lˈeɪɾɚ hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə tˈeɪk ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐn ɐdʒˈeɪsənt ʃˈɑːp wˈɪtʃ, ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst lˈaɪsənst tə sˈɛl ˌælkəhˈɑːlɪk dɹˈɪŋks sˈɪnəmə bˈɑːɹ ɪnðə sˈɪɾi, dᵻspˈaɪt nˈeɪbɚz ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃənz.
Later he was able to take over an adjacent shop which, in December 1963, became the first licensed (to sell alcoholic drinks) cinema bar in the city, despite neighbours' objections.