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   Jan 22, 2019 · 1980s – With cinema admission declining and under new ownership the Playhouse begins showing ‘blue movies’ in between Italian offerings to fill seats. August 1990 – The theatre closes as a commercial cinema. 1995 – The Playhouse is purchased on a Loan from the City of Hamilton for $225,000 by Theatre Terra Nova. Soon after the live ...

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2. playhousecinema.caPlayhouse Cinema | Hamilton's Premiere Art House Cinema

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   International & independent films in a beautifully restored 1914 cinema

3. playhousecinema.ca › event › doors-open-hamilton-0Doors Open Hamilton - Playhouse Cinema

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   May 4, 2024 · After 76 years of continuous operation, the theatre closed in August 1990. But, in 2018, it reopened as an independent art-house cinema. Original architectural features — including lavish interiors — have been beautifully restored, and a new neon sign recreates the long-lost original. The Playhouse will be open to tours from 10am to 1pm.

4. hamilton.insauga.com › playhouse-theatre-stillPlayhouse Theatre still making cinema magic in downtown ...

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   Dec 12, 2023 · April 16, 1914 – Public announcement in Hamilton Herald for construction of a $20,000 theatre on Sherman, north of Barton. Early November 1914 – Playhouse Theatre is open to the public. Shows in the 700-seat theatre would be vaudeville or motion pictures with “no expense spared”! 1951 – Long-time owner Anthony Patzalek begins ...

5. www.doorsopenontario.on.ca › hamilton-1 › playhouseDoors Open Ontario - Playhouse Cinema, The

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   Playhouse Cinema, The. in-person Doors Open Hamilton Region. Built in 1914 as a vaudeville and movie theatre, this distinctive beaux-arts building was designed by Stewart & Witton. After 76 years of continuous operation, the theatre closed in August 1990. But, in 2018, it reopened as an independent art-house cinema.

   • Location: 10 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, M5C 1J3, Ontario

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6. www.thespec.com › news › hamilton-regionHamilton’s theatre heritage tragedy: It’s beyond the Tivoli

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   3 days ago · The Savoy theatre, located on Merrick Street and built in 1905, closed in 1955 and was demolished in 1963. Local History and Archives department, Hamilton Public Library The Century Theatre in 2000.

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   When did the Hamilton Playhouse close?

   • August 1990 – The theatre closes as a commercial cinema. 1995 – The Playhouse is purchased on a Loan from the City of Hamilton for $225,000 by Theatre Terra Nova. Soon after the live theatre production company folds. 1997 – Todd Bender of City Kidz purchases the Playhouse, intending to grow his Christian arts program for inner city kids.

   History | Playhouse Cinema

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   Is Hamilton's Playhouse cinema still open?

   • But, in 2018, it reopened as an independent art-house cinema. Original architectural features — including lavish interiors — have been beautifully restored, and a new neon sign recreates the long-lost original. The Playhouse Cinema is Hamilton's oldest existing cinema.

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   When did the Playhouse Theatre open?

   • Early November 1914 – Playhouse Theatre is open to the public. Shows put-on in the 700-seat theatre would be Vaudeville or Motion picture with “no expense spared”! 1951 – Long-time owner Anthony Patzalek begins renovations to the Playhouse theatre.

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   Who owns the Hamilton Playhouse cinema?

   • When the 107-year-old Playhouse Cinema in Hamilton came up for sale, the Tutts bought the building, restored it and opened in 2019. The young Tutt was put in charge, running the operation and living above the theatre-like something out of the movies. Advanced tickets are selling well for the first film screening.

   With help from across North America, Hamilton's Playhouse ... - CBC.ca

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   What happened to the Playhouse Theatre in Waterloo?

   • February 12, 2018 – The Playhouse Theatre is sold to Wendy, Jacob & John Tutt of Princess Cinemas in Waterloo. A year is spent restoring the then 104-year-old theatre to resemble its original décor. March 1st, 2019 – The Playhouse Cinema is re-born, showing first-run art and independent films to Downtown Hamilton and beyond.

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   What happened to the Playhouse Theatre?

   • Thankfully, the entire beau-arts appeal of the theatre was preserved, with a new floor, seating and new marquee being the sole improvements. 1960s – The Playhouse Theatre is sold to an Italian family and becomes Hamilton’s premier Italian Cinema, showing Italian films and Hollywood films dubbed in Italian.

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8. www.thespec.com › opinion › columnistsPlayhouse Cinema: A wonderful vestige of Hamilton's past ...

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   Mar 1, 2019 · From Vaudeville jewel to eighties porn theatre to children's charity, the Playhouse has had an eventful life.