Capitol Theatre

253 Rue Lindsay,
Drummondville, QC J2C 1P2

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rivest266
rivest266 on April 12, 2013 at 4:44 pm

This opened on March 4th, 1937.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on December 8, 2010 at 2:16 pm

Thanks CWalczak.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on December 6, 2010 at 12:32 pm

A little historical episode about a raid on this theatre by the RCMP in 1945 looking for draft dodgers and deserters that appeared in Time Magazine: View link

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on December 6, 2010 at 12:28 pm

This theatre is still going strong. Its full address is 253 Rue Lindsay, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada J2C 1P2; telephone 819-474-6926. The current management is Cinémas RGFM. The official website is http://www.cinemasrgfm.com/

If the information at the Rivest site is accurate, this theatre was twinned in the late 1970’s and was enlarged to eight screens in 1998. Current seat count is 1,075.