Kowloon Theatre (Tsim Sha Tsui) / 九龍戲院 [1921-1923]

Submitted by OldTimer on Sat, 03/11/2017 - 03:09
Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
Date closed / demolished

Seating capacity: unknown

Address:  One source gives its location on Nathan Road while another source on Kimberly Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The location marker is approximate.

Kowloon Theatre opened to business on June 13, 1921.  It showed its last film on March 1, 1923; and on the same day there was an advertisement in the Hong Kong Telegraph informing that the site is available for club or private dance. 

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Later place(s) at this location
Duro Motor Garage, TST [1924-????]

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1921 Kowloon Theatre
1921

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1. 1920 - Prior to the construction of the Kowloon Theatre, open-air cinema shows under the management of H. W. Ray of the Coronet Theatre were held on the grounds of Club de Recreio (K.I.L. 535). Source: Lingnan University - A History of Film Exhibition and Reception in Colonial Hong Kong 1897-1925. See here

2. 1921 - A cinema theatre was erected on K.I.L. 535 (1921 Report of Public Works).  It was known as the Kowloon Theatre. A portion of the grounds of Club de Recreio was used for the erection of the single-storey theatre (see  here ). The Kowloon Theatre opened on 13 June 1921 (see here ) under the management of Hong Kong Amusements Ltd, which also operated the Coronet Theatre in Central and Eastern Theatre on Queen's Road East. See here

3. 1923 - Kowloon Theatre closed down with effect from 1 March 1923 due to loss of earnings and as a result of the acquisition of the Star Theatre by Hong Kong Amusements Ltd. The latter was to become the principal theatre in TST. Source: China Mail 5 March 1923. See here

4. 1924 - Duro Motor Company moves into the old Kowloon Theatre building and alters it into a garage. See here