Cine-variety

Cine-variety is a form of entertainment with a mix of variety acts performing in between the showing of films all for the price of one admission fee.

[2] From 1900 many of the first purpose-built cinemas had pianos, organs, and occasionally a small orchestra to accompany films.

[3] The types of acts that would be employed included comedy routines, acrobats, singers, entertainers and magicians.

[3] Most of the cinema chains in the UK and Ireland employed stars for their cine-variety as part of the show.

[3] This included stars such as Cicely Courtneidge, Teddy Brown and Tommy Handley from the film Elstree Calling and Clapham and Dwyer, Claude Dampier, Ronald Frankau and Stanelli from the film Radio Parade of 1935.