Embassy Theatre
Waikato
3204
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Styles: Greek Revival
Previous Names: Theatre Royal
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The Theatre Royal opened on March 11, 1915. The architect was Hugh C. Grierson. Renovation in the 1950’s included a name change to the Embassy Theatre. Despite protests, the theater was demolished in 1994.
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Ken McIntyre
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More information and a photo can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/3e4nut
There is no town in New Zealand called Waikato.
In this general area there were:
Hamilton – Everybodys, 1920’s, renamed Embassy 1946, registered seating cap. 995
Thames – Kings, 1911, renamed Embassy 1951, registered seating cap. 651
No Royal theatre/cinema have been renamed “Embassy” or any other name.