The Empress is a not for profit theatre in Fort Macleod, Alberta that has been open since 1912.
 Empress Theatre facade | |
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| Address | 235 Main Street, Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0 |
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| Coordinates | 49°43′33″N 113°24′27″W / 49.72573°N 113.40745°W |
| Owner | Town of Fort Macleod |
| Operator | Empress Theatre Society |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1910 |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Renovated | 1940s |
| Builder | J.S. Lambert |
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History
editIn 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
editIt 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
edit- ^ a b "Empress Theatre | Fort Macleod, Alberta | Crown of the Continent Geotourism | Travel Planning Guide". Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "Empress Theatre - Fort Macleod, Alberta, CanadaEmpress Theatre". Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ a b "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". Retrieved 2020-07-24.