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[[20th Century Cinema Theatre]] was a cinema in Fleet Street, East London (now KuGompo City). | [[20th Century Cinema Theatre]] was a cinema in Fleet Street, East London (now KuGompo City). | ||
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The theatre accommodated 800 people on a single floor and was air-conditioned by means of a refrigerating system. Patrons entered the theatre via a "crush hall" and then the foyer. In the foyer, which was the biggest in the city for this type of theatre, there was an Alvar soda-water fountain. The seats in the theatre were of leather, upholstered in mohair. They were specially made for the 20th Century Theatre in Canada, and a firm in England made the specially designed carpets for the cinema. | The theatre accommodated 800 people on a single floor and was air-conditioned by means of a refrigerating system. Patrons entered the theatre via a "crush hall" and then the foyer. In the foyer, which was the biggest in the city for this type of theatre, there was an Alvar soda-water fountain. The seats in the theatre were of leather, upholstered in mohair. They were specially made for the 20th Century Theatre in Canada, and a firm in England made the specially designed carpets for the cinema. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:43, 31 July 2026
20th Century Cinema Theatre was a cinema in Fleet Street, East London (now KuGompo City).
The venue
The theatre accommodated 800 people on a single floor and was air-conditioned by means of a refrigerating system. Patrons entered the theatre via a "crush hall" and then the foyer. In the foyer, which was the biggest in the city for this type of theatre, there was an Alvar soda-water fountain. The seats in the theatre were of leather, upholstered in mohair. They were specially made for the 20th Century Theatre in Canada, and a firm in England made the specially designed carpets for the cinema. The air-conditioning refrigeration plant, the electrical fittings and sound equipment were also imported from Canada and the United States.
Sources
Daily Dispatch, Saturday April 5 1941.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/197016830343302
Correspondence from William Martinson (william_martinson@icloud.com) July-August 2026.
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