Salle J.-Antonio-Thompson

Salle J.-Antonio-Thompson is a cinema in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is listed as a venue by Culture Trois-Rivières, the cultural organization that manages several cultural venues in the city. The venue's page on the Culture Trois-Rivières site is marked as temporarily closed.

The venue page on the Culture Trois-Rivières site states that part of the city of Trois-Rivières disappeared in the great fire of 1908. The following year, as Trois-Rivières was rebuilding, Mr. Arthur J. B. Robert decided to settle there and open the city's first theatre, Le Bijou. He opened a second theatre in 1912, Le Gaieté, and continued to operate both venues simultaneously for some years before closing Le Bijou, which had become outdated. In 1927, he decided to build a new, more modern theatre. He entrusted the work to architect Daniel-John Creighton, who had also built several theatres in Montreal. The interior decoration of the hall, Art Deco in inspiration, was entrusted to Emmanuel Briffa, an eminent decorator who had already decorated several theatres across Canada and the United States. On April 7, 1928, the Capitol finally opened its doors. It is mentioned that this theatre was very modern and was specially designed for cinema and vaudeville. In 1966, the Robert family ceded its interests in the Capitol theatre to United Amusement Corporation, a subsidiary of Famous Players, which integrated it into its Cinémas Unis network. In 1978, as the Capitol celebrated its 50th anniversary, United Amusement Corporation announced its intention to divide the Capitol theatre to make two more modern cinema halls. The City of Trois-Rivières immediately undertook steps to acquire the theatre, because it wished to protect this magnificent hall that had been part of the cultural life of Trois-Rivières since 1928. The municipality also wanted to take the opportunity to provide the region with a... [text truncated in source]

1. 1Salle J.-Antonio-Thompson à Trois-Rivières | Culture Trois-Rivièresculture3r.com
2. 2À propos | Culture Trois-Rivièresculture3r.com
3. 3Nos services | Culture Trois-Rivièresculture3r.com
4. 4Nos partenaires | Culture Trois-Rivièresculture3r.com
5. 5Salle J.- Antonio-Thompsonwikidata.org