Hi, Further to the various questions on the Essoldo/Commodore cinema in Cippenham, there is a servive on the web called “ask a librarian” and they will dig out whatever they can find which on old cinemas that bit the dust in the 1960’s wasn’t very much but better than nothing.
Any idea on why it was called Dolly’s? Who was Dolly? Nobody I have asked seems to know.
As a Cippenham exile and regularly e-mailing a bunch of others I would love to hear from those both near and far for a bit of a chinwag – cinemas, schools, pubs and just general chit chat – you name it.
BTW Upsatiars at the Essoldo was one fine ballroom and some of us took lessons from Bill and Rose Phillips; the benefits were you actually got to grips with the opposite sex and afterwards you could sneak into the balcony complete with courting seats (no armrest between) without paying.
Cheers – Jeff ()
Hi, Further to the various questions on the Essoldo/Commodore cinema in Cippenham, there is a servive on the web called “ask a librarian” and they will dig out whatever they can find which on old cinemas that bit the dust in the 1960’s wasn’t very much but better than nothing.
Any idea on why it was called Dolly’s? Who was Dolly? Nobody I have asked seems to know.
As a Cippenham exile and regularly e-mailing a bunch of others I would love to hear from those both near and far for a bit of a chinwag – cinemas, schools, pubs and just general chit chat – you name it.
BTW Upsatiars at the Essoldo was one fine ballroom and some of us took lessons from Bill and Rose Phillips; the benefits were you actually got to grips with the opposite sex and afterwards you could sneak into the balcony complete with courting seats (no armrest between) without paying.
Cheers – Jeff ()