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"The Electric is a cinema and sound recording facility in Birmingham, England. It opened in Station Street in 1909, showing its first silent film on 27 December of that year, and is now the oldest working cinema in the country. It predates its namesake, the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill, London, by around two months. Originally called the Electric Theatre, the cinema has undergone a number of name changes since its opening, but returned as the Electric in October 1993. History =1900s= The Electric opened on the bank holiday of 27 December 1909 and was Birmingham’s first film theatre. The architectural plans were designed by leading theatre architect of the time, Bertie Crewe (1860-1937) which are now a part of the Library of Birmingham's archives and collections. Excerpts from newspapers at the time: "There has been a further addition to the number of places of amusement in Birmingham. Electric Theatre (1908), Ltd., of London has taken a commodious shop in Station-Street, right in the centre of the city, and the interior has been transformed into a cosy and attractive entertainment hall with a capacity of 376, in red plush tip-up seats. The machines here are also of the latest Edison type, and brilliantly steady pictures are shown at a throw of about 55 ft. The operating room is similarly equipped, and is one of the finest in the city. The pictures displayed, some of which are in colours, are of an historical, dramatic, educational, as well as of a humorous character, and the entertainment is proving a decided attraction with young and old alike. Pictures showing this week are To Save Her Soul, Piedmont, The Shell, A Box of Chocolates, The Cabbage, Making Plate Glass, A Workman’s Revenge, and That Skating Carnival, with a complete change on Thursday. Mr. George Putnam, is the energetic manager, and Mr. A. Hart chief man at the wheel. It is estimated that upwards of two thousand persons paid for admission on the opening day, and from two o’clock until eleven there is a constant stream of fresh arrivals. Mr Putnam is arranging for a constant change of programme, and all the latest and most interesting pictures will be displayed from time to time." Sources: The Era, Film Gossip and Notices, 22 January 1910, Kinematograph & Lantern Weekly, 7 July 1910, and The Rinking World & Picture Theatre News, 8 January 1910. =1920s and 1930s= In the 1920s, the cinema was bought out and underwent the first of many name changes, becoming known as The Select showing a programme of silent movies. In 1931 Joseph Cohen, a highly successful Birmingham entrepreneur, bought The Select and for a few months screened rep films, before closing the cinema in 1932 with a view to a complete refit. His plan was to obtain the uppers floors, then create a balcony and changing rooms for the staff. Architect Cecil E.M.Filmore was hired to help navigate these structural alternations and on 20 March 1937 the film theatre reopened as The Tatler News Theatre. This was the city's second news theatre where rolling news reels from Pathe and British Movietone, along with short films and cartoons were presented. =1950s and 1960s= After World War II, with television becoming increasingly popular, attendance at news theatres declined. In the 1950s, the cinema changed its focus and became The Jacey Cartoon Theatre (Jacey derived from Joseph Cohen's initials). This did not last for long and in the 1960s, it became the Jacey Film Theatre, mainly showing a programme of art house and continental pictures. =1970s= For much of the 1970s, the cinema was a shadow of its former-self, largely showing soft pornographic films. The early 1980s saw a revival, with the cinema taken over by Lord Grade's "Classic" chain and split into two screens. This incarnation did not last for long and in the mid-1980s it became the Tivoli, screening a mix of mainstream. arthouse and exploitation films. In 1993 it was bought by Bill Heine and managed by Steven Metcalf.http://www.perrybs.bham.sch.uk/documents/school%20report/That%20Electric%20Feeling.pdf They also reverted it to being called the Electric. A contemporary work of art called Thatcher's Children by artist John Buckley was installed in the windows on the front of the building, with the intent to shock and attract publicity to the opening of an art cinema in Birmingham.http://www.theelectric.co.uk/page.php?page=15 =2000s= The Electric closed, however, on 12 December 2003. =Renovation and reopening= The cinema was put up for sale and was quickly purchased by a local entrepreneur, Tom Lawes. After a £250,000 refit and renovation, the cinema reopened on 17 December 2004. The building was restored to its original 1930s Art Deco look from photographs taken during that period. In recognition of its centenary in December 2009, local MPs Tom Watson, Khalid Mahmood and Richard Burden raised a motion in the House of Commons stating that the House: Two doors to the east of the cinema is Britain's oldest repertory theatre the Old Rep theatre.https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4766&mlon;=-1.8987&zoom;=16#map=19/52.47660/-1.89870 References External links * Cinemas in the West Midlands (county) Culture in Birmingham, West Midlands Buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands "
"Bartlett Yancey, Jr. (February 19, 1785 – August 30, 1828) was a Democratic- Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, United States, between 1813 and 1817. Born near Yanceyville, North Carolina, Yancey attended Hyco Academy in Caswell County before enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1804 to 1806. He was admitted to the bar in 1807 and practiced law. Yancey was elected to the 13th United States Congress in 1812 and re-elected in 1814 to the 14th Congress, serving from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1817. During both terms, he chaired the Committee on Claims. Refusing to run for Congress again in 1816, Yancey instead ran for the North Carolina Senate and served there for ten years, from 1817 to 1827; he served as Speaker of the North Carolina Senate for his entire tenure in the legislature. He died near Yanceyville in 1828 and is buried in his family cemetery. Yancey County, North Carolina, and Bartlett Yancey High School (in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina) are named in his honor. Some believe that the town of Yanceyville, North Carolina, also was named for him. However, this issue is contested, with many attributing the Yanceyville name to James Yancey, the brother of Bartlett Yancey, Jr. For an interesting discussion on this issue see When the Past Refused to Die: A History of Caswell County North Carolina 1777-1977, by William S. Powell (1977) at 341-342. The Bartlett Yancey House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. References External links * Biography * Caswell County Historical Association * Caswell County Family Tree * Caswell County Historical Association Web Log * Caswell County North Carolina GenWeb * Caswell County Photograph Collection * Caswell County Cemetery Census * 1810 Bartlett Yancey Letter *Caswell County Historic Sites * 1785 births 1828 deaths Members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina North Carolina state senators North Carolina Democratic-Republicans People from Yanceyville, North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians "
