FAMOUS MUSIC HALL TO GO

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 May 1934, Page 8

FAMOUS MUSIC HALL TO GO

LONDON PAVILION AS CINEMA. LONDON, March 21. The London Pavilion, probably seen by more people daily, than any other theatre in the world, is shortly to fall into the hands of the house breakers. In its place will rise a modern luxury cinema, at an estimated cost of £50,000. The last, variety performance will take place on Friday, April 6. On (he following Monday, the builders, Messrs Minters, will begin work at high pressure in an attempt to have the cinema ready for opening in September.

The new Pavilion will be an important “shop window” for the United Artists Corporation of America, where ! the work of such favourites as Charlie Chaplin, Eddie Cantor, Ronald Colman, and Anna, Sten, as well as the productions of the British associates ol United Artists, London Film I‘rod lie I ii ms ami British ami Dominion Films can be shown. If (he now ('haplm immeih <ati be completed in lime ii would give the cinema a tremendous start; but Mr Chaplin, the slowest worker in film history, ordinarily lakes from a year to eighteen, months to make a pic- < ure. Not counting lhe Coliseum, which shows pictures intermit i.mi ly. (he

Pavilion is. the second famous \\’.-si i nd music-hall to become a cinema, the other, of course, being, the Em pile. A landmark known to visitors from all over Hie world for hair a century, it has been the home in' such famous artists as Dan Leno. Marie Lloyd, the “Croat, McDermott," George Robey, and Vesta. Victoria. For some years Mr Cochran staged there his annual revue. Lately it. has specialised in non-stop variety.