A Social History of the Cinema in Wales, 1918-1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits"A Social History of the Cinema in Wales" offers a perspective on the place of cinema in Welsh popular culture. The 'golden age' of cinema entertainment is now half a century behind us, yet it continues to linger in popular memory. |
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... average price of a cinema ticket did increase more slowly than the rate of inflation , and much more slowly than the increase in household income.18 The increase in cinema admissions , however , cannot be attributed solely to falling ...
... average price of a cinema ticket did increase more slowly than the rate of inflation , and much more slowly than the increase in household income.18 The increase in cinema admissions , however , cannot be attributed solely to falling ...
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... average British audience . The increasing proportion of Porth's film - goers paying over 1s for their tickets by the 1940s ( and the declining proportion paying 7d or less ) can be accounted for at least in part by inflationary ...
... average British audience . The increasing proportion of Porth's film - goers paying over 1s for their tickets by the 1940s ( and the declining proportion paying 7d or less ) can be accounted for at least in part by inflationary ...
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... Average ticket price ( d ) Average at 1953 prices ( d ) British average at 1953 prices ( d ) 1924 7.6 16.2 n / a 1925 7.1 15.1 n / a 1926 6.3 13.7 n / a 1927 6.6 14.7 n / a 1928 6.5 14.6 n / a 1944 11.9 20.5 29.3 1945 12.4 20.3 28.4 ...
... Average ticket price ( d ) Average at 1953 prices ( d ) British average at 1953 prices ( d ) 1924 7.6 16.2 n / a 1925 7.1 15.1 n / a 1926 6.3 13.7 n / a 1927 6.6 14.7 n / a 1928 6.5 14.6 n / a 1944 11.9 20.5 29.3 1945 12.4 20.3 28.4 ...
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