Canada - CINERAMA & large-frame film 1954-74

Dolby Six-Track Stereo / DTS 70mm installations

TORONTO ////////////////////////////

TORONTO - IMPERIAL (Famous Players)

‘On Canada’s Largest Screen In VistaVision’

3,206-seat / 27x52 ft screen

1955---------------------------

May 20 Strategic Air Command + VistaVision visits Mexico *

- to 16je55

Jul 01 The Seven Little Foys #* - to 28jl55

Aug 27 To Catch a Thief + Visit Japan #* - to 29se55

Nov 04 You're Never Too Young #* - to 24nv55

Dec 23 Artists and Models #* - to 12ja56

1956---------------------------

Jan 13 The Desperate Hours #* - to 26ja56

Apr 18 The Court Jester #* - to 08my56

Jun 07 The Searchers #* - to 20je56

Aug 31 Pardners #* - to 13se56

Oct 05 War and Peace #* - to 27nv56

Dec 21 Hollywood or Bust #* - to 10ja57

1957---------------------------

Mar 15 The Rainmaker #* - to 27mr57

May 03 The Buster Keaton Story #* - to 09my57

May 31 Gun Fight at the OK Corral #* - to 18je57

Jul 09 The Delicate Delinquent #* - to 25jl57

Oct 10 The Joker is Wild #* - to 07nv57

Dec 25 The Sad Sack #* - to 14ja58

1958---------------------------

Jun 04 Vertigo #* - to 30je58

Jul 08 King Creole #* - to 17jl58

Aug 21 Rock-A-Bye-Baby #* - to 04se58

Oct 24 Houseboat #* - to 13nv58

Dec 18 The Geisha Boy + Wonders of Puerto Rico #* - to 13ja59

1972---------------------------

Sep 05 venue closed (multiplex conversion)

1973---------------------------

Jun 29 reopen/rename: IMPERIAL SIX

1986---------------------------

May 31 venue closed (Famous Players)

1987---------------------------

Dec 12 reopen/rename: PANTAGES THEATRE (Cineplex Odeon)

(single cinema in partitioned former balcony)

Dec 14 Toronto Historical Board heritage designation

1988---------------------------

Mar 24 Cineplex Odeon/Famous Players sale agreement

Aug 26 venue closed

12se89 - reopen: restored theatrical venue

01se01 - rename: CANON THEATRE

TORONTO - TIVOLI (Famous Players)

‘The Home of Todd-AO’

‘Canada’s Newest and Largest Screen’

1955---------------------------

May 30 venue closed

1956---------------------------

Apr 25 Oklahoma! (+ The Miracle of Todd-AO - 11jl56)

- to 05au57 ‘World’s Longest Engagement’

1957---------------------------

Aug 07 Around the World in 80 Days - to 05jl58

1958---------------------------

Jul 09 South Pacific (+ The March of Todd-AO - 01ja59)

- to 08au59

1959---------------------------

Aug 13 Porgy and Bess - to 26ja60

1960---------------------------

Jan 28 The Big Fisherman #* - to 18fe60

Feb 19 Around the World in 80 Days * - to 26mr60

Mar 30 Can-Can - to 05nv60

Nov 10 The Alamo - to 18mr61

1961---------------------------

Mar 22 Exodus - to 03au61

Nov 17 The King and I #* - to 17de61

Dec 21 El Cid - to 15my62

1962---------------------------

May 17 West Side Story # - to 18de62

1963---------------------------

May 29 55 Days at Peking #* - to 25je63

Aug 09 Mutiny on the Bounty #* - to 12se63

Oct 10 Oklahoma! # - to 14oc63

‘Rodgers & Hammerstein Music Festival’

Oct 15 The King and I # - to 18oc63

Dec 20 The Cardinal # - to 23ar64

1964---------------------------

Jun 12 Oklahoma! * - to 30je64

Jul 01 West Side Story * - to 21jl64

Jul 22 Can-Can * - to 28jl64

Sep 18 Mutiny on the Bounty #* - to 30se64

Oct 14 El Cid #* - to 22oc64

Nov 02 venue closed

TORONTO - UNIVERSITY (Famous Players)

‘The only theatre in Ontario that can or will show CINERAMA’

