own page /theaters/1326/
The Regent Theatre can be seen on centre left of this photograph (the building with the vast white roof): View link
A better view of the Regent Theatre on the right of this photograph: http://flickr.com/photos/8502604@N03/2072606799/
Don, It opened as the El Rey Theatre (in 1940’s and 1950’s editions of Film Daily Yearbook), then (I believe) its final times as a movie theatre it was re-named Reel Theatre. It has now gone back to its original name El Rey.
The Caley Picture House can be seen in this vintage 1959 photograph; It’s the dark building jutting out, mid-distance on the right, just beyond the bus: http://flickr.com/photos/allybeag/838615722/
Despite the fact it was then operating as a Mecca Bingo Club, the Commodore Cinema hosted two concerts by the Rolling Stones pop group on Sunday 10th January 1965.
A vintage photograph from June 1948, playing the Odeon release: View link
Another photograph from later in that year, September 1949, playing the Odeon release: View link
An undated photograph, most likely the mid-to-late-1950’s: View link
A vintage photograph of the Gaumont, playing the Gaumont release in September 1949:
View link
In April 1956 playing the Gaumont release:
View link
A night view, after the 1960 renovation playing “Spartacus”:
View link
A close-up view of the entrance, playing the Rank release in April 1971:
View link
A photograph of the ABC Bridgeton taken in October 2005, almost a year after the fire:
http://flickr.com/photos/dickyhart/50896641/
A photograph of one of the current occupants of the building:
http://flickr.com/photos/monkeyiron/376622738/
The Colosseum Kino, photographed in May 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/14514234@N00/538293728/
The ceiling of the auditorium’s dome:
http://flickr.com/photos/75011083@N00/409804764/
Jerry, Thanks for posting the photo of the City Theatre, it is not the Academy of Music though. It is the City Theatre, located just along the street at number 114 E. 14th Street. The City Theatre has its own page /theaters/1326/
The Regent Theatre can be seen on the centre left of this photograph (the large white roof):
View link
A better view of the Regent Theatre on the right of this photograph:
http://flickr.com/photos/8502604@N03/2072606799/
The Regent Theatre can be seen on centre left of this photograph (the building with the vast white roof):
View link
A better view of the Regent Theatre on the right of this photograph:
http://flickr.com/photos/8502604@N03/2072606799/
A historical video (just over 12 minutes in length) featuring the Orpheum Theatre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS6zgSIOGZg
A vintage and current photograph (side by side) of the Kolosseum/Yank Kino:
http://flickr.com/photos//wienschau/1810193685/
Historic details photographs and memorabilia of the Leicester Square Theatre here:
View link
Some more history and memorabilia on the Carlton Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/CarltonHaymarket.htm
The facade and signage:
http://flickr.com/photos/mad_t/2101474600/
Exterior at night:
View link
Auditorium:
View link
Foyer:
View link
Projection box:
View link
Photographed in use as a Bingo Hall in the late 1980’s. The original ornate facade is covered over. Note the adjacent Grand Opera House on the extreme left:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2105700422/
A view of the stalls seating area:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2104923899/
A view of the circle seating area:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2104924867/
A view of the auditorium and proscenium, as seen from the circle:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2105703590/
A photograph of the Vogue Cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2105709052/
The Last Picture Show:
http://flickr.com/photos/ceiteiren/187961488/
A vintage photograph of the Odeon, playing the Rank release in May 1971:
View link
Don, It opened as the El Rey Theatre (in 1940’s and 1950’s editions of Film Daily Yearbook), then (I believe) its final times as a movie theatre it was re-named Reel Theatre. It has now gone back to its original name El Rey.
A 1974 photograph, after it had been renamed Reel Theatre:
View link
The Caley Picture House can be seen in this vintage 1959 photograph; It’s the dark building jutting out, mid-distance on the right, just beyond the bus:
http://flickr.com/photos/allybeag/838615722/
Two recent photographs:
Main facade and entrance:
http://flickr.com/photos/re_teacher/21119662/
Full view of the building, including the clock tower which was built earlier:
http://flickr.com/photos/nualabugeye/1310777907/
A view of the Town Hall to the left on this small photograph:
http://www.threetowners.com/images/town_hall.jpg
Some recent February 2008 photographs:
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2238488103/
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2238488535/
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2239281884/
Former stage house:
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2239282220/
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2239282532/
Despite the fact it was then operating as a Mecca Bingo Club, the Commodore Cinema hosted two concerts by the Rolling Stones pop group on Sunday 10th January 1965.
A vintage photograph from June 1948, playing the Odeon release:
View link
Another photograph from later in that year, September 1949, playing the Odeon release:
View link
An undated photograph, most likely the mid-to-late-1950’s:
View link
A small photograph of the auditorium and some more history here:
http://www.copelandbc.gov.uk/main.asp?page=2894