Empress Theatre (Fort Macleod)

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

Empress Theatre
Empress Theatre facade
Address235 Main Street, Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0
Coordinates49°43′33″N 113°24′27″W
OwnerTown of Fort Macleod
OperatorEmpress Theatre Society
Construction
Broke ground1910
Opened1912
Renovated1940s
BuilderJ.S. Lambert
Website
www.macleodempress.com

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 Northwest 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]

It is registered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[3]

References

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