This is a scanned copy of a flyer that was handed out in cinemas to advertising forthcoming films.
Some cinemas would have additional entertainment aside from the films which would entertain and involve audience participation.
Things sold within the cinema during the 1930′s to the 1960′s were limited in terms of the refreshments and snacks sold within modern cinemas.
Children’s Cinema shows and matinees hoped to develop young cinema goers into life long film and cinema fans
We come along on a Saturday morning, greeting everybody with a smile….
Children’s Matinees
Saturday morning, hundreds of unsupervised rowdy children. What could it be?
The Broadway Cinema – Stanley Road Bootle
Cinemas accommodated for different audiences by holding film programs which catered and entertained many tastes.
The cinema during the war years played an important role in keeping up morale and finding out news and information. It also was a place to escape for a few hours and get lost in the land of film.
When the film ‘Rock Around the Clock’ was released in cinemas the music had people dancing in the aisles and many people were asked to leave the cinema.
Happy memories of The ABC Minors and dates at the pictures