Went to Star saw “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall“.
Notes
I suspect that my grandfather, Gordon Parkin, went to the cinema with my grandmother, Ethel Cirket. This was five years before they married, see Chapter 16.
The Star was one of two cinemas in Kirkby at that time. The Star cinema was at 40 Kingsway. It opened in 1914 presenting cine-variety. In 1930, it was equipped to show “talkies“. It closed in 1957 and was used for storage and later became a garage. It was on the site of what is now McColl’s garage.
The film they saw was the 1924 historical drama “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall“. It was directed by Marshall Neilan and starred Mary Pickford. The script was written by Waldemar Young based on the novel by Charles Major. Grandad had previously read the book in October 1919.
Right – image of front cover of book also in public domain
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