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Usherette's pinafore from the ABC Cinema, Henleaze (later renamed Orpheus Cinema), mid-1980s
Ushers and usherettes checked tickets before showing the audience to their seats with a
torch beam. During the film, they would stand at the back and stop disruptive behaviour.