Madryn Hall

The man who ran the early film shows was an englishman, Mr Greenwood, who moved to live in Nefyn, He was said to be a small man with a resemblance to Charlie Chaplin. He acted as projectionist, userette, and played the piano. To attribute him withj piano playing skills is perhaps an exageration, suffice to say he mainly made sound effects on the piano, smashing down on the keys to simulate explosions, hammering the bass notes for gunfire etc. He also patrolled the hall with a rolled up newspaper with which he handed out instant justice to anyone misbehaving. His wife ran the bax office.He ceased shows with the coming of sound.
It was a Mr David Sutcliffe who brought films back to Nefyn in 1963, showing films once nightly with matinees “when wet”. He worked mainly as a “stringer” for the B.B.C. and would ofter show his documentary films as part of the programme. He ran the hall as a “one man band”, acting as box office custodian, userette, Ice cream salesman and projectionist. Films were 16mm and programmes were of weekly duration. He also ran shows in the George Edward Hall, Cemaes Bay on Anglesey.