Waterloo Theatre
24 King Street N,
Waterloo,
ON
N2J 2W7
24 King Street N,
Waterloo,
ON
N2J 2W7
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon
Architects: Herbert George Duerr
Functions: Nightclub
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: Waterloo Stage
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News About This Theater
- Mar 2, 2010 — Happy 45th, "The Sound Of Music"
Built in 1937, the 650-seat Waterloo Theatre was opened on March 12, 1937. At the time it was the only movie theatre in town. In recent years it became the Waterloo Stage, presenting stage shows. By 2014 it had become a nightclub.
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The Waterloo Theatre opened March 12, 1937 and closed January 30, 1997. At the time of its closing it was owned by Cineplex Odeon Theatres and it was the only remaining first-run movie house in the city. The final film shown was “The People vs. Larry Flynt.”
It was reborn as the Waterloo Stage Theatre in February 1997. The cinema once housed over 500 patrons but there are now just 262 seats, most of which were removed for a stage extension and lounge area.
I saw three films here that I can remember – The Untouchables, The Player and Dances With Wolves. The theatre had a nice Art Deco feel to it. The lobby was small and cramped as the outside doors opened directly on to the ticket booth and concession area.
A brief history of the theatre and a picture can be found here:
http://www.waterloostagetheatre.com/aboutus.asp
The theatre’s contact information is:
24 King Street North
Waterloo, Ontario
N2J 2W7
519.888.0000
The Waterloo Stage Theatre is under new management.
It is starting it’s second season as the Waterloo Entertainment Centre with performances by Kimberly Barber, Rod Beattie, Rob Szabo, Suzie LeBlanc, the Theatre Athena group and much more.
More information and show details can be found at www.waterlooentertainmentcentre.com
In the 1943 edition of Film Daily Yearbook this is listed as the Waterloo Theatre with a seating capacity of 638.
The page for architect Herbert George Duerr at the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada lists an unnamed theater of his design built for for William Dineen, located on King Street North in Waterloo. Designed in 1936 and opened in 1937, this project must have been the Star Theatre/Waterloo Stage.
This has closed down and become a nightclub.
This actually started life as the Waterloo Theatre when it opened on March 12, 1937. The Star Theatre is a separate and different theater in Waterloo that operated before World War I.