Varscona Theatre
10907 Whyte Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
AB
T6G 0S9
10907 Whyte Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
AB
T6G 0S9
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Closed on April 19, 1987 with “Children of A Lesser God” because of lease expiration. It was demolished right afterward.
Here’s a new 4-page 50th anniversary FIDDLER ON THE ROOF retrospective featuring a roadshow playdate chronology and historian Q&A. The Varscona’s year-long run is mentioned in the piece.
Grand opening ad:
Varscona theatre opening Sat, Jul 6, 1940 – 7 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Lawrence Herzog’s brief article on the Varscona Theatre (the last listing on this web page) says that it was opened on July 6, 1940, and was designed by the architectural firm of Rule, Wynn, & Rule (John Rule, Gordon Wynn, and Peter Rule) in a Streamline Modern style. The Varscona Theatre was demolished in 1987.
A photo of the Varscona can be seen here.