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TOWN/CITY                                           CINEMA                      SEATING CAP.
JOHANNESBURG
CENTRAL                                                                COLOSSEUM                                        2279        
CENTRAL                                                                EMPIRE                                                   1562       
CENTRAL                                                                HIS MAJESTY'S                                      1250
CENTRAL                                                                20th CENTURY                                      2048
CENTRAL                                                                METRO                                                    2570    
CENTRAL                                                                PLAZA                                                      1986
CENTRAL                                                                SAVOY                                                      629
CENTRAL                                                                MONTE CARLO                                      661
CENTRAL                                                                CAPRI                                                       600
CENTRAL                                                                CINERAMA                                               993
CENTRAL                                                                STER CITY 1000                                     886
CENTRAL                                                                STER CITY 700                                       659
CENTRAL                                                                STER CITY 300                                       255
CENTRAL                                                                GOOD HOPE                                           394
CENTRAL                                                                HARLEM                                                   500
CENTRAL                                                                RIO                                                             604
CENTRAL                                                                RIVOLI                                                       404
CENTRAL                                                                STARLITE                                                 651
ALEXANDRA                                                           KINGS                                                       636
BURGHERSDORP                                                MAJESTIC                                                586
FORDSBURG                                                         AVALON                                                    614
FORDSBURG                                                         BROADWAY                                             411
FORDSBURG                                                         LYRIC                                                        680
FORDSBURG                                                         MAJESTIC                                                 700
FORDSBURG                                                         PLANET                                                    682
HILLBROW                                                              CURZON                                                  800
HILLBROW                                                              FINE ARTS                                               760
HILLBROW                                                              CLARENDON                                          841
HILLBROW                                                              INTERNATIONAL                                    545
HILLBROW                                                              HIGHPOINT                                             722
BRAAMFONTEIN                                                    PIGALLE                                                   604
BRAAMFONTEIN                                                    GAIETY
BRAAMFONTEIN                                                    ALBERT
DOORNFONTEIN                                                  APOLLO                                                    604
DOORNFONTEIN                                                  ALHAMBRA
KENSINGTON                                                        GEM                                                           699
KENSINGTON                                                        REGENT                                                   722
KENSINGTON                                                        FAIRWAY                                                   646
KLIPTOWN                                                             GRAND                                                      486
KLIPTOWN                                                             SANS SOUCI                                            600
MEADOWLANDS                                                   LILY                                                            650
NEWCLARE                                                           LOTUS                                                       510
NEWCLARE                                                           RENO                                                         520
NEWLANDS                                                           NATIONAL                                                 500
ORANGE GROVE                                                  VICTORY                                                   507
ORANGE GROVE                                                  ASTRA                                                       630
ORANGE GROVE                                                  ROYAL                                                       904
ORANGE GROVE                                                  ROYAL CINERAMA                                  732
TROYEVILLE                                                          REGAL                                                       709
TURFFONTEIN                                                      ASCOT                                                       674
TURFFONTEIN                                                      PALACE                                                     635
ROSETTENVILLE                                                 ADELPHI                                                    697
ROSETTENVILLE                                                 GRAND                                                       994
ROSEBANK                                                           ODEON                                                       706
ROSEBANK                                                           PARYSIA                                                     682
ROSEBANK                                                           CONSTANTIA                                            664
DELAREY                                                               CILNETTE                                                 540
MELVILLE                                                               SCALA                                                       448
GREENSIDE                                                          REX                                                            482
GREENSIDE                                                          GREENWAY                                             492
PARKVIEW                                                             LAKE                                                          671
MALVERN                                                               METROPOLIS                                          513
MALVERN                                                               KINEMA                                                     
MALVERN                                                               MALVERN                                                 567
REGENTS PARK                                                   PARK                                                         399
NEWLANDS                                                           NATIONAL                                                500
VREDEDORP                                                        PALACE                                                    
VREDEDORP                                                        STAR                                                         450
VREDEDORP                                                        TAJ                                                             424
YEOVILLE                                                               PICCADILLY                                            858
MAYFAIR                                                                 RITZ                                                           397
MAYFAIR                                                                 MAYFAIR                                                   670
MAYFAIR WEST                                                     ROXY                                                        892

RANDBURG
CENTRAL                                                               GALA                                                         600          
                                                       

