poppins Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I used to frequent a lot of the old cinemas in the 50's and 60's, but can't for the life of me remember where this one was. I can't think of it either jmdee I was an usherette at the one near Coles..forget the name, I hated it when I had to stand there with the tray and sell ice cream when the llights came up,they attacked me like vultures , I gave all the wrong change out, then ended up just handing out the ice creams to get rid of everybody , oh! and I did get the sack after a few weeks...don't know why Bloody itchy uniform too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I can't think of it either jmdee I was an usherette at the one near Coles..forget the name, I hated it when I had to stand there with the tray and sell ice cream when the llights came up,they attacked me like vultures , I gave all the wrong change out, then ended up just handing out the ice creams to get rid of everybody , oh! and I did get the sack after a few weeks...don't know why Bloody itchy uniform too! Was it the Gaumont with the Cinema house opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Was it the Gaumont with the Cinema house opposite. Yes that was it, they were showing Elvis movies then, but I went to the Forum on a Saturday as we lived in Southey Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfyre Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Hi Kidorry, I was thinking of the East Side Kids who were in the 1946 Coli films Muggs Rides Again, Docks of New York, and Follow Your leader; but, course, there was also the Bowery Boys and Dead End Kids of Angels With Dirty Faces, They Made Me A Criminal etc. Then, of course, there were the films about the Bowery that starred George Raft, Wallace Beery, etc. A fascinating mix of black-and-white films that seemed so good to kids in the pre-TV era! Keep the Coliseum memories coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Can anyone remember the last film on at the Coli?I can`t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfyre Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Hi Kidorry, The last show at the Coliseum was on Nov 2 1963 when the double bill featured The Horse Without A Head and Savage Sam. The old theatre organ that was once a famous feature of the Coli from 1921 to 1934 was later installed in a church near Worksop. Anyone know which church? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Just remembered another movie I saw at the Coli' 'A Night at the Opera', the Marx Brothers. Once you start thinking about the old movies, and where you first saw them, the memories come thick and fast. For instance 'Champion', 'Phantom of the Opera', saw them at the Don on West Bar. 'The Outlaw', 'Maltese Falcon', at the Wicker. 'Man in Half Moon St' at the Sunbeam. Leo Gorcey and the East Side kids, all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfyre Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Anybody had any relatives who worked at the Coliseum? The cinema used to close for one day in July every year for the annual staff outing? I wonder where they went, and whether the boss paid. Moreover, when they got to where they were going, did they go see a film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I had a sister-in-law who was an usherette there but I know nothing about the day trip.She got complimentary tickets every so often though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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