Arcadia Cinema
Llangefni,
LL77
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Llangefni in North Wales had the Arcadia Cinema Hall, which was operating by 1937. The Arcadia Cinema closed circa 1968 and was demolished in 1971
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Editha Pearce
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For many years this cinema was known locally as the “Dingle Cinema”.
This venue opened its doors circa 1923 under the ownership of Mr. F.J. Jones. Originally it only opened on three nights a week with prices ranging from 6d to 1/6d. It could seat 400 patrons and had a proscenium 20ft wide.
A British Acoustic sound system saw it into the sound era, when prices ranged from 9d to 1/6d. By 1951 Royal Cinema (Amlwch) Ltd had control of the venue and seats had been reduced to 380 (Reason unknown). Prices were now 1/– to 2/3d and programmes were changed 3 times a week, which indicates Daily opening. Kinema Weekly Yearbook also mentions in 1952 ONLY that there was a dance hall atached to the cinema. The cinema was closed by 1965 and demolished in 1971. At least your correspondent got that bit right!
I am an old woman of 71 years who used her memory to recall halls that I was aware of when I worked with mainly Welsh Cinemas between 1955 and 1965.I am always happy to be corrected but I find the comments of Capelmawr insulting.
With respect to Mrs/Miss/Ms Pearce, this is supposed to be an historic record of old cinemas. There is therefore a duty of contributors to get things right, not blame their memory because they failed to check things!
Capelmawr continues to place insulting comments on Cinema Treasures.He should learn that looking up details in the Kine Year Books is just one part of recording cinema history. Recording the memories of those who worked in the halls of fifty years ago is equally important. I now live some 8000 miles away from Wales and have no possibility of ever returning there; neither to I have access to a supply of Kine Year Books. What I do have, as does Eric Evans who has also been insulted by this person,are memories of the halls we both worked in over fifty years ago. Perhaps Ken Roe will consider moderating any future postings by Capelmawr?
Mizz Pearce tries to justify her incorrect ‘memories’ by going on about her age and accuse me of using year books! Does her ‘memories’ outweigh doing research at libraries and talking to old people who’s memories seem to be more correct than hers? Perhaps Mr Roe would be better off checking out some of Mizz Pearces postings which seem very prone to error!