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.
The console of the Wultitzer organ was in the center of the orchestra pit, so could be seen by the audience. The organ chambers were located in the ceiling, above the proscenium. To allow sound from the instrument into the auditorium, there was a tone chute, which allowed the sound to emit through the massive grillework above the main ceiling chandelier, giving an effect of the music seeming to ‘float’ over the audience.
A similar set up was also at two other Grauman theatres, the Metropolitan in Downtown, and the Egyptian along Hollywood Bouelvard.
A vintage photograph of the Odeon, playing the Odeon release in May 1956: http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/deptford1.jpg
A set of vintage photographs, showing the Odeon from its 1938 opening, to dereliction in the 1980’s and demolition in 1988: View link
Memorabilia, details and a description of the Empire Theatre here:
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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:
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A set of vintage photographs of the Odeon:
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Some photographs and details here:
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A vintage photograph of the Palace Cinema while under the control of Union Cinemas chain in 1936:
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A recent photograph of the Wurlitzer organ console from the Gaumont Dingle:
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A set of vintage photographs of the Odeon/Coronet, Elephant & Castle:
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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.
The console of the Wultitzer organ was in the center of the orchestra pit, so could be seen by the audience. The organ chambers were located in the ceiling, above the proscenium. To allow sound from the instrument into the auditorium, there was a tone chute, which allowed the sound to emit through the massive grillework above the main ceiling chandelier, giving an effect of the music seeming to ‘float’ over the audience.
A similar set up was also at two other Grauman theatres, the Metropolitan in Downtown, and the Egyptian along Hollywood Bouelvard.
A set of vintage photographs of the Ritz/ABC/Belle-Vue:
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A vintage photograph of the Odeon in 1956:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/682903550/
The Cine Vox, photographed in September 2008:
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Close-up in August 2007:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marion/1079220108/
From a different angle in June 2009:
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Viewed from the balcony during a concert:
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The opening day advertisement can be seen here:
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A more complete description can be found here:
http://everything2.com/title/Cinema%2520Egyptien
Historic photographs and more details of the New Cross Empire Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/NewCross.htm#empire
A vintage postcard view from around 1905:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt1965/3567820174/
A set of 3 vintage photographs of the New Cross Super Kinema:
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A vintage photograph of the Odeon, playing the Odeon release in May 1956:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/deptford1.jpg
A set of vintage photographs, showing the Odeon from its 1938 opening, to dereliction in the 1980’s and demolition in 1988:
View link