Capitol Theatres
90 King Street W.,
Kitchener,
ON
N2G 1A6
90 King Street W.,
Kitchener,
ON
N2G 1A6
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Screen 2 also opened with Walt Disney’s “The Hound That Thought He Was A Raccoon”.
The Capitol Theatre opened its doors on April 4, 1921 with George Melford in “Behold My Wife” and Larry Semon in “The Sportsman” along with a Pathe Review, a Topics Of The Day reel, the serial Fighting Fate’s first episode, a Paramount Magazine reel (long before Paramount News), and music overture by the Capitol Concert Orchestra conducted by C. Wolstenholme.
Capitol Theatre reopening as a twin:
Opened on April 4th, 1921 by Famous Players and managed by Premier until 1984. It reopened on June 27th, 1975 with two screens and closed December 17th, 1998 in time for the SilverCity cinemas. Grand opening ad posted.
The theater was in operation by June 1926. My grandmother performed a vaudeville show there against the silent film “Beverly of Graustart” June 21-23, 1926.
Built by Famous Players in the late 20’s — this theatre was “pooled” with the Lyric Theatre a larger theatre in Kitchener to eliminate competition and increase the profits. This theatre was pooled with Premier Operating’s Mr. Herb Allen who had the right to book and date the films for both theatres!!