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The cinema was designed by Julian Leathart and W. R. Grainger for Joseph Mears Theatres Ltd, and was opened on 21 April 1930, as the Richmond Kinema. It seated 1,533, in stalls and circle levels. [2] It was also a theatre, with stage and dressing rooms, which have survived. [3]
The Byrd Theatre is a cinema in the Carytown neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It was named after William Byrd II, [3] the founder of the city. The theater opened on December 24, 1928 to much excitement and is affectionately referred to as "Richmond’s Movie Palace". Though equipped with a Wurlitzer pipe organ, the theatre was also one of ...
Mosque Theater (1940-95) Landmark Theater (1995-2014) Address: 6 N Laurel St Richmond, VA 23220-4700: Location: Virginia Commonwealth University: Owner: City of Richmond: Capacity: 3,565: Construction; Broke ground: February 7, 1926: Opened: October 28, 1927: Rebuilt: During 2013 and 2014: Construction cost: $1.65 million ($29.3 million in 2024 ...
Odeon cinema in Reading, Berkshire in 1945 with filmgoers outside queuing for tickets. Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by entrepreneur Oscar Deutsch. [5] Odeon publicists liked to claim that the name of the cinemas was derived from his motto, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", [5] but it had been used for cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s, and the word is actually Ancient Greek ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. British cinema chain The Light Cinemas Group Ltd. Company type Limited Company Industry Entertainment (movie theatres) Founded 2007 Founders John Sullivan Keith Pullinger Headquarters London, England, UK Number of locations 13 cinemas (2024) Key people James Morris (Chief Executive) Owner ...
On January 25, 1988, Columbia agreed to acquire USA Cinemas Inc., with 325 screens, for $165 million; the acquisition was closed on March 2. [9] Later in 1988, Loews bought 48 screens in the Washington, D.C. area from Roth Enterprises, M&R Theatres with 70 screens in the Chicago area, and JF Theatres, Inc. with 66 screens in the Baltimore area.
It is now fully restored, thanks to a funding campaign in May 2013 and seats 214. [8] The final amount raised well exceeded the initial £122,500 expected, and they were able to undertake building work to create two bars, a new box office and update other facilities.
When construction was complete, the complex was renamed Richmond CenterStage and expanded to include the Altria Theater. The center now contains five venues in two distinct locations. The Carpenter Theatre, named for the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, is the historic 1,800-seat proscenium theater described above.