In a previous post I covered William Miller Robertson who Ameer Janmohamed (in the book: The Regal Romance) claimed was the architect for Regal Theatre, Mombasa in the 1930s. He was initially involved with operating Regal before constructing the Port Reitz Hotel. The excerpt below indicates he was also involved with the Empire Cinema in Nairobi and the Tivoli in Mombasa!! Empire Theatre was located on Hardinge Street - now Kimathi Street. The Empire Theatre building was replaced with the IPS building. W.M. Robertson appears to have been a cinema pioneer in Kenya that we have not previously known about!!
Name: ROBERTSON, William Miller
Birth Date: 1882
First Date: 1917
Profession: Empire Theatre
Area: Nairobi
Book Reference: Red 31, Medals, Leader14, Red Book 1912, Gazette
General Information:
Medals - East African Ordnance Department - William M. Robertson, Serjeant ?
Leader14 - W.N. Robertson - Nairobi
Red Book 1912 - W.M. Robertson - Nairobi
Gazette 2/3/1921 - Dissolution of Partnership between William Miller Robertson and Alfred Edward Wevill practising under the style of Robertson anjd Wevill. Dissolved as from 1/1/1921
Gazette - 12/11/1929 - William M. Robertson - Theatre Liquor Licence - Tivoli Cinema, Corporation Road, Mombasa
see facebook posts:
Dec 15 2023: The Kenya Cinema, the Regal Cinema and the Port Reitz Hotel Mombasa
Dec 15 2023: Who built the Regal Theatre in Mombasa?
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