I have given a brief biography of Brinley Evans who was managing director of Hull Cinemas Limited and his empire of cinema’s he acquired and controlled. This can be seen on the web site of the Dorchester Hull. All the information I have supplied was from Mr Evans himself and my own personal recollections and experience. I worked as second projectionist at the Criterion, National, Carlton and the Dorchester. I was the only projectionist at the Cleveland for the last 18 months of it’s life and became co-chief at the Dorchester and later Chief at the Carlton. I remained at the Carlton for several months after it had turned to bingo. I also gave a helping hand at the Cecil when it opened. I really enjoyed working the Dorchester most. I reluctantly took the offer of Chief at the Carlton when Mr. Evans promised to pay me the same rate as I had been getting as co-chief and as I only lived in Alliance Avenue just around the corner from the Carlton, the offer had been too tempting. I didn’t work with David Alexander during his time at the Dorchester. We met during my spell at the Criterion abnd remained good friends ever since. I too have some great photos of the Dorchester and quite a bit of Cine film of it as well as the Carlton.
Barrie Wilson (A.K.A.) Steve King
I was second projectionist at the Tivoli and we shared the same news with the Regal/ABC which sometimes was quite a rush if both film programmes clashed. I also remember projectionists Charlie Abrahams and Clive Leeman. Charlie was killed when he fell from the top of the stage as he leant accross the top of the screen to mend the bobbins on the screen curtains. Later I was based at the Regal and was relief projectionist working the other three ABC cinemas, Rex, Royalty and Regis. ABC sold their Rialto Cinema on Beverly Road to Hull Cinemas when the National was bombed in 1941. The Rialto then became the National until it finally bit the dust in the late fifties. ABC had closed the Rialto when war broke out and it remained disused until Hull Cinemas took it over. BARRIE WILSON
(AKA) STEVE KING .uk
I have given a brief biography of Brinley Evans who was managing director of Hull Cinemas Limited and his empire of cinema’s he acquired and controlled. This can be seen on the web site of the Dorchester Hull. All the information I have supplied was from Mr Evans himself and my own personal recollections and experience. I worked as second projectionist at the Criterion, National, Carlton and the Dorchester. I was the only projectionist at the Cleveland for the last 18 months of it’s life and became co-chief at the Dorchester and later Chief at the Carlton. I remained at the Carlton for several months after it had turned to bingo. I also gave a helping hand at the Cecil when it opened. I really enjoyed working the Dorchester most. I reluctantly took the offer of Chief at the Carlton when Mr. Evans promised to pay me the same rate as I had been getting as co-chief and as I only lived in Alliance Avenue just around the corner from the Carlton, the offer had been too tempting. I didn’t work with David Alexander during his time at the Dorchester. We met during my spell at the Criterion abnd remained good friends ever since. I too have some great photos of the Dorchester and quite a bit of Cine film of it as well as the Carlton.
Barrie Wilson (A.K.A.) Steve King
I was second projectionist at the Tivoli and we shared the same news with the Regal/ABC which sometimes was quite a rush if both film programmes clashed. I also remember projectionists Charlie Abrahams and Clive Leeman. Charlie was killed when he fell from the top of the stage as he leant accross the top of the screen to mend the bobbins on the screen curtains. Later I was based at the Regal and was relief projectionist working the other three ABC cinemas, Rex, Royalty and Regis. ABC sold their Rialto Cinema on Beverly Road to Hull Cinemas when the National was bombed in 1941. The Rialto then became the National until it finally bit the dust in the late fifties. ABC had closed the Rialto when war broke out and it remained disused until Hull Cinemas took it over. BARRIE WILSON
(AKA) STEVE KING .uk