1,382-seat

1957---------------------------

Sep 25 venue closed

Oct 24 This is CINERAMA - to 05ar58

1958---------------------------

Apr 08 CINERAMA Holiday - to 19jl58

Jul 22 Seven Wonders of the World - to 22nv58

Nov 25 South Seas Adventure - to 14mr59

‘CINERAMA Leaves Toronto Forever’

‘Will Never Be Shown in Ontario Again’

1959---------------------------

Mar 15 venue closed

May 22 reopen: ‘The Theatre of Distinction’

Dec 06 venue closed

Dec 23 Ben-Hur - to 04my61

1961---------------------------

Oct 26 King of Kings - to 18ja62 ?

1962---------------------------

Nov 28 Mutiny on the Bounty - to 06je63

1963---------------------------

Jun 26 Cleopatra - to 26mr64

1964---------------------------

Mar 27 The Fall of the Roman Empire # - to 11je64

Sep 11 Mediterranean Holiday # - to 27oc64

Oct 28 My Fair Lady - to 21de65

1965---------------------------

Dec 25 The Agony and the Ecstasy - to 04ar66

1966---------------------------

Apr 06 Doctor Zhivago # - to 16oc66

Oct 18 Hawaii # - to 29my67

1967---------------------------

May 30 Thoroughly Modern Millie # - to 19de67

Dec 20 Camelot - to 23my68

1968---------------------------

Nov 06 Star! - to 02ar69

1969---------------------------

Apr 03 Sweet Charity - to 03jl69

Oct 30 Paint Your Wagon - to 10mr69

1970---------------------------

Mar 11 Patton - to 28my70

May 29 How the West Was Won #* - to 02jl70

Oct 08 Tora! Tora! Tora! # - to 24de70

Dec 25 Ryan’s Daughter # - to 22je71

1971---------------------------

Jun 23 Waterloo #* - to 22se71

Nov 10 Fiddler on the Roof # - to 12de72

1972---------------------------

Dec 13 Man of La Mancha # - to 08mr73

1974---------------------------

Oct 11 2001: A Space Odyssey * - to 14nv74

1986---------------------------

Sep 13 venue closed

TORONTO - EGLINTON (Famous Players)

‘The Only Cinemiracle Theatre in Canada’

846-seat

1960---------------------------

Dec 19 venue closed - to 22de60

Dec 23 Windjammer - to 21de61

1961---------------------------

Dec 22 Holiday in Spain - to 01my62

1962---------------------------

May 04 This is CINERAMA - to 24my62

May 25 Seven Wonders of the World - to 14je62

Jun 15 South Seas Adventure - to 05jl62

Jul 06 Windjammer - to 12au62

Aug 15 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm - to 08ja63

1963---------------------------

Jan 10 The Best of CINERAMA - to 25mr63

Mar 28 How The West Was Won - to 14de63

Dec 15 venue closed - to 24de63

1964---------------------------

Mar 09 venue closed - to 17mr64

Mar 18 Becket - to 27oc64

Oct 28 Mediterranean Holiday # - to 15de64

1965---------------------------

Jan 12 venue closed - to 09mr65

Mar 10 The Sound of Music - to 21de67

1967---------------------------

Dec 22 Doctor Dolittle # - to 18jl68

1968---------------------------

Oct 23 Finian’s Rainbow # - to 28ja69

1969---------------------------

Jul 25 Krakatoa East of Java - to 23se69

Dec 17 Hello Dolly # - to 25je70

1970---------------------------

Jun 26 Darling Lili #* - to 24se70

Sep 25 South Pacific #* - to 07oc70

Nov 06 2001: A Space Odyssey * - to 19nv70

Nov 20 Scrooge #* - to 14ja71

1971---------------------------

Jan 15 Mediterranean Holiday #* - to 26ja71

Mar 19 My Fair Lady #* - to 10je71

Jul 23 Hello Dolly * - to 26au71

Nov 26 Scrooge #* - to 25de71

1973---------------------------

Mar 16 The Sound of Music * - to 04oc73

Oct 26 2001: A Space Odyssey * - to 08nv73

Nov 09 Ryan’s Daughter #* - to 15nv73

Nov 16 Ben-Hur #* - to 22nv73

1974---------------------------

Jun 26 That’s Entertainment * - to 25de74

2002---------------------------

Mar 22 venue closed

TORONTO - UPTOWN (Loew’s)

