On 27/11/2010 20:56, Mark Humphries wrote: ====================================
Betty will come on with his experiences of seeing the jazz singer for the first time..
Actually, Mark, my favourite going-to-the-flicks story was about the Lyric on Tong Road going to see Mary Poppins with a load of other ten year olds - when they sang "Lets go Fly a kite" we joined in at the "up to the highest height" bit but we sang the Swinnow version : "......up to the lump of shite..." The manager kicked us out and because we were only ten we couldn't go to the curry house just two minutes awat from that cinema, nor were we old enough to buy an engagement ring for our smiling lady friends from the fabulous local jewelry emporium.
I also remember going to the Crown at Lower Wortley and seeing "That Darn Cat" with Dorothy Provine (!) I believed my pal, Graham Webster, when he said that the cat was actually his gran's and that she had been paid £200 to lend the film company her mouser.
I have never seen the Jazz Singer but I know that my mum only ever saw the second half of it because she was the cashier at the Odeon in the Headrow and couldn't see the first half of any film as she was counting the takings. My Aunty Mag, who was an usherette saw all the films except for the bits just before the intervals as she had to go and get her tray ("from the girl with the tray") for her sales spot. She used to nick the batteries from the wee lamps they had over the trays for her son's bike lamps.
I think this is why when they watched old films on telly they were able to knit, drink tea and slag off Mrs Twonk from next door at the same time because they had half an idea about what was going on anyway.
I also have some stories about the star Saturday Club at the Torre Road Cinema and some about the Regent on Stoney Rock but they will have to wait as I have to go and take the back off the telly to let Wagon Train through.
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