Empress Theatre (Fort Macleod)

Last updated
Empress Theatre
Empress Theatre Fort Macleod - Facade.jpg
Empress Theatre facade
Empress Theatre (Fort Macleod)
Interactive map of Empress Theatre
Address235 Main Street, Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0
Coordinates 49°43′33″N113°24′27″W / 49.72573°N 113.40745°W / 49.72573; -113.40745
OwnerTown of Fort Macleod
OperatorEmpress Theatre Society
Construction
Broke ground1910
Opened1912
Renovated1940s
BuilderJ.S. Lambert
Website
www.macleodempress.com

The Empress is a not for profit theatre in Fort Macleod, Alberta that has been open since 1912.

Contents

History

In January 1910 the Lethbridge Herald announced that a new opera house with orchestra pit would be built [1] And it opened in 1912 [2] as a vaudeville and theatrical performance venue for North-West Mounted Police. [1]

Architecture

It is a two-story brick building with a plain facade to match the existing streetscape. [3] It still has its original interior balcony, seating, dressing rooms and projection booth. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Empress Theatre | Fort Macleod, Alberta | Crown of the Continent Geotourism | Travel Planning Guide" . Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Empress Theatre - Fort Macleod, Alberta, CanadaEmpress Theatre" . Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. 1 2 "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca" . Retrieved 2020-07-24.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.