2,268-seat

1960---------------------------

Dec 22 Spartacus - to 26ar61

1962---------------------------

Apr 15 venue closed (fire damage) - to 13au62

1965---------------------------

Nov 05 The Hallelujah Trail #* - to 18nv65

1966---------------------------

Sep 14 How The West Was Won #* - to 29se66

1967---------------------------

Jun 30 The Dirty Dozen * - to 17oc67

Oct 18 Gone With the Wind - to 11ar68

1968---------------------------

Nov 20 The Shoes of the Fisherman # - to 25fe69

1969---------------------------

Feb 26 Ben-Hur - to 29my69

Sep 05 venue closed (5-plex conversion) - to 24de69

Dec 25 Goodbye, Mr. Chips - to 24mr70

UPTOWN 1 - 922-seat (20th Century Theatres)

1972---------------------------

Mar 31 The Concert for Bangladesh * - to 27ar72

1974---------------------------

Nov 15 2001: A Space Odyssey * - to 05de74

2003---------------------------

Sep 14 venue closed

TORONTO - CARLTON (Odeon)

‘The Nation’s Largest, Newest 70mm Showplace’

2,186-seat

1962---------------------------

Oct 04 Barabbas - to 19de62 ‘North American premiere’

1963---------------------------

Jan 30 Lawrence of Arabia - to 02jl63

Dec 02 venue closed (‘installation of new seamless CINERAMA’)

Dec 20 It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - to 22ar64

1964---------------------------

Jul 29 Circus World - to 02se64

1965---------------------------

Mar 31 The Greatest Story Ever Told

1969---------------------------

Jan 23 Oliver! # - to 28my69

Jul 11 McKenna’s Gold * - to 07au69

1970---------------------------

Mar 20 Airport #* - to 09jl70

Dec 18 Cromwell #* - to 11fe71

1971---------------------------

Apr 07 Lawrence of Arabia #* - to 26my71

1972---------------------------

Dec 22 The Poseidon Adventure * - to 15mr73

1973---------------------------

Sep 28 venue closed

TORONTO - FAIRLAWN (Odeon)

‘North Toronto’s Luxury Theatre’

‘Redecorated, refurbished and equipped for 70mm presentations’

1,164-seat

1963---------------------------

Jul 03 Lawrence of Arabia - to 01de63

1965---------------------------

Mar 10 Lord Jim - to 28je65

Jun 29 Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines - to 15je66

1966---------------------------

Jul 21 The Blue Max # - to 09nv66

1968---------------------------

Feb 28 Half a Sixpence # - to 08my68

Sep 09 venue closed (‘in preparation’) - to 02oc68

Oct 03 Funny Girl # - to 22ja70

1970---------------------------

Feb 11 Marooned # - to 19mr70

Mar 20 Anne of the Thousand Days #* - to 13au70

1971---------------------------

May 27 Lawrence of Arabia #* - to 24je71

Oct 22 Ryan’s Daughter #* - to 26nv71

Dec 31 Anne of the Thousand Days + Thoroughly Modern Millie #*

- to 13ja72

1972---------------------------

Feb 02 Nicholas and Alexandra # - 01je72

1976---------------------------

Aug 30 venue closed (twin conversion)

Oct 08 reopen

1985---------------------------

Nov 22 venue closed

TORONTO - NORTOWN (Famous Players)

958-seat

1965---------------------------

Feb 15 venue closed

Feb 18 The Sleeping Beauty - Kirov Ballet

- to 25mr65 ‘North American Premiere’

Dec 25 My Fair Lady - to 09fe66

1966---------------------------

Apr 05 The Agony and the Ecstasy - to 26ar66

Oct 17 Doctor Zhivago # - to 21de67

1967---------------------------

Dec 22 Thoroughly Modern Millie # - to 29fe68

1968---------------------------

Apr 26 Gone With the Wind - to 18jl68

Dec 19 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang # - to 17ar69

1970---------------------------

Mar 11 Paint Your Wagon # - to 17ar70

May 29 Patton - to 25je70

Jul 03 How the West was Won #* - to 09jl70

Oct 09 South Pacific #* - to 29oc70

Nov 20 2001: A Space Odyssey - to 21de70

1971---------------------------

Jun 11 My Fair Lady * - to 24je71

Oct 29 Far from the Madding Crowd #* - to 04nv71

1973---------------------------

Apr 27 Fiddler on the Roof #* - to 24my73

Nov 30 venue closed

TORONTO - GLENDALE (20th Century)

