On 14 January 1896 , the UK 's first public film show was presented at the Queen 's Hall to members and wives of the Royal Photographic Society by the maker of the Kineopticon and Fellow of the society , Birt Acres , and his colleague , Arthur Melbourne-Cooper .
On January 14 , 1896 , the first public movie show was given at the Queen 's Hall to members and wives of the Royal Photographic Society .