“Previous to the Capitol Theatre, this location was home to the Academy of Music, renamed the Majestic in 1918. It opened in 1877, and was home to countless musical and theatre productions for over fifty years. It was demolished in 1929.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
The Halifax Mail wrote an article on 31 October 1930 describing the theatre on its opening day:
“The walls of the staircase are in old-time half timber construction, the balustrade being of carved oak and the whole stair covered with the same fine carpet.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
The Halifax Mail wrote an article on 31 October 1930 describing the theatre on its opening day:
“The Stage is fitted with a very modern electric panel board, which controls the lights of the Theatre and Stage. It has the most modern equipment for dimming these lights, so as to produce pleasing color schemes in the Auditorium. The Stage is fully equipped with a gridiron floor some seventy-five feet above the Stage level which provides ample accommodation to allow for hoisting the large talking horns of this sound equipment, as well as making it possible to accommodate any large traveling theatrical production which may visit the city.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
The Halifax Mail wrote an article on 31 October 1930 describing the theatre on its opening day:
“Entering the theatre under the brightly illuminated marquise and sign we find ourselves at the entrance to a castle, with a stone wall coped with red tile surrounding us. This wall is pierced with ballustraded and grilled openings through which we catch glimpses of the surrounding countryside.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
The Halifax Mail wrote an article on 31 October 1930 describing the theatre on its opening day:
“The roof is formed of massive oak beams carried on the carved grotesque brackets on smaller beams running between the main beams. The panels between these beams are formed of special acoustical plaster so as to get the best possible results from the sound equipment in the Auditorium.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
“After 44 years of entertaining Haligonians, the Capitol Theatre had its final curtain call. It did not go down without a fight, however. Haligonians wrote letters to the editors of local newspapers describing their frustrations over the loss of their beloved theatre. The “Save the Capitol Society” was created in an attempt to preserve the building, but to no avail. For its final send-off, the Capitol showed the movie Super Dad and then closed its castle doors for the last time. The theatre was demolished in 1974 to make way for the Maritime Centre. Now all that remains of the Capitol Theatre are a handful of images and fading memories.”
Nicholas Fowler, The Capitol Theatre
https://historicnovascotia.ca/items/show/99
“Previous to the Capitol Theatre, this location was home to the Academy of Music, renamed the Majestic in 1918. It opened in 1877, and was home to countless musical and theatre productions for over fifty years. It was demolished in 1929.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
http://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/10/17/from-the-vaults-the-capitol-theatre/
The Halifax Mail wrote an article on 31 October 1930 describing the theatre on its opening day:
“The walls of the staircase are in old-time half timber construction, the balustrade being of carved oak and the whole stair covered with the same fine carpet.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
http://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/10/17/from-the-vaults-the-capitol-theatre/
The Halifax Mail wrote an article on 31 October 1930 describing the theatre on its opening day:
“The Stage is fitted with a very modern electric panel board, which controls the lights of the Theatre and Stage. It has the most modern equipment for dimming these lights, so as to produce pleasing color schemes in the Auditorium. The Stage is fully equipped with a gridiron floor some seventy-five feet above the Stage level which provides ample accommodation to allow for hoisting the large talking horns of this sound equipment, as well as making it possible to accommodate any large traveling theatrical production which may visit the city.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
http://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/10/17/from-the-vaults-the-capitol-theatre/
The Halifax Mail wrote an article on 31 October 1930 describing the theatre on its opening day:
“Entering the theatre under the brightly illuminated marquise and sign we find ourselves at the entrance to a castle, with a stone wall coped with red tile surrounding us. This wall is pierced with ballustraded and grilled openings through which we catch glimpses of the surrounding countryside.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
http://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/10/17/from-the-vaults-the-capitol-theatre/
The Halifax Mail wrote an article on 31 October 1930 describing the theatre on its opening day:
“The roof is formed of massive oak beams carried on the carved grotesque brackets on smaller beams running between the main beams. The panels between these beams are formed of special acoustical plaster so as to get the best possible results from the sound equipment in the Auditorium.”
Lauren Oostveen, From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
http://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/10/17/from-the-vaults-the-capitol-theatre/
Reference: NSARM Photo Collection Places: Halifax: Buildings
“After 44 years of entertaining Haligonians, the Capitol Theatre had its final curtain call. It did not go down without a fight, however. Haligonians wrote letters to the editors of local newspapers describing their frustrations over the loss of their beloved theatre. The “Save the Capitol Society” was created in an attempt to preserve the building, but to no avail. For its final send-off, the Capitol showed the movie Super Dad and then closed its castle doors for the last time. The theatre was demolished in 1974 to make way for the Maritime Centre. Now all that remains of the Capitol Theatre are a handful of images and fading memories.”
Nicholas Fowler, The Capitol Theatre https://historicnovascotia.ca/items/show/99