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Page 4 them, Mr. Pettigrew would storm up the stairs, brandish his flashlight and in his wheezing, nasal voice, threaten to "Throw the whole row of you out!". I don't know if he ever did, but it's extremely doubtful. The fortunes of the Orpheum Theatre fared better than those of its country cousin. Saved from demolition and restored to its former grandeur, the Orpheum is now home to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The Hollyburn Theatre bears no resemblance to it origins. Sold in 1962, it was operated for many years as "Fashionwise", a popular ladies' apparel shop. In 1987, the premises changed hands again and re-opened as Simpson Hardware, the original purpose of the building now imperceptible. As time goes by, Howard Fletcher will be remembered more as a Reeve of West Vancouver and less as an independent theatre operator. The salad days of three movie changes a week and double features to boot are gone and more's the pity for a VCR movie rental and home popped corn can't even come close to one chapter of Fu Manchu, a jaw breaker parked chipmunk style in a cheek pouch and nothing more than a 5-cell flashlight and a sibilant wheeze to keep us all in tow. I gratefully acknowledge information given to me by Bas Collins which facilitated the writing of this article. Researchers will be pleased to know that Mr. Collins recorded an interview with Howard Fletcher and that the tape forms part of his personal oral history library. If any of our members have a photograph of the Hollyburn Theatre and would be willing to donate it or lend it to the Society for copying, it would be much appreciated. G. Wilson