PRETORIA  
CENTRAL                                                              CAPITOL                                                   2242
CENTRAL                                                              PLAZA                                                       1409
CENTRAL                                                              OPERA HOUSE                                       566
CENTRAL                                                              20th CENTURY                                       1211
CENTRAL                                                              ARISTON                                                  675
CENTRAL                                                              CINERAMA                                               838
CENTRAL                                                              TRANSVALIA                                            518
CENTRAL                                                              EMPIRE                                                    600
CENTRAL                                                              ORIENT                                                     500
CENTRAL                                                              ROYAL                                                       600
HATFIELD                                                              MONTE CARLO                                       651
SUNNYSIDE                                                         PIGALLE                                                    630
CAPITOL PARK                                                    ASTRA                                                        500
CAPITOL PARK                                                    ORION                                                       650
EASTLYNN                                                            IMPALA                                                      240
GEZINA                                                                  BIO                                                             500
HERCULES                                                          REGENT                                                   468
MAMELODI                                                            THEBO                                                       600
PRETORIA NORTH                                             LIBRA                                                         460
VILLIERIA                                                              SKYLINE                                                    500
VOORTREKKERHOOGTE                                GARRISON                                                1200

SPRINGS
CENTRAL                                                            PALLADIUM                                              1196
CENTRAL                                                            PLAZA                                                        1027
CENTRAL                                                            CENTURY                                                 964
CENTRAL                                                            KWA THEMA                                             1020

GERMISTON
CENTRAL                                                            20th CENTURY                                        1489
CENTRAL                                                            APOLLO                                                     901
CENTRAL                                                            RIALTO                                                      1174
CENTRAL                                                            ROXY                                                          1000
CENTRAL                                                            ROYAL
PRIMROSE                                                          PLAZA                                                        704

TRANSVAAAL TOWNS
ALBERTON                                                         GALAXY                                                      425
ALBERTON                                                         LIBERTAS                                                  600
BARBERTON                                                      SAVOY                                                        440
BELFAST                                                             CORONET                                                 186
BENONI                                                               REX                                                             870
BENONI                                                               SAVOY                                                        1066
BENONI                                                               LIDO                                                            682
BENONI                                                               LIBERTY                                                     570
BENONI                                                               STAR                                                           404
BETHAL                                                               SAVOY                                                         404
BLOEMHOF                                                        PALACE                                                       350
BOKSBURG                                                       STELLA                                                       723
BOKSBURG                                                       EMPIRE                                                       386
BOKSBURG                                                       PALACE
BRAKPAN                                                           ASTOR                                                        881
BRAKPAN                                                           GRAND                                                       826
BRONKHORSTSPRUIT                                  REMSKOEN                                               350
CHRISTIANA                                                     RETHA                                                         350
DELAREYVILLE                                                VASCO                                                         500
DUIWELSKLOOF                                             LETABA                                                        270
FLORIDA                                                            ROYAL                                                         492
KRUGERSDORP                                             PLAZA                                                          842
KRUGERSDORP                                             VAUDETTE                                                  860
RANDFONTEIN                                                PLAZA                                                          755
RANDFONTEIN                                                PALOMA                                                       500
ROODEPOORT                                                SAVOY                                                          752
ROODEPOORT                                                CENTURY                                                   546
ERMELO                                                            ARGUS                                                        500
EVATON                                                             ROYAL                                                         400
CARLETONVILLE                                            CARLTON                                                    645
KEMPTON PARK                                             GALAXY                                                        541
GROBLERSDAL                                              ORION                                                          243
HEIDELBERG                                                  UNION                                                          467
KLERKSDORP                                                LEBA                                                             1060
KLERKSDORP                                                METRO
KLERKSDORP                                                GEM                                                              475
LICHTENBURG                                               BIJOU                                                           482
LOUIS TRICHARDT                                        LOUIS                                                           350
LOUIS TRICHARDT                                        EVEREST                                                     300
LYDENBURG                                                   ASTORIA                                                      416
MIDDELBURG                                                 ASTRA                                                          480
MIDDELBURG                                                 MASCOT                                                       288
NELSPRUIT                                                     PLAZA                                                           700
NIGEL                                                               GRAND                                                          682
NIGEL                                                               RIO                                                                 250
NYLSTROOM                                                   IMPALA                                                         591
ORKNEY                                                           ELBA                                                             479
PIET RETIEF                                                    PLAZA                                                           320
PIETERSBURG                                               ASTRA                                                          766
PIETERSBURG                                               EMPIRE                                                        590
POTCHEFSTROOM                                       GARRISON                                                  450
POTCHEFSTROOM                                       GRAND                                                         1068
POTCHEFSTROOM                                       20th CENTURY                                           954
POTCHEFSTROOM                                       KOHINOOR                                                  500
POTGIETERSRUST                                       PLAZA                                                           420
RANDFONTEIN                                               SAVOY
RUSTENBURG                                               RUSTRA                                                       648
RUSTENBURG                                               CASBAH                                                        320
SABIE                                                                ASCOT                                                          250
SCHWEIZER RENEKE                                 EMPIRE                                                         300
STANDERTON                                               GEM                                                                500
TZANEEN                                                        GERBER'S                                                    350
VANDERBIJLPARK                                       20th CENTURY                                            775
VEREENIGING                                               METRO                                                          736
VEREENIGING                                               ODEON                                                         884
VEREENIGING                                               SHARPE                                                       650
VOLKSRUST                                                  PLAZA                                                            420
WARMBATHS                                                 NATIONAL                                                     503
WARMBATHS                                                 BRISTOL                                                       200
WITBANK                                                        ARRAS                                                           405
WITBANK                                                        CARLTON
WOLMARANSSTAD                                      GAIETY                                                           320
ZEERUST                                                       RICO                                                               450


