Building    From 18/12/1928  To 23/5/1959

Davis' Theatre

Categories: Cinema, Theatre

Built by Grace and Marsh and operated by Israel Davis and his family. It opened with the British premiere of Josef von Sternberg's  The Last Command, and was equipped with the largest Compton organ ever built. It was demolished as part of a road-widening scheme.

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