The Tivoli Theatre can be seen on the right of this photograph of the Strand in August 1955, with the still existing Adelphi Theatre across the road and the Vaudeville Theatre in the distance: http://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/2784209086/
In 1950, the chain had 24 theatres listed, and as well as those listed above, additions were:
ARKANSAS
Ashdown: Williams Theatre
De Queen: Sevier Theatre, Val-e-vue Drive-In
Horatio: Horation Theatre
Nashville: Elberta Theatre
OKLAHOMA
Broken Arrow: McCurtain Theatre
Purcell: Canadian Theatre
The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbooks lists the Royal Theatre 500 seats, and the Rio Theatre (Closed) 500 seats. In the 1943 edition of FDY, only the Rio is listed, operated by Paramount, but (Closed). By 1950, the Rio was operating again.
In the 1940’s, there is also a Rob Burns Theatre operating in Van Buren with 631 seats. This has gone from listings by 1950.
Great 1949 photo of Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End. The sign is pointing towards the Odeon Leicester Square, so not really the Odeon Mile End. Thanks for posting it though.
A set of vintage photographs of the Regal Cinema: View link
Three scanned images from the 1960’s:
main entrance: View link
South side elevation: View link
Ballroom (re-named Regal Rooms) entrance: View link
Seymour; Great photo of the Regal Theatre/later Odeon, Marble Arch, now demolished and not to be confused with the current open Odeon Marble Arch, which is also on this site.
A night view of the Odeon Marble Arch in November 1955. The main corner entrance is on the left:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/2807665107/
The Monseigneur News Theatre, photographed from the south of Trafalgar Square in August 1955:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/2784366558/
The Time News Theatre, photographed in August 1955:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/2783415827/
The Tivoli Theatre can be seen on the right of this photograph of the Strand in August 1955, with the still existing Adelphi Theatre across the road and the Vaudeville Theatre in the distance:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/2784209086/
The entrance to the Astoria Theatre in 1957 during the run of “Around the World in 80 Days”:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/2845860024/
The Stoll Theatre, photographed in August 1955 during the run of “Kismet”:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allhails/2783357767/
A set of historic vintage photographs of the Gaumont;
View link
Photographed playing the Gaumont release in November 1949:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/finchleyg2.jpg
Photographed playing the Rank release in the Summer of 1970:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/finchleyg.jpg
The former Odeon, photographed in August 1983:
View link
In 1950, the chain had 24 theatres listed, and as well as those listed above, additions were:
ARKANSAS
Ashdown: Williams Theatre
De Queen: Sevier Theatre, Val-e-vue Drive-In
Horatio: Horation Theatre
Nashville: Elberta Theatre
OKLAHOMA
Broken Arrow: McCurtain Theatre
Purcell: Canadian Theatre
Memorabilia, details and a description of the Empire Theatre here:
View link
The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbooks lists the Royal Theatre 500 seats, and the Rio Theatre (Closed) 500 seats. In the 1943 edition of FDY, only the Rio is listed, operated by Paramount, but (Closed). By 1950, the Rio was operating again.
In the 1940’s, there is also a Rob Burns Theatre operating in Van Buren with 631 seats. This has gone from listings by 1950.
The ‘new’ entrance to Erith Playhouse, photographed in August 2003:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frisby/5106448/
A night view from October 2007:
View link
A set of vintage photographs of the Odeon:
View link
Some photographs and details here:
View link
A vintage photograph of the Palace Cinema while under the control of Union Cinemas chain in 1936:
View link
A recent photograph of the Wurlitzer organ console from the Gaumont Dingle:
View link
A set of vintage photographs of the Odeon/Coronet, Elephant & Castle:
View link
Great 1949 photo of Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End. The sign is pointing towards the Odeon Leicester Square, so not really the Odeon Mile End. Thanks for posting it though.
A set of vintage photographs of the Regal Cinema:
View link
Three scanned images from the 1960’s:
main entrance:
View link
South side elevation:
View link
Ballroom (re-named Regal Rooms) entrance:
View link
The Queen’s Hall, Palmers Green is not listed on Cinema Treasures at this moment in time.
a73uk; The Palace Theatre has its own page here:
/theaters/15231/
The Royal/Ritzy is listed as the Canadian Rink Cinema here:
/theaters/15241/
More history, details and photographs of the Queen’s Hall building:
http://www.nqho.com/NQHO/Queens_Hall.html
History, more details photographs and memorabilia on the Scala Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Scala.htm
LM: In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook, it is spelt “Nottowa”, so not sure which is correct.
Seymour; Great photo of the Regal Theatre/later Odeon, Marble Arch, now demolished and not to be confused with the current open Odeon Marble Arch, which is also on this site.