                                            
CAPE PROVINCE
CAPE TOWN
CENTRAL                                                     ALHAMBRA                                                    1931
CENTRAL                                                     COLOSSEUM                                                1450
CENTRAL                                                     VAN RIEBEECK                                            1508
CENTRAL                                                     METRO                                                           1736
CENTRAL                                                     MONTE CARLO                                             601
CENTRAL                                                     ALABAMA                                                        484
CENTRAL                                                     AVALON                                                          866
CENTRAL                                                     BRITISH                                                         350
CENTRAL                                                     NATIONAL                                                      656
CENTRAL                                                     STAR                                                               1595
ATHLONE                                                     ATHLONE                                                       533
ATHLONE                                                     EMPIRE                                                           920
ATHLONE                                                     KISMET                                                           1339
ATHLONE                                                     REGENT                                                         650
BELVILLE                                                     PREMIER                                                        475
BELVILLE                                                     LYRIC                                                              600
BROOKLYN                                                 ORANJE                                                          935
CAMPS BAY                                                 ALVIN                                                               498
CLAREMONT                                              SCALA                                                              900
DIEP RIVER                                                CARLTON                                                        932
ELSIES RIVER                                            ARCADIA                                                         454
ELSIES RIVER                                            ASTRA                                                              500
ELSIES RIVER                                           ORIENT                                                            400             
GOODWOOD                                              LIBERTY                                                           500
GRASSY PARK                                           EL DORADO                                                    650
KENSINGTON                                            RIO                                                                     837
LANDSDOWNE                                          BROADWAY                                                     600
LANDSDOWNE                                          KRITZ                                                                400
KALK BAY                                                    OLYMPIA                                                           450
MAITLAND                                                   GRAND                                                              854
MUIZENBERG                                            EMPIRE                                                             1202
PAROW                                                        LANTERN                                                         1300
PINELANDS                                                PINEWOOD                                                      808
RETREAT                                                    PRINCESS                                                        1250
ROSEBANK                                                CINERAMA                                                         782
ROSEBANK                                                SAVOY                                                                907
SALT RIVER                                                HIS MAJESTY'S                                                400
SALT RIVER                                                BIJOU                                                                1068
SALT RIVER                                                PALACE                                                             1141
SEA POINT                                                  ADELPHI                                                           1076
SEA POINT                                                  ODEON                                                             936
SIMONSTOWN                                           CRITERION                                                      390
SOUTHFIELD                                             PALLADIUM                                                      310
WOODSTOCK                                            GEM                                                                    864
WOODSTOCK                                            NEW GLOBE                                                    487
WYNBERG                                                  CAPITOL                                                           903
WYNBERG                                                  REGAL                                                              768
WYNBERG                                                  LUXURAMA                                                      1300

                                          
PORT ELIZABETH  
CENTRAL                                                   GRAND                                                             1089
CENTRAL                                                   ASTRA                                                               975
CENTRAL                                                   METRO                                                              700
CENTRAL
                                                  OPERA HOUSE                                               859
CENTRAL                                                   20th CENTURY                                               1514
SYDENHAM                                                EMBASSY                                                         915
NEWTON PARK                                        SAVOY                                                                784
KORSTEN                                                  ALPHA                                                                385
KORSTEN                                                  STAR                                                                  420
SOUTH END                                              PALACE                                                             660
NEW BRIGHTON                                      RIO                                                                      810
FAIRVIEW                                                   ROYAL                                                                500

EAST LONDON
CENTRAL                                                  COLOSSEUM                                                   1734
CENTRAL                                                  20th CENTURY                                                891
CENTRAL                                                  SAVOY
CENTRAL                                                  ASTORIA                                                            704
CENTRAL                                                  CURZON                                                           704
CENTRAL                                                  VICTORY                                                           327

KIMBERLEY
CENTRAL                                                 PLAZA                                                                 814
CENTRAL                                                 ASTRA                                                                503
CENTRAL                                                 VAUDETTE                                                        562
CENTRAL                                                 AVALON                                                             263

