Gala Bingo Hanley
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Previously operated by:Essoldo Circuit (Contol) Ltd.
Previous Names: Palace Cinema
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Located in the Potteries town of Hanley on Albion Square at the corner of Cheapside and Stafford Street. Built in 1907 as a skating rink, by 1915 it was re-named Palais de Danse. It gained a Cinematograph Licence in May 1921, but continued its use as a skating rink & dance hall. Following alterations by Palace Amusements Ltd., which included a new façade, the Palace Cinema was opened on 26th December 1932 with Ramon Navarro in “The Impossible Lover” & Laurel & Hardy in “County Hospital”. All seating was on a single floor. It had a 36ft wide proscenium and was equipped with a British Talking Picture(BTP) sound system. There was a café for the convenience of patrons.
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In March 1955 it was taken over by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne based Essoldo chain and it was equipped with CinemaScope and the proscenium was widened to 45ft opening on 9th May 1955 with “There’s No Business Like Show Business”. Major musicals such as Gordon McCrea in “Carousel”, Yul Brynner in “The King & I” played here. In January 1960 Leslie Caron in “Gigi” was on the screen and a Hammond Lafleur touring style organ was installed and played by organist ‘Nanette’ who entertained the audiences pre-show. It was closed on 26th May 1962 with the nudist film “Naked as Nature Intended” starring Bridget Leonard & “The Call Girl Business” starring Anita Ekberg.
It was demolished in 1963 and a new building on the site contains shops and a bingo club which became a Gala Bingo Club that recently was renamed Buzz Bingo.
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Previously operated by:Associated British Cinemas Ltd.
Architects:Frank Matcham
Styles:Neo-Classical
Previous Names: Queen's Theatre
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Originally built as the Queen’s Theatre in 1887 (architect John Taylor), the building was destroyed by fire on 28th September 1894.
A new Queen’s Theatre was built on the site, designed by noted theatre architect Frank Matcham and it opened in 1896. Seating was provided in Orchestra Stalls, Dress Circle and Balcony levels and the auditorium was richly decorated. It served as a variety theatre and from at least 1911 films were shown as part of the bill.
In 1916 it was re-named Empire Theatre and in late-1921 conversion was begun to cinema use, when a projection box was built into the roof of the building. It re-opened on 23rd January 1922 with some stage shows taking place, but film use became more prevalent and right up to closure it was always named the Empire Theatre. Taken over by the Regent circuit in 1925, they later became part of Associated British Cinemas (ABC).
At some time the balcony area was sealed off with the insertion of a false ceiling and this reduced the seating capacity to 796. The Empire Theatre closed on 2nd April 1966 with Elvis Presley in 'Harem Holiday' and it was converted into an Alpha Bingo Club, later Tudor Bingo Club.
The building was given a Grade II Listed status and bingo continued until 1991 when it was operated by Gala Bingo Clubs.
The Empire Theatre stood unused and plans were going ahead for the Stoke on Trent Repertory Theatre to take over the building and bring it back into live show use.
Sadly, a fire on New Years Eve;31st December 1992 destroyed the building apart from the facade. There was talk about re-building or even keeping the facade in a new development, but it was not to be and the final remains of the Empire Theatre were demolished in Spring 1997.
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