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Post by Waverley on Mar 8, 2013 15:44:45 GMT 1
STRATHCLYDE PICTURE HOUSE SOLD George Green Ltd., proprietors of Green's Playhouse and who own some of the largest cinemas in Scotland , figured in a £30,000 East End deal on Monday, when they acquired the controlling interest in the Strathclyde Picture House, Dalmarnock. The acquisition of this 2000 seater cinema brings the Green's circuit up to a round dozen. The Strathclyde was built in 1919 by a private company. Negotiations between the shareholders and Messrs., Green have been proceeding for sometime and the deal has just been completed by acceptance of Green's offer for the shares. They company have five other Glasgow theatres, including the Playhouse in Renfield Street, (the largest cinema in Europe), and the Bedford, and have shows in Dundee, Ayr, Bathgate, Irvine, etc., They have also an interest in cinemas in Lockerbie and Kirkconnell and this year will also be identified with the Campbeltown enterprise.
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