My Thanks to Jane in Oz;for the link to the Cinema Site. It brings back such sweet memories of visiting the "Flicks"as we called them. Many a happy few hours were spent by me and other Kids at The Canton Cinema on the corner of Cowbridge Road East/Library Street,of "The Tanner Rush"on a Saturday Morning. A memorable incident I well remember was a kid Jumping up and down disturbing everyones enjoyment,and being Splattered with a Fresh Cream Cake in his Mush by another kid. It was like a scene out of "Laurel & Hardy". The Building is still there today,but it is now "Iceland Supermarket". Next door was the Local Rozzers,[Bogies,Cops,Peelers,Crushers,or whatever you call 'em?]Who would visit occasionally if any trouble was brewing? Down the road a piece was the "Coliseum"or "Flea Pit"as we called it! Where the seats down the front were like Deckchairs. When the Film conked out,Massive "Feet Stamping"was heard throughout the building like a Train going past! A rush of humanity out of the building was experienced when "God save the Queen"was being played after the Flicks were finished. Then "Ol' mine papa" was played on a Phonograph,I think? Cheers Graham. From:- Graham WILLIAMS,of Canton,Cardiff. Glamorgan F.H.S;#551.

Hi Robert, re the old time Cinemas. Brought back many memories of the old days when I was a little girl going to the flicks on a Saturday afternoon here in North Queensland. But the funniest experience was when my brother and I were taken to an "open air" cinema in a little country town here in North Queensland. Dad who was a railway foreman, was stationed at this place and invited us to come up on the train for the weekend to give Mum a rest! He took us to this old cinema and it was a scream... someone was having a row in the back seat, a couple of dogs came in through the side and had a huge fight, plus the odd drunk calling out abuse to the actors when the plot didnt go his way! I found it rather frightening at the time but now look back with amusement when I remember this. I must say, I dont know what was more entertaining...the film or the fights!! Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert williams" <canton_cardiff_wales@yahoo.com> To: <GLAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 6:15 AM Subject: [GLA] Cinema's. > My Thanks to Jane in Oz;for the link to the Cinema Site. > It brings back such sweet memories of visiting the "Flicks"as we called > them. > Many a happy few hours were spent by me and other Kids at The Canton > Cinema on the corner of Cowbridge Road East/Library Street,of "The Tanner > Rush"on a Saturday Morning. > A memorable incident I well remember was a kid Jumping up and down > disturbing everyones enjoyment,and being Splattered with a Fresh Cream > Cake in his Mush by another kid. > It was like a scene out of "Laurel & Hardy". > > The Building is still there today,but it is now "Iceland Supermarket". > Next door was the Local Rozzers,[Bogies,Cops,Peelers,Crushers,or whatever > you call 'em?]Who would visit occasionally if any trouble was brewing? > Down the road a piece was the "Coliseum"or "Flea Pit"as we called it! > Where the seats down the front were like Deckchairs. > When the Film conked out,Massive "Feet Stamping"was heard throughout the > building like a Train going past! > A rush of humanity out of the building was experienced when "God save the > Queen"was being played after the Flicks were finished. > > Then "Ol' mine papa" was played on a Phonograph,I think? > Cheers Graham. > From:- Graham WILLIAMS,of Canton,Cardiff. > Glamorgan F.H.S;#551. > > -- > > To send to the list send to glamorgan@rootsweb.com > GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html > - > A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be > found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ > > - > The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and > http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLAMORGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >