Opened November 27th, 1996. Opened with “101 Dalmatians”, “Star Trek: First Contact”, “Space Jam”, “Ramson” and in French: “L' Homme Ideal”, “Les 101 Dalmatiens”. Grand opening ad posted.
This was the last Famous Players theatre to be built east of Quebec.
Taken over by Canadian Multiscreen theatres Ltd. (which was owned by Empire Theatres on March 2nd, 1990. and folded into the Empire Theatres listings in 1994.
The Capitol theatre was taken over by Odeon theatres on September 11th, 1945 and Canadian Odeon theatres in 1977 and Empire Theatres in 1984.
Empire theatres closed it on November 14th, 1991 and it was restored and reopened as a performing arts center on September 8th, 1993.
And reopened as Palace on September 30th, 1927. Grand opening ad posted.
Renamed Grand on March 19th, 1910.
More info:
The Airdome theatre opened on May 4th, 1909 and is rebuilt with walls and roof and renemad Grand on March 19th as the management relocates here.
Airdome grand opening ad posted.
June 10th, 1912 grand opening ad posted.
First ad posted from January 25th, 1912.
Grand opening ad posted.
August 30th, 1949 “thanks you” ad posted. It must have been opened during the last weekend of August 1949.
Reopened as Ritz on November 11th, 1941. Grand opening ads posted.
Ad:
General Cinema Essex Green 9 reopening 12 Oct 1997, Sun The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) Newspapers.com
Another ad:
Grand opening ad and closing announcement posted.
Grand opening ads in French and English posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad and picture.
Riverview Twin cinemas opening 18 Sep 1974, Wed The Moncton Transcript (Moncton, Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada) Newspapers.com
Opened November 27th, 1996. Opened with “101 Dalmatians”, “Star Trek: First Contact”, “Space Jam”, “Ramson” and in French: “L' Homme Ideal”, “Les 101 Dalmatiens”. Grand opening ad posted.
This was the last Famous Players theatre to be built east of Quebec.
Taken early 1975. The Twins reopened on July 3rd, 1975.
Closed April 24th, 1997, after everyone went to the Famous Players 8 and the Empire Dieppe 8 instead.
Also mark this as open for live performances as part of the Capitol theatre complex.
The Empress along with the Capitol theatre were badly damaged by fire on March 25-26th, 1926 and reopened on August 23rd, 1926.
Fire pic:
Capitol and Empress theatre fire 27 Mar 1926, Sat The Moncton Transcript (Moncton, Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada) Newspapers.com
The Capitol and Empress theatres were destroyed by fire on March 25th, 1926 and the Capitol theatre reopened on October 26th, 1926.
December 2011
Expanded to eight screens on May 10th, 1996. Another ad posted.
Taken over by Canadian Multiscreen theatres Ltd. (which was owned by Empire Theatres on March 2nd, 1990. and folded into the Empire Theatres listings in 1994.
The Capitol theatre was taken over by Odeon theatres on September 11th, 1945 and Canadian Odeon theatres in 1977 and Empire Theatres in 1984. Empire theatres closed it on November 14th, 1991 and it was restored and reopened as a performing arts center on September 8th, 1993.