LYCEUM AND EMPIRE THEATRES, EDINBURGH
Shots of the Empire Theatre in Edinburgh as it is converted for use as a Mecca bingo hall in the mid-1960s. (clip)
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Title: LYCEUM AND EMPIRE THEATRES, EDINBURGH
Reference number: 5540
Date: 1965c
Production company: [ Templar Films]
Sound: mute
Original format: 16mm
Colour: bw
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 3.03 mins
Description: Exterior and interior shots of Empire Theatre and exteriors of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.
Shotlist: ext. shots of Royal Lyceum Theatre; exts. Edinburgh Empire Theatre [Festival bill includes Cleo Laine] (0.51) blank spacer (1.00) int. shots of the theatre (1.34) c/u Mecca Bingo sessions sign; c/u sign "Empire", "Opening Soon"; shot balcony lights being tested; shot bingo balls being mixed in an air chamber, lighted numbers board; c/u signs stating session and rules (1.45) gvs workmen renovating the theatre's interior (3.03)