Don, It opened as the El Rey Theatre (in 1940’s and 1950’s editions of Film Daily Yearbook), then (I believe) its final times as a movie theatre it was re-named Reel Theatre. It has now gone back to its original name El Rey.
The Caley Picture House can be seen in this vintage 1959 photograph; It’s the dark building jutting out, mid-distance on the right, just beyond the bus: http://flickr.com/photos/allybeag/838615722/
Despite the fact it was then operating as a Mecca Bingo Club, the Commodore Cinema hosted two concerts by the Rolling Stones pop group on Sunday 10th January 1965.
A vintage photograph from June 1948, playing the Odeon release: View link
Another photograph from later in that year, September 1949, playing the Odeon release: View link
An undated photograph, most likely the mid-to-late-1950’s: View link
A vintage and current photograph (side by side) of the Kolosseum/Yank Kino:
http://flickr.com/photos//wienschau/1810193685/
Historic details photographs and memorabilia of the Leicester Square Theatre here:
View link
Some more history and memorabilia on the Carlton Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/CarltonHaymarket.htm
The facade and signage:
http://flickr.com/photos/mad_t/2101474600/
Exterior at night:
View link
Auditorium:
View link
Foyer:
View link
Projection box:
View link
Photographed in use as a Bingo Hall in the late 1980’s. The original ornate facade is covered over. Note the adjacent Grand Opera House on the extreme left:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2105700422/
A view of the stalls seating area:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2104923899/
A view of the circle seating area:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2104924867/
A view of the auditorium and proscenium, as seen from the circle:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2105703590/
A photograph of the Vogue Cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/21816505@N08/2105709052/
The Last Picture Show:
http://flickr.com/photos/ceiteiren/187961488/
A vintage photograph of the Odeon, playing the Rank release in May 1971:
View link
Don, It opened as the El Rey Theatre (in 1940’s and 1950’s editions of Film Daily Yearbook), then (I believe) its final times as a movie theatre it was re-named Reel Theatre. It has now gone back to its original name El Rey.
A 1974 photograph, after it had been renamed Reel Theatre:
View link
The Caley Picture House can be seen in this vintage 1959 photograph; It’s the dark building jutting out, mid-distance on the right, just beyond the bus:
http://flickr.com/photos/allybeag/838615722/
Two recent photographs:
Main facade and entrance:
http://flickr.com/photos/re_teacher/21119662/
Full view of the building, including the clock tower which was built earlier:
http://flickr.com/photos/nualabugeye/1310777907/
A view of the Town Hall to the left on this small photograph:
http://www.threetowners.com/images/town_hall.jpg
Some recent February 2008 photographs:
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2238488103/
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2238488535/
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2239281884/
Former stage house:
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2239282220/
http://flickr.com/photos/chaspix/2239282532/
Despite the fact it was then operating as a Mecca Bingo Club, the Commodore Cinema hosted two concerts by the Rolling Stones pop group on Sunday 10th January 1965.
A vintage photograph from June 1948, playing the Odeon release:
View link
Another photograph from later in that year, September 1949, playing the Odeon release:
View link
An undated photograph, most likely the mid-to-late-1950’s:
View link
A small photograph of the auditorium and some more history here:
http://www.copelandbc.gov.uk/main.asp?page=2894
A series 10 photographs taken in January 2008(click on the forward arrow on the ‘kencta photostream’):
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2230713287/
At the end of those 10 current photographs, I have added this 1927 view of the auditorium, as seen from the stage:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2231737794/
A January 2008 photograph of the former Green’s Playhouse (now Mecca Bingo Club) with the former Classic Cinema just beyond:
http://flickr.com/photos/elizmar/2154149747/
The entrance on the right and the former Classic Cinema in the centre:
http://flickr.com/photos/elizmar/2154147843/
The former Classic Cinema can be seen here on the right, in this night photograph from 1st January 2008:
http://flickr.com/photos/elizmar/2154940888/
A similar photograph, but also showing the adjacent former Green’s Playhouse (now Mecca Bingo Club) entrance:
http://flickr.com/photos/elizmar/2154147843/
The rear of the buildings, Green’s Playhouse (left) and Classic Cinema (centre):
http://flickr.com/photos/elizmar/2074440436/
The Dara Cinema can be seen ‘lit up’ on the left of this night time street scene of Naas. Photograph taken around November 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/paulrailton/511169450/
The closed Oscar Cinema, as seen in August 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/ichor/1270729478/
Photographed in January 2008:
http://flickr.com/photos/16913367@N02/2162740421/
Photographed as a single screen in 1995:
http://flickr.com/photos/yellowsummer/2223006124/
Some photographs:
Exterior in May 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/senojbor/521419788/
Exterior in December 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/340872260/
In April 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/455479909/
In September 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/1438615459/
Close-up in August 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/mahadelic/1719929680/
As the Palladium Entertainment Centre (Cinema & Bingo) in the 1990’s:
http://flickr.com/photos/mattwood/111625450/