‘Toronto’s Exclusive CINERAMA Theatre’

‘Biggest, Brightest CINERAMA Screen in Canada’

704-seat

1965---------------------------

Jun 14 venue closed

Jul 14 The Hallelujah Trail - to 28se65

Sep 29 The Greatest Story Ever Told - to 23nv65

Dec 22 Battle of the Bulge - to 29mr66

1966---------------------------

Mar 31 CINERAMA’s Russian Adventure - to 06je66

Jun 22 Khartoum - to 05oc66

Nov 10 Is Paris Burning # - to 23ja67

1967---------------------------

Jan 25 Grand Prix - to 29oc67

Nov 02 Far from the Madding Crowd - to 10ar68

1968---------------------------

May 30 2001: A Space Odyssey - to 03nv70

1970---------------------------

Nov 04 Song of Norway - to 07ar71

1971---------------------------

Jun 04 Gone with the Wind * - to 29je71

Aug 13 Cleopatra #* - to 19au71 ‘Showcase Series’

Aug 20 Grand Prix #* - to 26au71

Aug 27 2001: A Space Odyssey * - to 13oc71

Oct 14 Far from the Madding Crowd * - to 28oc71

Oct 29 My Fair Lady * - to 04nv71

Nov 05 Doctor Zhivago #* - to 23de71

1972---------------------------

Nov 02 The Great Waltz - to 08mr73

1973---------------------------

Mar 09 Man of La Mancha #* - to 05ar73

Apr 20 This is CINERAMA - to 07je73

Jun 08 Camelot #* - to 14je73

Jun 15 2001: A Space Odyssey #* - to 28je73

1974---------------------------

Aug 23 Doctor Zhivago #* - to 26se74

1975---------------------------

Apr 01 venue closed

TORONTO - TD CENTRE ‘The Cinema’ (Famous Players)

690-seat

1967---------------------------

Oct 28 venue opening engagement

1971---------------------------

Feb 26 Patton #* - to 24je71

Jun 25 Ryan’s Daughter #* - to 07oc71

Oct 29 My Fair Lady #* - to 04nv71

1972---------------------------

Dec 14 Fiddler on the Roof #* - to 01mr73

1974---------------------------

Jun 28 The Sound of Music #* - to 18jl74

Aug 23 Doctor Zhivago #* - to 27oc74

Dec 13 Gone With the Wind #* - to 19de74

1978---------------------------

Oct 23 venue closed

TORONTO - ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE

Ontario Film Institute/Ontario Film Theatre

482-seat

1969---------------------------

Sep 28 Canadian 70mm shorts program

(3 titles; include A Place to Stand)

venue opening engagement

1971---------------------------

Apr 04 Lawrence of Arabia #*

1972---------------------------

Feb 22 Khartoum #*

1973---------------------------

Aug 23 My Fair Lady *

1974---------------------------

May 01 Gone With the Wind #*

Jun 05 This is CINERAMA #*

Oct 10 Cleopatra #*

1989---------------------------

Nov 29 final OFT screening

TORONTO - CINESPHERE (Ontario Place)

