Tommy Steele makes his Variety debut. "...it seemed little short of a miracle that this 19-year-old youth could receive such a rapturous oration for the little musical talent he displayed" [Melody Maker, 8th December 1956]
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1930 | |||
| 29th September | Opening Night - Gala Evening | |||
| December | Taken over by Paramount and renamed “The Paramount Astoria” | |||
| 1937 | ||||
| 11th May | Evelyn Dall, The Ambrose Orchestra | |||
| 1939 | ||||
| 27th November | Taken over by Oscar Deutsch's Odeon chain of cinemas | |
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| 1955 | ||||
| 25th Anniversary week of classic films: | |
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| Main Feature film was All that Heaven Allows starring Jane Wyman & Rock Hudson, supported by: | ||||
| 26th September | All about Eve | |||
| 27th September | The Blue Lamp | |||
| 28th September | A Night at the Opera | |||
| 29th September | The Cruel Sea | |||
| 30th September | A Foreign Affair | |||
| 1st October | The Road to Singapore | |||
| All films featured Louis Mordish on the Compton Organ. On the actual anniversary day, 29th September, Sir William Manchester (formally Alderman Manchester) who opened the theatre, attended the Astoria to watch Jack Hawkins present long service awards to members of the staff, from the stage | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| 7th December | Tommy Steele & The Cavemen | |||
| UK stage debut, with rave revues “Britain’s answer to
Elvis” Tommy Steele makes his Variety debut. "...it seemed little short of a miracle that this 19-year-old youth could receive such a rapturous oration for the little musical talent he displayed" [Melody Maker, 8th December 1956] |
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| 1959 | ||||
| Duke Ellington Band, Cyril Davis All Stars (with Alexis Korner & Nicky Hopkins) | ||||
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