Chronology of the Flicks
Pre 1910
In Wolverhampton there were film shows at fairgrounds, the
Drill Hall and the Pavilion.
In Wednesfield there may have been film shows at the
Tivoli/Palace Electric
In Bilston there were film shows at the original Wood's Palace
in the Town Hall
1910 - 1920
Wolverhampton
Pavilion continued to show films
until closure in cl916.
Electric Theatre (Palace)
opened 24/l/1910 - known as Imperial
in 1915 -closed cl918. Picture House
opened 21/12/1911
Strand opened 22/7/1912
Coliseum opened 14/11/1912
Agricultural Hall began showing
films cl913.
Picturedrome opened December 1913
- changed name to Scala in 1918
Queen's opened 30/9/1914.
Wednesfield
Picture House
opened cl9l2.
Bilston
Alhambra opened cl9l2.
Electric Palace opened cl913.
1920 - 1950
Wolverhampton
Strand became
West End 29/8/1925 - became
Park
16/l/1944 - became Rex
10/8/1947. Globe opened 24/l/1927 - became
Carlton
14/11/1943.
Picture House closed 28/9/1929
Theatre Royal became cinema 1931 -
became Clifton 18/9/1948.
Agricultural Hall closed 19/9/1931
Gaumont
opened 5/9/1932.
Dunstall opened 19/11/1934 - became
Odeon Dunstall cl936.
Odeon opened 11/9/1937.
Savoy opened 20/12/1937.
Penn opened 27/12/1937.
Clifton Failings Park
opened 24/10/1938.
Wednesfield
Picture House became
Ideal
cl931.
Regal opened 14/10/1935.
Bilston
Electric Palace closed cl921
new Wood's Palace opened 17/11/1921
- became Palace September 1936 - became
Odeon
cl937.
Savoy opened 10/10/1927.
1950 - 1996
Wolverhampton
Scala closed 1/12/1956
Rex closed December 1956
Queen's closed 7/2/1959.
Coliseum closed 19/12/1959.
Carlton closed 2/4/1960.
Olympia closed 9/7/1960.
Odeon Dunstall closed 5/11/1960.
Clifton Failings Park
closed 4/11/1961.
Clifton closed
12/2/1966.
Penn closed 24/3/1973
Gaumont closed 10/11/1973.
Odeon became triple screen 7/10/1973
- closed 4/6/1983.
Savoy
became ABC December 1960 - triple
screen 13/5/1974 - became Cannon
December 1986 - closed 17/10/1991.
Light House opened 1991
Wednesfield
Ideal closed cl957
Regal closed 17/3/1962
Bilston
Savoy closed
cl962
Odeon closed 22/2/1964
Alhambra closed cl964 - continued on
a very part-time basis until cl982
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