Show Service
Started in 1954 by Percy Tucker, it was a centralized booking office for theatres and cinemas. Situated in Johannesburg, it later became Computicket.
A booking agency founded by Percy Tucker in 1954. This eventiually led to the founding of the hugely influentiual ansd successful Computicket in 19**. Show Service: Ticket selling venture by Percy Tucker, started in 1954. Leon Gluckman and Audrey Cobden became partners. Show Services was converted into a private company in 1956. The Reps handed their box-office to Show Service in October 1958. Pat Bray joined Show Services as Percy Tucker’s second-in-command in February 1960. They moved premises from African City arcade to Rand Central in Jeppe Street in 1960. They secured a share in ACT’s ticket selling in 1960 and first became involved with cinema in the same year. Aubrey Louw took over from Pat Bray as Tucker’s personal assistant in 1966 **** Percy Tucker, 1997
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