' Talkies '

An Observer report for the 5th of August 1930 had this to say :
Yesterday Rochdale Hippodrome opened as a cinema with 'Talkies '.
The first on the list of films is Betty Compson's musical revue, 'The Street Girl '.
Dress Circle 1/3 Stalls 1/- Front Stalls 6d
Box Office open daily from 10a.m.
Tel. 2163