Title
"New Theatre Being Constructed on Bank Street" [illustration and text]
Date
1913
Subject
theatre; architecture; film
Description
Drawing of the planned Imperial Theatre published during its construction in November 1913. The cinema would open on August 24, 1914.
Text: NEW THEATRE BEING CONSTRUCTED ON BANK STREET | THE NEW IMPERIAL THEATRE AS IT WILL BE WHEN FINISHED | The new Imperial Theatre which is being built on Bank street between McLaren and Gilmour streets by Mr. Harry Brouse and Mr. D O'Connor promises to be the most beautiful and up-to-date theatre in the Dominion. The theatre is being built of stone, cement, terra cotta, brick and steel, and will be completed early in the spring. The capacity of the house will be about 1,350 of which 700 will be on the orchestra floor and the balance in the balcony. On the whole the Imperial will be the keystone to the Somerset section of Bank street and Ottawa's will be able to take great pride in it's [sic] addition to the beauty marks of the city. Inside the new house will be the most elaborate, the decorative scheme to be employed is that of Mr. G. H. George, the architect.
Language
English
Format
illustration; text; newspaper article
Source
"New Theatre Being Constructed on Bank Street." Ottawa Journal. November 7, 1913: 1.
Microfilm from Ottawa Public Library