Information below is taken from The Kinematograph Yearbooks. The Page reference is from the following year’s edition, when information appeared. Additional information is in italics
Year | Ownership | Population | Seating Capacity | Other cinemas in town | Manager | Shows per day | Changes Weekly | Prices | Variety/ Screen | Sound System | Other cinemas with sound | Kinematograph Year Book reference |
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1935 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 113452 | 8 | WE | 577 | |||||||
1936 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 113452 | 7 | WE | All | 630 | ||||||
1937 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. | 114000 | 7 | WE | All | 654 | ||||||
1938 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 8 | Continuous | 4d - 1s 6d | WE | All | 639 | |||
1939 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 8 | Continuous | 4d - 1s 6d | WE | All | 575 | |||
1940 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 9 | Continuous | 4d - 1s 6d | WE | All | 524-3 | |||
1941 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 9 | Continuous | 4d - 1s 6d | WE | All | 540 | |||
1942 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 8 | Continuous | 4d - 1s 6d | WE | All | 513 | |||
1943 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 9 | Continuous | 10d-2s 6d | WE | All | 520 | |||
1944 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 8 | Continuous | 10d-2s 6d | WE | All | 480 | |||
1945 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 9 | Continuous | 10d-2s 6d | WE | All | 526 | |||
1946 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 9 | Continuous | 10d-2s 6d | WE | All | 363 | |||
1947 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 9 | Continuous | 10d-2s 6d | WE | All | 376-7 | |||
1948 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1835 | 8 | Continuous | 10d-2s 6d | WE | All | 390 | |||
1949 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 10 | Continuous | 10d-2s 6d | WE | All | 395 | |||
1950 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 10 | Continuous | 1s-2s10d | WE | All | 384 | |||
1951 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 368 | |||||
1952 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 367 | |||||
1953 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 364 | |||||
1954 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 346 | |||||
1955 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 9 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 338 | ||||
1956 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 9 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 337 | ||||
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1958-59 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 8 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 335 | ||||
1960 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1835 | 5 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 349 | ||||
1961 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 5 | WE | 320 | |||||||
1962 | ||||||||||||
1963 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 5 | WE | 311 | |||||||
1964 | ||||||||||||
1965 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 2 | WE | 314 | |||||||
1966 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 2 | WE | 301 | |||||||
1967 | Regent (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 2 | WE | 282 |
Information below is taken from The Kinematograph Yearbooks. The Page reference is from the following year’s edition, when information appeared. Additional information is in italics
Year | Ownership | Population | Seating Capacity | Other cinemas in town | Manager | Shows per day | Changes Weekly | Prices | / Screen | Sound System | Other cinemas with sound | Kinematograph Year Book reference |
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1930 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 116667 | 11 | 2 + Mat Sa | 6d & 1s | WE | 3 | 460 | ||||
1931 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 10 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | 6 | 475 | ||||
1932 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 9 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | 7 | 506 | ||||
1933 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 7 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | 6 | 536 | ||||
1934 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 559 | |||
1935 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 577 | |||
1936 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 995 | 7 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 630 | |||
1937 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 114000 | 995 | 7 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 654 | |||
1938 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 639 | |||
1939 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 575 | |||
1940 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 9 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 542-3 | |||
1941 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 9 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 540 | |||
1942 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 513 | |||
1943 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 9 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 6d | WE | All | 520 | |||
1944 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 480 | |||
1945 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | 6d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 526 | |||
1946 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 363 | |||
1947 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 376-7 | |||
1948 | Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 8 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 390 | |||
1949 | Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 394 | |||
1950 | Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | 1s - 1s10d | WE | All | 384 | |||
1951 | Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 367 | |||||
1952 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 367 | |||||
1953 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 364 | |||||
1954 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 345 | |||||
1955 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 338 | ||||
1956 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 337 | ||||
1957 | ||||||||||||
1958-59 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 8 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 335 | ||||
1960 | closed |