Cannon Newcastle upon Tyne
Westgate Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 4AE
Westgate Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 4AE
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the essoldos architect was either william stockdale or edwin lawson.
Pleased to hear that you are with Odeon, Dave Speirs.
They have to be much more professional than ABC’s earlier acquisitors,namely Cannon, could ever have hoped to be.
In 1991, I was ‘tipped the wink’ by Tony Ramsden, Rank’s then Theatre Operations Manager, that they were ready to acquire and operate the ABC Darlington and his secretary said “well, when we take over you’ll be ok Terry because you’ll be on our area”.
You can imagine my disappointment when this did not, after all, come to fruition and I had to face the prospect of continuing to work for that organisation which I did (and still do) regard with the utmost disdain and contempt.
Whatever the business is like these days (the evaporation of the ‘magic’ and all), I am sure that you are with the best of a bad bunch!
TERRY CHARNOCK
From Raymond Notley
Can anyone help with the dates when the Wizard of Oz was first(?) shown at the Essoldo Newcastle? I was taken as a child and I am very curious as what date this was. Also, was there some kind of musical box contraption in the foyer?
hi terry charnock what do you think of it all now then ?? dave speirs odeon darlington [or is it ABCcannon virgin abc odeon ???