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===Theatre and cinema=== The [[Victoria Hall, Saltaire|Victoria Hall]] in Saltaire is a concert venue, hosting bands such as [[Fairport Convention]]. However, there were once a number of entertainment establishments within the district: * ''Queen's Palace'' β Formerly a temperance coffee house, an institution called Queens' Palace Theatre was sited on Briggate around the turn of the 20th century.{{sfn|Firth|1996|p=10}} It held twice nightly variety shows at 7 pm and 9 pm. In December 1915 it became Shipley Picture House and remained as a cinema until August 1932.{{sfn|Firth|1996|p=28}} The building was demolished following a fire in 1960.{{sfn|Burrows|p=8}} * ''Glen Royal'' β The same fate met its successor, the Glen Royal Cinema, which was sited slightly further along Briggate. This 1,200 seat "showpiece super-cinema"<ref name="Greenhalf1"/> opened with a showing of [[Emma (1932 film)|Emma]] on 5 September 1932 and was Shipley's premier cinema during the [[Golden Age of Hollywood]].{{sfn|Firth|1996|p=28}} A [[Hammond organ]] was installed in 1936 and it became the first cinema in the area after the Ritz in Bradford to show [[3D film]].<ref name="Greenhalf1"/> In 1963 it followed the path of many former cinemas, by becoming a [[casino]] and [[bingo hall]], and later part of it became a [[snooker]] club. In time, it became derelict, before being destroyed by fire like its predecessor in 2013.<ref name="Postles1" /> * ''Saltaire Picture House'' β Saltaire Picture House was on a site opposite the Old Tramshed and opened in 1922, seated 1,500. It later became the [[Gaumont British|Gaumont]]. The cinema closed in 1957 and the building was demolished soon after.{{sfn|Firth|1996|p=27}} * ''Pavilion'' β The Pavilion Cinema or Pavilion de Luxe on Commercial Street was built in 1912 and known as the 'Bug Ole' or 'Bug Run'.{{sfn|Firth|1996|p=28}} It opened on 2 April 1914.{{sfn|Burrows|p=21}} The small seating capacity, 630, gave rise to the motto 'the little theatre with the big reputation'.{{sfn|Burrows|p=21}} It closed in November 1956.{{sfn|Burrows|p=6}} * ''Prince's Hall'' β Prince's Hall Cinema opened on 24 June 1911{{sfn|Burrows|p=13}} and like the rest of Shipley's cinemas had an organ. It survived for many years, called Unit Four, with half the capacity of the old Prince's Hall{{sfn|Burrows|p=13}} It was the last remaining cinema in Shipley until it closed at the turn of the 21st century. [http://www.shipleyfilmsociety.org.uk Shipley Film Society] was established in 2010 to bring cinema back to Shipley, and runs a programme of independent and world cinema between September and May each year.
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