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Iceboy53	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 7/2/2006 4:14:16 PM tell us more stanley....tell us what the decor was like then and anything else.do you have any pictuers ?
stanley	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 7/2/2006 1:50:00 PM I had my first date with my wife at the ritz in 1945 and we are still together.Her brother Ernie whittemore was the projectionist at the time
suzard Researcher This message was updated on 5/11/2006 8:09:29 AM by suzard	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 5/10/2006 7:07:37 PM Slater's glass -that's the building. Inside there is still the original sloping floor of the cinema. Haven't seen any pics -Robert may know???? I've noticed the cinema at langley Mill called the "Palace" in some articles - the Ritz wasn't as old as I thought The Gazette 6th Jan 1933 Langley Mill's New Cinema "A splendid new cinema on the site of the old Langley Mill Picture House is rapidly nearing completion. I was conducted round the new premises by the manager-to-be, Mr Martin, from whom I understand that the cinema will be opened to the public within the next two or three weeks. From the balcony the scene is very pleasant, the whole building being decorated in a plain but distinctive colour scheme of gold. There are about 700 new plush tip up seats. Local labour has been used for the whole work, and the proprietors themselves have undertaken the work of the building. The latest British Thompson-Houston sound apparatus will be installed, and the cinema promises to be one of the best in the district,"
frontcentre	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 2/21/2006 8:44:30 PM Anybody know where I can get a picture of the Ritz?
MoltoVivace	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 9/21/2005 10:06:52 PM The Ritz Cinema at Langley Mill was owned by Portman Provincial Cinemas in the early 1950s; they also owned The Cosy in Heanor. John Plumb tended to Manage both places at this time, and was certainly regarded as Circuit Engineer for both places. Programmes were usually shown Sunday to Wednesday and Thursday to Saturday, when parts of the supporting programme were shared by both cinemas. Part of the advertising filmlets were then made by Pearl, Dean, and Younger,[still going today as Pearl and Dean], with supplimentary adverts on three and a quarter inch glass slides for elite shops such as 'Hollands of Heanor' and 'Shorts Removals', their logo and catchphrase being 'Send it the Short way!] This was long before they got the contract to deliver Miners concessionary coal...... Before the days of Film Transport Services [FTS],Heanor's films were taken to Langley Mill [Eastwood] Station, sometimes by hand on a solid tyred trolley belonging to Heanor U.D.C. and it was kept in the yard at the back of the old Fire Station near the 'Cosy'. As Circuit Engineer John Plumb maintained the finest generator plant, which was in the basement of the 'Cosy'. It was adjacent to the downstairs gents toilet. The room and the generator was the cleanest to be found in any Midland cinema - he also designed special projector shutters on both the projectors, which meant, if the need arose, the 'change-over' from one machine to the other could be 'faded' instead of the usual 'chop' which was seen at most other places. All for now from Molto Vivace...............
Peter Chamberlain Researcher	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 9/2/2005 2:41:38 PM In one of Jennypegs fine articles on the Langley Mill Co-op site She mentions Charles and Florence Mason as performers at the Co-op Hall.Florence was also in charge of the paybox for many years at the Ritz Cinema
suzard Researcher	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 9/1/2005 1:03:32 PM Yes, it's a brilliant site-found another site on which he'd put local tales, but can't find it again!
briyeo This message was updated on 9/1/2005 12:58:37 PM by briyeo	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 9/1/2005 12:50:28 PM There is mention of the Ritz cinema on Bernard Goodwins website and some very interesting local stories. Most of you will probably already know it, I just found it today http://www.communigate.co.uk/ryedale/inthepicture2/index.phtml
suzard Researcher	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 3/28/2005 4:26:52 PM I remember going there to see "The man in the Iron Mask"-I mainly remember it because we sat down at Hopewells Chippy for pie and mixed afterwards-I only remember eating chips out of paper before my memorable visit to the Ritz.
Azzabuv This message was updated on 3/28/2005 3:07:00 PM by Azzabuv	The Ritz Cinema replied on: 3/28/2005 3:02:43 PM As far as i'm aware, the Ritz, commonly known to all and sundry as 'The Flea Pit', was one of the first cinema's to show the newly controversial 'X-rated' films in the general area in the early 1950s. On the first occasion, being practically dragged their by my slobbering mates and naturally - quite against my will, very, very muchly of course and under-age for such offerings, we endured one of those so-called X-rated epics in astonished silence. Too say we were 'had'........well, after the first few minutes, i thought i was back at the Heanor Cosy, watching something akin to the one day to be 'Categator Person Types', or similar rubbish. For one fleeting - VERY fleeting moment, Langley Baths didn't seem too bad after all. The Ritz opened its doors, in spite of German attempts to stop it (the War), in 1916. It suffered a rebuild in the 1930s, finally sighing to the final closing of its doors in 1957, the X-rated sign, slithering off its cellar wall unseen, in tatters. Azzabuv.

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