800-seat

1971---------------------------

May 22 North of Superior * [IMAX] - to 11oc71

May 25 Seasons in the Mind * - to 06se71

Jun 11 Where the North Begins * - to 04au71

Aug 05 A Place to Stand * - to 06se71

Sep 07 Festival * - to 11oc71

Oct 01 Where the North Begins * - to 11oc71

Oct 29 Lawrence of Arabia - 04nv71

Nov 05 Ben-Hur - to 11nv71

Nov 12 Grand Prix - to 18nv71

Nov 19 Hello Dolly - to 02de71

Dec 03 Gone with the Wind - to 09de71

Dec 10 2001: A Space Odyssey - to 30de71

1972---------------------------

Jan 07 My Fair Lady - to 20ja72

Jan 21 Cleopatra - to 27ja72

Jan 28 Camelot - to 10fe72

Feb 11 2001: A Space Odyssey - to 24fe72

Feb 25 Doctor Zhivago - to 16mr72

Mar 17 Ben-Hur - to 23mr72

Mar 24 Gone with the Wind - to 02ar72

Apr 25 2001: A Space Odyssey - to 08je72

May 20 North of Superior * [IMAX] - to 09oc72

May 20 Seasons in the Mind * - to 15je72

Jun 09 Ryan’s Daughter - to 22je72

Jun 16 A Place to Stand * - to 30je72

Jun 23 Song of Norway - to 29je72

Jul 01 Labyrinth III * [IMAX] - to 22se72

Sep 23 Labyrinth IV * [IMAX] - to 09oc72

1973---------------------------

May 19 Catch the Sun * [IMAX] - to 14au73

Aug 15 North of Superior * [IMAX] - to 03se73

Sep 08 Catch the Sun * [IMAX] - to 15oc73

Nov 04 Catch the Sun + Volcano +

North of Superior * [IMAX] - to 24de73

Dec 26 Catch the Sun + Volcano +

North of Superior +

‘Christmas film’ * [IMAX] - to 06ja74

1974---------------------------

May 08 Snow Job + Volcano * [IMAX] - to 14oc74

Oct 20 Catch the Sun + Snow Job + Volcano +

Eclipse Impression Kenya * [IMAX] - to 05ja75

TORONTO - MISC. PLAYDATES

1953---------------------------

Oct 22 The Robe - IMPERIAL

1959---------------------------

Mar 26 The Door in the Wall ‘Dynamic Frame’ - TOWNE

1960---------------------------

Apr 07 Behind the Great Wall ‘AromaRama’ - TOWNE

*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR TORONTO EXHIBITION:

IMAX playdates 1971 +

70mm playdates 1975-2013

Dolby Six-Track Stereo / DTS 70mm installations

VANCOUVER ////////////////////////////

VANCOUVER - STRAND (Famous Players)

‘CINERAMA cannot and will not be shown

in any other theatre west of Toronto’

1,633-seat

1958---------------------------

Feb 09 venue closed – to 05mr58

Mar 06 This is CINERAMA – to 27my58

May 28 CINERAMA Holiday – to 13au58

Aug 14 Seven Wonders of the World – to 24de58

Dec 25 Search for Paradise – to 04mr59

‘First showing in the Pacific Northwest’

1959---------------------------

Mar 05 South Seas Adventure – to 20je59

Jun 24 Windjammer – to 20oc59

Oct 22 This is CINERAMA * - to 04nv59

Nov 05 CINERAMA Holiday * – to 11nv59

Nov 12 Seven Wonders of the World * – to 25nv59

Nov 26 South Seas Adventure * – to 09de59

Dec 10 Search for Paradise * – to 16de59

Dec 17 venue closed – to 24de59

1960---------------------------

Mar 10 venue closed - to 17mr60

Mar 18 Solomon & Sheba * - to 14ar60

‘New Giant Super Technirama 70 Screen;

70mm film perfection’

May 06 Oklahoma! + The Miracle of Todd-AO

- to 14je60

Jun 15 Can-Can – to 18au60

1961---------------------------

Mar 09 Spartacus – to 11jl61

1962---------------------------

Aug 06 venue closed - to 21au61

Aug 22 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

- to 02ja63

1963---------------------------

Jan 03 The Best of CINERAMA - to 08ar63

Apr 11 How the West was Won - to 12nv63

Nov 14 Windjammer – to 17fe64

1964---------------------------

Feb 19 Holiday in Spain (+ The Columbia)

- to 08mr64

Mar 09 venue closed – to 24mr64

Mar 25 Becket – to 04au64

Aug 05 It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

- to 22de64 (not branded ‘CINERAMA’)

1965---------------------------

Sep 17 The Sleeping Beauty - Kirov Ballet

- to 07oc65

1967---------------------------

Oct 25 Gone with the Wind - to 14mr68

1968---------------------------

Dec 20 The Shoes of the Fisherman # - to 30ja69

1969---------------------------

Dec 25 Goodbye Mr. Chips # - to 25mr70

1970---------------------------

Dec 25 Ryan’s Daughter # - to 18mr71

1971---------------------------

Jul 30 Le Mans # - to 26au71

1973---------------------------

Sep 04 venue closed

VANCOUVER - STANLEY (Famous Players)