"Lajes is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,744,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of .Eurostat It is the second most populous parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. It contains the localities Fundões, Caldeira, Canada da Caldeira, Canada das Fontainhas, Canada das Vinhas, Canada do Poço, Lajedo, Lajes, Picão, Rebentão and Santa Rita. Lajes is best known for being the location of Portuguese Air Force Base No.4, used for military, small inter-island, as well as scheduled and chartered flights from North America and mainland Europe. The U.S. military has a multi-year agreement with the government of Portugal at Lajes Airfield, which is the base for U.S. 65th Air Base Wing (65 ABW). History Although the date of Lajes elevation to status of ecclesiastical or civil parish is unknown, there is reference to the navigator Pero de Barcelos, who was one of the first settlers in the region, dating to 3 April 1507. Even the date of the construction of the primitive temple are unknown, and rather the date of its destruction during the 1641 Caída da Praia earthquake is the only reference made to the religious structure. At the time three of the captaincies of Praia were destroyed, along with many of the buildings in the town of Praia, and parishes of Fontinhas, Lajes, Vila Nova and Agualva. Owing to the natural qualities, Lajes was always the preferred residency of the rich and noble families, resulting in it being referred to as A Madrid dos Açores (The Madrid of the Azores). Many of the estates and lands supported the island of Terceira, and was usually referred as the Celeiro da Terceira (the breadbasket of Terceira). There are also registered several references to the quantity and quality of the produce in the region, including fruit and wine, in addition to silk production. Lajes is located on a vast fertile plain, divided by hedge rows and where many old signeurial homes still reflect the importance of farming and prosperity of the traditional families of the island. Today, many of the modern roadways that intersect the parish, were once used by farmers to transport goods, usually using the large Ramo Grande oxen, pulling large carts, crafted to transport large, weighty loads, without putting undue stress on the animals. Wood would normally be transported, burned to maintain the warmth during the winter, or for cooking bread in earthen ovens. The oxen, the signeurial homes and agricultural community became known as the Ramo Grande. Along with Santa Cruz, Lajes also became the focus, during the Second and Post-Second World War of British and American forces stationed at Area Base No. 4, supporting progress and providing a dynamic economic innovator for the parish and region. Geography A portion of the north-eastern coastline of Lajes, showing rural nature and rugged rock cliffs Lajes is situated on the northern coast of Terceira, bordered on the west by the parishes of Vila Nova and São Brás, to the east by Santa Cruz and south, by the parish of Fontinhas. The majority (over half) of the parish is occupied by Air Base No. 4, and the barracks/homes of Air Force personnel stationed on the base (including American and Portuguese servicemen). The remainder of the base is actually in the neighbouring civil parish of Santa Cruz. The western frontier is delineated by the Ribeira da Areia that crosses into the interior, reaching the parishes of Vila Nova and São Brás. The border then skirts Lorais, until Fundões, and parts towards the interior again, intersecting at Rua do Terreiro, Rua das Covas, Rua dos Fundões and Rua Padre Gregório B. Rocha, before arriving in Picão. The border then passes through the pasturelands of the interior, before aligning with the regional roadway at Santa Luzia, and running perpendicular towards the regional airport, bisecting the runway in the direction of Santa Rita, until the coast at Ponta dos Carneiros. In addition to Ribeira da Areia and Ribeira dos Pães, the parish is crossed by subterranean branches of the Ribeira do Marques (that crosses the airport/air base). Climate Economy Owing to the significance and importance of the regional air field, the economy of Lajes has a symbiotic relationship with the activities at Air Base No.4. Most of the auxiliary staff at the base are residents of Lajes, and many services in the parish support the international demands of the stationed personal. Although most services are provided on base for servicemen, there are still trickle-down affects to the local community, with support personnel living in the parish and spending their money in the local economy. At the same time, it is common for foreign servicemen to support the local economy, when not on duty. Local activities include carpentry shops, services directed to farmers, automobile and mechanical garages, video, graphic and promotional services and financial institutions, including branches of the national and regional banks (Montepio, Banif, etc.). In addition, several shops, mini-markets, fruit stands and groceries service the local residents with bakeries, a butcher shop, and hairstylists. Architecture Lajes has several elementary schools with the main one located in Aldeia Nova. It has two churches with the main one dating back to the 16th century. This church has been destroyed by earthquakes in 1614 and 1841 and partially destroyed in the 1 January 1980 earthquake. The other smaller church is located in Cabouco. =Civic= * Fountain of Ribeira da Areia () * Fountain of Malícias () * Fountain of Largo de S. João () * Fountain of Remédios () * Fountain of the Cruzeiro () * Fountain of Picão () * Washhouse of Ribeira dos Pães () * Fountain of the Caldeira () =Religious= * Church of the Archangel Michael () * Hermitage of Our Lady of Remedies () * Hermitage of the Immaculate Heart of Mary () * Liturgical Centre of the Serra de Santiago () References =Notes= =Sources= * External links * Lajes Field - Official 65th Air Base Wing Website Parishes of Praia da Vitória "