M TELUS
59 Sainte-Catherine Street East,
Montreal,
QC
H2X 1K5
59 Sainte-Catherine Street East,
Montreal,
QC
H2X 1K5
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Previously operated by: Famous Players, Loew's Inc., United Amusement Corp., Ltd.
Functions: Concerts
Previous Names: Billy Moore's Lyceum, Loew's Court Theatre, Eros Cinema, Theatre Francais, Metropolis
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
514.844.3500
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Opened in 1884 as the Theatre Francais, the name was changed to Billy Moore’s Lyceum in 1905. In 1920, Loew’s took over and renovated and renamed it Loew’s Court Theatre from September 9, 1921. In 1924, it is renamed back to the Theatre Francais. In 1960, the policy changed to French movies and the name was changed again on November 6, 1970 to Eros Cinema and began showing adult films.
The theatre closed in 1981 and reopened in 1986 as Metropolis, a nightclub and concert venue. On September 17, 2017 it reopened as a concert venue named M TELUS after a wireless provider.
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This huge theatre still functions as a popular nightclub and concert venue. The beautiful marble lobby is still intact although the auditorium and massive U-shaped balcony have been substantially modernised. Located in Montreal’s east end red-light district and one of the city’s most unique spaces. No pictures available but current info can be found here:
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Another one time Loews house,Wow.
Here is a postcard showing an early 1900s view of the Français.
I just added a 1955 photo of the Theatre Francais I found on Facebook.
Le 6 novembre 1970, la première annonce d'Eros se trouve dans la section photo de ce théâtre.
November 6th, 1970 grand opening ad as Eros can be found in the photo section for this theatre.
As of May, 2017 this is to become M Telus (an wireless provider) according to
http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/lequipe-spectra-partners-with-telus-to-revamp-metropolis?__lsa=6611-aa1e
French language grand opening ad as Eros added in the photo section.
This will reopen as M TELUS on September 12th, 2017. I uploaded its 8-page grand opening ad from the Metro newspaper in the photo section. Website: mtelus.com
Name for Loew’s Court picked in a contest
Loew’s Court contest winner Sat, Aug 27, 1921 – 3 · The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad
Loew’s Court opening Fri, Sep 9, 1921 – 11 · The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Annonce publiée dans un journal en français