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In 1911 a theatre called the [[Electric Cinema]] opened in Portobello Road as one of the first repertory cinemas in England, eventually resurrected as a luxury cinema. | In 1911 a theatre called the [[Electric Cinema]] opened in Portobello Road as one of the first repertory cinemas in England, eventually resurrected as a luxury cinema. | ||
| − | + | The pioneering and influential Electric Theatres (1908) Ltd, which created | |
| + | London’s first true cinema circuit, based its whole policy on the continuous show | ||
| + | located within London’s populous districts.9 | ||
| + | In 1910, at least fifty per cent of the | ||
| + | cinemas in the Greater London area operated with a continuous show policy. The | ||
''Not to be confused with a number of other companies known by this name, e.g. The Electric Theatre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Theatre], founded in an abandoned electricity works building in Guildford, Surrey, England, in 1997 or the Electric Theatre Company[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Theatre_Company], a non-profit, regional, Equity theatre company located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.'' | ''Not to be confused with a number of other companies known by this name, e.g. The Electric Theatre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Theatre], founded in an abandoned electricity works building in Guildford, Surrey, England, in 1997 or the Electric Theatre Company[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Theatre_Company], a non-profit, regional, Equity theatre company located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.'' | ||
| + | https://lukemckernan.com/wp-content/uploads/unequal_pleasures.pdf | ||
https://londonist.com/2011/02/cinefile-electric-cinemas-centenary | https://londonist.com/2011/02/cinefile-electric-cinemas-centenary | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 29 July 2019
In 1911 a theatre called the Electric Cinema opened in Portobello Road as one of the first repertory cinemas in England, eventually resurrected as a luxury cinema.
The pioneering and influential Electric Theatres (1908) Ltd, which created London’s first true cinema circuit, based its whole policy on the continuous show located within London’s populous districts.9
In 1910, at least fifty per cent of the
cinemas in the Greater London area operated with a continuous show policy. The
Not to be confused with a number of other companies known by this name, e.g. The Electric Theatre [1], founded in an abandoned electricity works building in Guildford, Surrey, England, in 1997 or the Electric Theatre Company[2], a non-profit, regional, Equity theatre company located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
https://lukemckernan.com/wp-content/uploads/unequal_pleasures.pdf
https://londonist.com/2011/02/cinefile-electric-cinemas-centenary
