doglover Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Does anyone recall the torchie man and chuckerouterer at the station wallaw picture house , especially the matinees We used to stamp our feet if the reel went wrong and the film stopped all of a sudden. Great days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I used to go there by train!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalteeny Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 don't remember the Torchie mans name, but can recall stamping of the feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyg Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Jack Tait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyg Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 He was the Torchie man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie/915 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Pea shooters I remember.No health and safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Jack Tait, Jackie Rol, Jimmy Cummings were the three torchies. Peggy Frazer was the ice cream lady who appeared near the exit left hand side of the sceen to sell ice cream and cartons of orange juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symptoms Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Kia-Ora Orange Squash ... yuk! I have a clear memory of it tasting like paraffin. Vile stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 and those bizarre triangular packs of juice -- 'jubbly's'??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Kia-Ora Orange Squash ... yuk! I have a clear memory of it tasting like paraffin. Vile stuff. Yes. but it tasted nice on warm night. The best thing was you could have your tab whilst watching the big picture, no smoking ban in them days. Bring back the old days, oh for another look at Pearl and Dean or do these modern cinemas still have the Pearl and Dean adverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I seem to recall that the seats had ashtrays on the backs and in the picture house at Ashington (the one opposite the old hospital) it had double seats in the back row? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doglover Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Pilgrim , yes that is right it was called the Buffalo I saw my first film in there it was called Pompeii the mummy came out of the water. It was scarey. Pathetic now so badly acted and directed but we thought it was great cause we had double seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I am thinking that it was owned by Jimmy Milne at one time -- his book -- ;No shining Armour' makes fascinating reading.I recall my first 'illicit' film at Bedlington station -- was 'tarzans greatest adventure' and nom it wasn't that exciting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGH PIT WILMA Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Jack Tait was a real aad-fashioned gentleman...wi his dicky-bow tie,he was smart as a carrot always!When me Wife and me were courting in the years 1962-7,[got married in '67],we would be in the back seats,on a Friday,or Saturday neets....as ye did,in them days!Soon as ye start ti hae a innocent bit snog..[cuddlin' and a kissin' !],Jack wud tap us on the top o' wor heeds,very gently-like,and stand there, smiling at us!!We got ti knaa him real well,and he wudn't let ye waak past him in the street,if yi didn't see him!!Tab-smoke rolling around the upper decks,lit up in thi flickering projector beams.....was sickening ti folk like me who nivvor smoked!...."a quarta o' Merry-Maids,please,and a box o' Terry's burnt almonds.. " [if a had a weekend shift in,cos them bugga's cost a full shift's pay.....!!]"Dracula...Prince of Darkness..." ....starring Christopher Lee....my Favourite type of films,oh,and H.G.WELLS'S movies also......nowt stupid like they are noo wi aal these idiotic computer graphics!!...gie me black and white Ealing,or Pinewood Studios,any day.....complete wi Pearl and Dean.....and "oowwlld King Coouwll was a merry ooulld soull....."...wi a little cube of coal wi a croon on he's heed,waaking alang..prood as a peacock.....!!But a canna mind hoo the coalman was,who had that advert on.Can anybody else mind o' it?Life was really simple and quiet and peaceful in them days....unless me specs are aal red.......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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