The Savoy now has 13 screens. Twinned 1969, tripled 1975, five screens in 1979, six in 1988, seven in 2014, Screen 2 converted to three screens in 2016, Screen 1 converted to five screens in 2018. The cinema was built on the site of the Granville Hotel with two other sources giving the opening date as 29 November 1929.
Yet more information. Opening date 28 March 1921 sold to Ward Anderson in 1968 and closed 22 December that year with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Reopened 1988 as a three-screen cinema as stated above.
Opened 15 June 1936 with Top Hat. Replaced Hurst’s previous cinema which burned down in 1935. Irish premiere of Moby Dick held here in 1954 as it had been partially shot in the town.
Yes Drowearts, Ritz closed 31 March 1990 with Casualties of War in the evening with Child’s Play as the late film. Opened 1947 by the Breen group to replace the Savoy.
First closed 14 March 1971 with The Sword of Sherwood Forest and Where Angels Go Trouble Follows. Reopened by a businessman but closed again 19 December 1977 with Red River.
Ideal Cinema for March 1942 states that the Rialto was under construction and was an extension of the Excelsior with the old auditorium intended to be a ballroom. Architect for the scheme Norman D. Good.
The reopening in 1912 was by Bright’s Electric Pictures but it was sold to Circuit Cinemas 1921. Leased to Arthur Morris and wired for sound reopening on 1 October 1930 with “The SAP” and “Dark Street”. Acquired by Salberg and Clift in 1937 who would later establish the Clifton circuit.
For Mike Blakemore an image of the press cutting for this is attached as a photo. The April 1996 date given in the overview is likely a closure date for conversion to four screens which it became from 12 July 1996. A few other notes is that a time capsule was placed in the building in October 1994. Also at the time of the takeover in 1993 the cinemas major stakeholder was facing a murder charge on the Isle of Man where he lived at the time. A fire took hold in the building in April 2000 which distrupted operations for several weeks.
There are early references to this place as ‘Shanley’s Picture Hall’.
The Savoy now has 13 screens. Twinned 1969, tripled 1975, five screens in 1979, six in 1988, seven in 2014, Screen 2 converted to three screens in 2016, Screen 1 converted to five screens in 2018. The cinema was built on the site of the Granville Hotel with two other sources giving the opening date as 29 November 1929.
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Yet more information. Opening date 28 March 1921 sold to Ward Anderson in 1968 and closed 22 December that year with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Reopened 1988 as a three-screen cinema as stated above.
Ritz opened 23 March 1940 closed 18 September 1976 with The Big Country.
Apparently opened as a theatre and converted to cinema September 1939 when it reopened with Pygmalion. Destroyed by fire 17 December 1966.
Opened 15 June 1936 with Top Hat. Replaced Hurst’s previous cinema which burned down in 1935. Irish premiere of Moby Dick held here in 1954 as it had been partially shot in the town.
Horgan’s was converted in May 1973 to Abbey One and Abbey Two, closed 1988.
Yes Drowearts, Ritz closed 31 March 1990 with Casualties of War in the evening with Child’s Play as the late film. Opened 1947 by the Breen group to replace the Savoy.
This building was originally St. Michael’s Church built in 1806 hence the name.
Name changed to Panoramic in 1971 following installation of a panoramic screen but closed 1984. Reopened as above with name changed back.
Appears to have been still screening films in March 1946 although it couldn’t have lasted for much longer than that.
Advertising as the IFC 2-screen cinema by May 2000.
The Palladium was built in 1937. Property sold in 1990 and later demolished.
Later the Silver Slipper ballroom, demolished and replaced with the Holiday Shops. Was situated on Strand Road.
First closed 14 March 1971 with The Sword of Sherwood Forest and Where Angels Go Trouble Follows. Reopened by a businessman but closed again 19 December 1977 with Red River.
Known as Kilkenny Cineplex in 2001.
According to Ideal Cinema for March 1942 the Excelsior was intended to be a ballroom as part of the new Rialto.
Ideal Cinema for March 1942 states that the Rialto was under construction and was an extension of the Excelsior with the old auditorium intended to be a ballroom. Architect for the scheme Norman D. Good.
Kine Weekly states the Savoy opened 31 July 1932.
The reopening in 1912 was by Bright’s Electric Pictures but it was sold to Circuit Cinemas 1921. Leased to Arthur Morris and wired for sound reopening on 1 October 1930 with “The SAP” and “Dark Street”. Acquired by Salberg and Clift in 1937 who would later establish the Clifton circuit.
For Mike Blakemore an image of the press cutting for this is attached as a photo. The April 1996 date given in the overview is likely a closure date for conversion to four screens which it became from 12 July 1996. A few other notes is that a time capsule was placed in the building in October 1994. Also at the time of the takeover in 1993 the cinemas major stakeholder was facing a murder charge on the Isle of Man where he lived at the time. A fire took hold in the building in April 2000 which distrupted operations for several weeks.
New photo added today.
New image added today.
New photo added today.