CAPE PROVINCE TOWNS
ABERDEEN                                             METRO                                                               200
ADELAIDE                                                METRO                                                               230
ALICE                                                        BEACON                                                            250
ALIWAL NORTH                                      BIJOU                                                                 487
BARKLY EAST                                         ELECTRIC                                                         360
BEAUFORT WEST                                  NATIONAL                                                         562
BONNIEVALE                                           SCALA                                                               400
BREDASDORP                                        REGAL                                                               558
BURGERSDORP                                    BURGERSDORP THEATRE                         455
CALEDON                                                GOOD HOPE                                                    550
CALVINIA                                                  PALLADIUM                                                      350
CARNARVON                                          ADELPHI                                                           280
CATHCART                                              PLAZA                                                                240
CERES                                                     UNION                                                                292
CITRUSDAL                                            VISTARENTA                                                     499
COLESBERG                                          ASTRA                                                                300
CRADOCK                                               METRO                                                               420
CRADOCK                                               ODEON                                                              456
DE AAR                                                     ASTRA                                                                541
DOUGLAS                                                BIO                                                                      288
FORT BEAUFORT                                  KIT KAT                                                               376
GENADENDAL                                        VANGUARD                                                       400
GEORGE                                                  GRAND                                                               380
GRABOUW                                               METEOR                                                            500
GRAAFF- REINET                                   GEM                                                                     320
GRAAFF- REINET                                   PLAZA                                                                  480
GRAHAMSTOWN                                    HIS MAJESTY'S                                               1002
GRAHAMSTOWN                                    ODEON                                                                 598
HERMANUS                                             ADELPHI                                                              583
HUMANSDORP                                       ASTRA                                                                  500
KINGWILLIAMSTOWN                           KINGS                                                                  586
KNYSNA                                                   REGAL                                                                 486
KOKSTAD                                                CINEMA                                                                500
KURUMAN                                               GRAND                                                                250
LADISMITH                                              MIDDLETON                                                        300
MAFEKING                                               LYRIC                                                                   300
MAITLAND                                               GRAND
MIDDELBURG                                        GRAND                                                                 340
MONTAGU                                               ALWYN                                                                  554
MOORREESBURG                                CENTRAL                                                             341
MOSSEL BAY                                          LYRIC                                                                    680
OUDTSHOORN                                     GAIETY                                                                   997
PAARL                                                     PROTEA                                                                 920
PAARL                                                     EXCELSIOR                                                          350
PAARL                                                     PLANET                                                                  696
PIKETBERG                                           BIO                                                                          400
PNIEL                                                      GOOD HOPE                                                        366
PORTERVILLE                                      BIO                                                                          363
PORT ALFRED                                      MARINE                                                                  218
PRIESKA                                                 BIO                                                                          250
QUEENSTOWN                                     SAVOY                                                                    537
RICHMOND                                            BIOSCOPE                                                            600
RIVERSDALE                                         MEURANT                                                             450
RIVIERSONDEREND                           ELROSS                                                                340
ROBERTSON                                         PLAZA                                                                    515
ROBERTSON                                         MAJESTIC                                                              350
SOMERSET EAST                                 PALLADIUM                                                           251
SOMERSET WEST                               TRIA                                                                        490
STELLENBOSCH                                 PLAZA                                                                     850
STELLENBOSCH                                 GAIETY                                                                   600
STRAND                                                 RIALTO                                                                   850
STRAND                                                 COSMO                                                                  400
STRAND                                                 LUXOR                                                                   550
STUTTERHEIM                                     PLAZA                                                                     250
SWELLENDAM                                     GOOD HOPE                                                         360
SWELLENDAM                                     PROTEA                                                                  410
TARKASTAD                                          TARKA                                                                    300
UITENHAGE                                          PLAZA                                                                     906
UMTATA                                                  METRO                                                                   716
UPINGTON                                            PLAZA                                                                     389
UPINGTON                                            ASTRA                                                                    450
UPINGTON                                            20th CENTURY                                                     900            
VICTORIA WEST                                   APOLLO                                                                 300
VREDENDAL                                        SUIKERBOSSIE                                                    568
VRYBURG                                             PLAZA                                                                      350
WELLINGTON                                      PALAZZO                                                                 350
WELLINGTON                                      ASTRA                                                                      450
WILLOWMORE                                    OTTONEL                                                                300
WOLSELEY                                          ATELLA                                                                     450
WORCESTER                                      SCALA                                                                      859
WORCESTER                                      20th CENTURY                                                      582       

                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                     
                                               


                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                     
             
                                                    







                                                 

                     



                                                                                        
                                                                                                                    
PLEASE NOTE: THIS DATABASE REFLECTS FOUR-WALL CINEMAS
EXISTING CIRCA 1960 TO 1969 ( AND PRIOR TO), BUT DOES NOT
INCLUDE SO-CALLED  'TEA ROOM'  CINEMAS THAT EXISTED AT
THE TIME.