Capitol Theatre

1505 Barrington Street,
Halifax, NS B3J 3K5

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on June 23, 2023 at 1:10 am

Does anybody know about the two drive-ins that served Halifax as well? There was the 426-capacity Bay Street Drive-In and the 1,473-capacity Triple Drive-In, but I cannot find a lot of information about those two.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 9, 2022 at 1:57 pm

Grand opening ad posted. Capitol Theatre openingCapitol Theatre opening 31 Oct 1930, Fri Halifax Mail (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) Newspapers.com

Spire
Spire on December 29, 2015 at 5:48 pm

I added an interior shot of the auditorium from 1930 to the photos section.

The theatre opened on October 31, 1930, with the film “Old English”, starring George Arliss. It closed March 24, 1974, showing a double-bill of the Disney movies “Son of Flubber” and “Superdad”.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 16, 2014 at 2:53 pm

This was at the corner of Salter. The Maritime Centre now stands on its site.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on January 19, 2010 at 2:08 am

Someone should remember this Ralph Kneebone the manager had a promotion on a movie! Something theatre managers today have no idea about.Mr.Kneebone had personal appearance of the Frankenstein monster to promote “FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER” he wanted to boost ticket sales at midnight. Thanks Mr. Kneebone.Glad i could get you on CT. Feb. 10 1969.