H W L ▁and ▁A rup ▁as ▁ac oust icians ▁and ▁building ▁engine ers . ▁ ▁The ▁London ▁Col ise um ▁has ▁two ▁lif ts ▁which ▁provide ▁step - free ▁access ▁for ▁disabled ▁pat rons ▁to ▁all ▁levels , ▁except ▁the ▁Upper ▁Circle . ▁ ▁Use ▁as ▁a ▁cinema ▁Period ically , ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁show ▁films ▁and , ▁when ▁the ▁"' t alk ies ' ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁ ▁films ▁were ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁theatre ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁The ▁greatest ▁sens ation ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁the ▁showing ▁of ▁King ▁Kong ▁which ▁ran ▁at ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁for ▁months ▁with ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁seeing ▁the ▁film ▁there ▁every ▁day ." ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁lack l ust re ▁period ▁of ▁poor ly ▁received ▁musical s ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁theatre ▁was ▁le ased ▁by ▁M GM ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁cinema ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁that ▁the ▁Empire , ▁Le ic ester ▁Square ▁was ▁closed ▁for ▁re building . ▁The ▁initial ▁presentation , ▁from ▁ 6 ▁June , ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁G one ▁With ▁the ▁Wind ▁which ▁ran ▁for ▁ 3 ▁months . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁November ▁the ▁World ▁Prem iere ▁of ▁Bach elor ▁in ▁Parad ise ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁star , ▁Bob ▁Hope , ▁and ▁following ▁this , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November