REACTION IN THEATRES
Most patrons sat tight for a while in city picture theatres when the blackout brought film screenings to a halt. They were told to wait for news on how long the power failure would last, but after 30 minutes managers told them to leave and to collect passout checks at the exits for other performances. Luckiest picture-goers were at the Regent Theatre in Cathedral square. The theatre’s emergency generating plant went into operation barely a minute after the blackout started, and the programme continued.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28794, 15 January 1959, Page 8
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