PICTURE THEATRE EIRE.
LITTLE DAMAGE TO HALL. AUDIENCE LEAVES QUIETLY. [BY TELEGBATII. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WES'xTPORT, Saturday. While the pictures were in progress at the Grand Theatre this afternoon, the operating room caught fire, resulting in the destruction of the switchboard, and other gear, valued at about £400. exclusive of the film. The audience, mostly children, escaped quietly. No great damage was done to the hall. Tho insurance on the hall is £2GO, but there was no insurance on the machine and plant, which are owned by Mr. Wilde.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18192, 11 September 1922, Page 6
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