‘The Only Todd-AO in Western Canada’

1,042-seat

1958---------------------------

Oct 09 venue closed - to 04nv58

Nov 05 South Pacific - to 24fe60

1960---------------------------

Feb 25 venue closed - to 01mr60

Mar 02 Ben-Hur - to 18mr61

1961---------------------------

Mar 19 venue closed - to 21mr61

Mar 22 Exodus - to 13jl61

Dec 21 King of Kings # - to 07mr62

1962---------------------------

Mar 08 West Side Story # ‘Private Screening’

Mar 21 West Side Story # - to 09oc62

Dec 21 Mutiny on the Bounty # - to 22je63

1963---------------------------

Jun 23 venue closed - to 25je63

Jun 26 Cleopatra - to 13ar64

1964---------------------------

Apr 15 Fall of the Roman Empire # - to 24je64

Jun 25 The Unsinkable Molly Brown # - to 27oc64

Oct 28 My Fair Lady - to 01fe66

1966---------------------------

Apr 07 Doctor Zhivago # - to 13je67

1967---------------------------

Nov 02 - Camelot - to 06mr68

1968---------------------------

Dec 25 Star! # - to 26fe69

1969---------------------------

Jun 19 Ben-Hur # - to 06au69

Oct 30 Paint Your Wagon - to 23je70

1974---------------------------

Jul 24 That’s Entertainment #* - to 17oc74

Oct 18 2001: A Space Odyssey #* - to 05de74

1991---------------------------

Sep 27 venue closed

20oc98 - reopen: theatrical venue (Arts Club Theatre)

VANCOUVER - ODEON

684-seat

1963---------------------------

Jan 14 venue closed (‘PLAZA’) - to 19mr63

rename: ‘NEW ODEON’

Mar 20 Lawrence of Arabia - to 19de63

Dec 20 The Cardinal # - to 25fe64

1965---------------------------

Mar 09 venue closed - & 10mr65

Mar 11 Lord Jim - to 19my65

1987---------------------------

Jun 19 venue closed (Cineplex Odeon)

1988---------------------------

Mar 18 venue reopen; rename: PLAZA (Famous Players)

1991---------------------------

Jun 21 venue closed

1993---------------------------

Jul 30 venue reopen (intermittent operation)

1997---------------------------

Oct 13 venue closed

23jl99 - reopen: PLAZA CLUB (martini bar)

VANCOUVER - CAPITOL (Famous Players)

1,394-seat

1965---------------------------

May 09 venue closed - remodeling

Jun 30 venue reopen

Dec 15 venue closed

Dec 22 Battle of the Bulge - to 08fe66

1966---------------------------

Sep 15 The Battle for Khartoum - to 08nv66

1967---------------------------

Jan 31 Grand Prix ‘Invitational Preview’

Feb 01 Grand Prix - to 18ar67

1968---------------------------

Jun 26 2001: A Space Odyssey - to 03oc68

Nov 14 Ice Station Zebra - to 22ja69

1969---------------------------

Aug 07 Krakatoa East of Java * - to 24se69

1970---------------------------

Mar 11 Patton # - to 23ar70

1974---------------------------

Dec 01 venue closed

VANCOUVER - PARK (Odeon)

726-seat

1966---------------------------

Jan 17 venue closed - & 18ja66

Jan 19 The Agony and the Ecstasy - to 06ar66

Oct 27 The Greatest Story Ever Told #* - to 23nv66

Dec 22 Hawaii # - to 27je67

1967---------------------------

Jun 28 Thoroughly Modern Millie # - to 23ja68

1968---------------------------

Jan 24 Doctor Zhivago #* - to 28fe68

Feb 29 Half a Sixpence # - to 03ar68

Oct 15 Funny Girl # - to 21my69

1969---------------------------

Jun 12 Sweet Charity # - to 30jl69

1971---------------------------

Nov 10 Fiddler on the Roof # - to 12de72

1972---------------------------

Dec 13 Man of La Mancha # - to 08mr73

VANCOUVER - PARK ROYAL TWIN /

PARK ROYAL THEATRE (Famous Players)

