Edward Rodwell's article :a 'fast' and furious' place...
This article appeared in The Standard on Sept 27th 1985, days after Regal Cinema, Mombasa was destroyed by a fire...almost 38 years ago!!
50 years ago, you could see a film for shs1!! Business was tough in the early years. Sometimes half a dozen patrons showed up. If there were less the show was cancelled!! If you liked a 'short' you could yell to the operator to play it again!!
Interestingly my dad added a comment on the left that the brother of H G Robertson was their manager and not a lessee. H G Robertson was a one-time editor of Mombasa Times.
Enjoy the read!
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