Hi Both pictures are of the Victoria Playhouse.... QUOTE]
Hi Judy I used to go to the Victoria regular and every sat morning matinees and I used to go down to the Astoria my aunty Maud was cashier there And I used to get in free and get my free pop corn and ices Right up until 1954 and it was after leaving the Victoria and dashing down to the Astoria got in free to see Roy rogers Came out and got my self knocked down and almost ended up dead transfusion all night touch and go and had to have a big metal plate in my leg Which I still have today never ever went again as they sold it and became ATV studios
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Found this among my mother in law's photos. She worked at "The Bristol" just before WW2. A Christmas "do" perhaps, certainly a pro photo. Anyone know where, event etc?
The only News Theatre I knew till 1960 was at 56 High Street near the corner of Albert Street with a Pub on the corner and was owned by Movietone News from 1932 and run by Joseph Cohen (Jacey) before then it was the Oxford.
If anyone knows the name of the Pub it would fill a gap in the old memory bank.
I know we use to get there on the No6 Tram which ran up Dale End.
Sorry I do not know the name of the Pub, but this cinema (amongst others) was owned by my family business Jacey Cinemas Ltd. that no longer exists. Anyone interested in learning more can find my webpage devoted to the 'History of the Jacey Group' that included Jacey Cinemas, this was created by my late Grandfather Joseph Cohen (I am the last surviving Director) Please have a look at my website: - https://www.jncohen.net/JaceyGroup/JosephCohen.htm