Way before Theatre Royal became Cameo Cinema, that is, prior to the first World War you could have grabbed a drink and snacks at the Regal Bar & Snacks before the film.
The Casbah in the Regal Theatre building Mombasa used to be called the Regal Bar too!!...but there is no connection (I think!!) to the Regal bar at the Theatre Royal. Regal Theatre also had another bar next to the offices and that you could access from the balcony to the left if you were lucky enough to find the door from the balcony to the bar.
Almost all single screen Kenya cinemas had a bar attached to it in the old days. It appears this was a British tradition that started with theatres.
In the 1980s and later, almost no cinemas in Canada had a bar! Cineplex in Canada now has a restaurant (where drinks are available) attached to the multiplex!! Anything for additional revenue!!
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