760-seat

1966---------------------------

Jan 06 venue opening engagement

1967---------------------------

Jun 14 Doctor Zhivago # - to 26jl67

Dec 21 Far from the Madding Crowd # - to 14mr68

1968---------------------------

Mar 15 Gone with the Wind - to 26mr68

1969---------------------------

May ?? 2001: A Space Odyssey #* - to 10jl69

1970---------------------------

Mar 27 Goodbye Mr. Chips #* - to 16ar70

1973---------------------------

Jun 08 This is CINERAMA * - to 19je73

‘not presented on curved screen’

1993---------------------------

Jan 15 venue closed

VANCOUVER - MISC. PLAYDATES

1953---------------------------

Oct 29 The Robe - CAPITOL (‘Canada’s Largest Screen’)

*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR VANCOUVER EXHIBITION:

IMAX playdates 1985 +

70mm playdates 1975-1997

Dolby Six-Track Stereo installations

OTTAWA ////////////////////////////

OTTAWA - NELSON (20th Century)

799-seat

1959---------------------------

Dec 14 venue closed

Dec 25 Solomon and Sheba - to 11fe60

‘Canadian Premiere’

1960---------------------------

Feb 12 Porgy and Bess – to 10mr60

‘Todd-AO Eastern Ontario Premiere’

Apr 13 Ben-Hur – to 25oc60

Oct 26 Can-Can – to 08nv60

1961---------------------------

Mar 01 The Alamo * - to 25mr61

May 03 Exodus # - to 20je61

Jul 06 Spartacus #* - to 23au61

Nov 10 Ben-Hur #* - to 25nv61

Dec 22 King of Kings # - to 01fe62

1962---------------------------

Feb 28 El Cid # - to 01my62

May 16 Oklahoma! – to 05je62

‘First Time in Ottawa in Todd-AO’

Jul 18 West Side Story #* - to 04se62

Dec 24 Barabbas #* - to 26ja63

1963---------------------------

Feb 14 Mutiny on the Bounty # - to 08my63

May 09 Lawrence of Arabia # - 02oc62

Oct 03 – Cleopatra – to 15ja64

1964---------------------------

Jan 16 The Cardinal #*- to 25mr64

Mar 26 How the West was Won #* - to 07my64

Oct 28 My Fair Lady – to 29je65

1965---------------------------

Jun 30 - The Sound of Music # - to 19jl66

1966---------------------------

Jul 20 Doctor Zhivago # - to 24ja67

1967---------------------------

Jan 25 Is Paris Burning #* - to 21fe67

Feb 22 Hawaii # - to 13je67

Jun 14 Grand Prix # - to 15au67

Aug 16 The Sand Pebbles # - to 14nv67

Nov 15 Camelot – to 20fe68

1968---------------------------

Feb 21 Far from the Madding Crowd – to 23ar68

Apr 24 Gone with the Wind - to 30jl68

Sep 25 2001: A Space Odyssey # - to 18de68

Dec 19 The Shoes of the Fisherman # - to 05fe69

1969---------------------------

Feb 06 Star! # - to 01ar69

Jun 26 Sweet Charity – to 30jl69

Jul 31 Ben-Hur – to 01oc69

Nov 05 Paint Your Wagon # - to 13ja70

1970---------------------------

Feb 04 Hello Dolly # - to 14my70

Dec 18 Song of Norway – to 18fe71

1971---------------------------

Mar 19 My Fair Lady #* - to 29ar71

Apr 30 Ryan’s Daughter #* - to 08jl71

1988---------------------------

Sep 19 venue closed

Oct 02 reopen/rename: BYTOWNE

commence repertory programming

OTTAWA - NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE OPERA

2,300-seat

1969---------------------------

Jun 02 venue opening performance

1971---------------------------

May 15 The Land (NFB) #* - & 16my71

(‘To Canada with Love’ travel film festival)

OTTAWA - MISC. PLAYDATES

1953---------------------------

Nov 12 The Robe - CAPITOL

*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR OTTAWA/GATINEAU EXHIBITION:

IMAX playdates 1989 +

70mm playdates 1979-2010