The Gaiety

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 7:37 pm

Bramley4woods wrote: wiggy wrote: Si wrote: You're right. I think it's Greek. IT IS GREEK. Greek for a car is ena "Aftokineto". An "automobile" I suppose. Which explains why the yanks and some continentals call cars "autos" and half the continent call a theatre showing moving pictures a Kino. The latin-esque languages use the C form.Maybe it was considered more fashionable at the time to use the "K" form when the Gaieity was built.Catchy isn't it?Hey mam, I'm just off to t' Gaiety Kinematograph wi' Gladys Murgatroyd to watch a moving picture !Certainly in the UK broadcast TV industry "Telecine" has always been called as such but abbreviated to "TK". A photo of the Gaiety Kinema(with a K) has recently been added to Leodis -its in the latest 50 additions

liits · Post by **liits** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 12:42 am

Croggy wrote: Lol - how multi-cultural!I never knew about the 'K' thing either - very interesting. I never knew about the "K" thing until being off sick from work and watching "Crown Court" and an elderly witness was refering to the Kinema and was corrected by the supposed defence council. "I know the difference between cinema and Kinema, sir, and that particular place is called the Kinema!" That told 'im!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 12:21 am

liits wrote: Croggy wrote: Lol - how multi-cultural!I never knew about the 'K' thing either - very interesting. I never knew about the "K" thing until being off sick from work and watching "Crown Court" and an elderly witness was refering to the Kinema and was corrected by the supposed defence council. "I know the difference between cinema and Kinema, sir, and that particular place is called the Kinema!" That told 'im! crown court,what a great theme tune,with eye level (van der valk) on the flip.