CINERAMA and large-frame motion picture exhibition in Canada
The Roadshow/Reserved Seat Engagement Era: 1954-1974
7 February 2010 REVISE
These lists record data for cinemas in Canada presenting films in CINERAMA, VistaVision, the various 70mm processes (Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Super Technirama, Ultra Panavision, post-1963 ‘CINERAMA’) and IMAX commencing with the initial 20-year period when large-frame exhibition was introduced to the Canadian market.
The 10 cities where these cinemas were/are located - Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Quebec City, London, Hamilton - are listed in chronological order by date of first large-frame print screening. Likewise, the cinemas within each market are ordered according to the commencement of large-frame release engagements, and dates when these venues subsequently closed or altered mode of operation are specified. A local CinemaScope premiere date - which was, in fact, the first occasion when a ‘widescreen’ motion picture was exhibited in each city - is also included.
Additional lists chronicle playdates for 70mm exhibition after 1974 in the four largest Canadian urban centres - Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa/Gatineau (Hull) - and for stereophonic 35mm exhibition between 1953 and 1982 (including the introduction of Dolby SVA), as well as for stereoscopic exhibition in 1953/54. Also recorded are installations of anamorphic widescreen projection (CinemaScope, Superscope, Panavision) and Dolby Six-Track Stereo capability in cinemas in these four markets.
IMAX playdates in thirteen Canadian centres are tracked on a continuing basis.
This data has been compiled principally by consulting advertisements appearing in daily newspapers as preserved on microfilm - and will therefore reflect any inaccuracy and imprecision recorded in the source material.
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KEY DATES
CINERAMA world premiere: NEW YORK-BROADWAY, 30 September 1952
CinemaScope world premiere: NEW YORK-ROXY, 16 September 1953
CinemaScope Canadian premiere: TORONTO-IMPERIAL, 22 October 1953
VistaVision world premiere: NEW YORK-RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
14 October 1954
CINERAMA Canadian premiere: MONTREAL-IMPERIAL, 27 December 1954
VistaVision Canadian premiere: TORONTO-IMPERIAL, 20 May 1955
Todd-AO world premiere: NEW YORK-RIVOLI, 13 October 1955
Todd-AO Canadian premiere: TORONTO-TIVOLI, 25 April 1956
IMAX world premiere: OSAKA-Fuji Group Pavilion/Expo 70
15 March 1970
IMAX North American premiere: TORONTO-CINESPHERE, 22 May 1971
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NOTATIONS
# exhibition of large-frame print NOT
explicitly/consistently promoted in newspaper advertising
* non-reserved seating engagement
MONTREAL ////////////////////////////
MONTREAL - IMPERIAL
‘Le premier theatre CINERAMA au Canada’
1,875-seat / 28x63 ft. screen
1954---------------------------
Nov 09 venue closed
Dec 27 This is CINERAMA
1956---------------------------
Apr 05 CINERAMA Holiday
1957---------------------------
Apr 03 Seven Wonders of the World
1958---------------------------
Jun 03 This is CINERAMA (version francaise)
Sep 21 Cinerama Holiday (version francaise)
Nov 16 Seven Wonders of the World (version francaise)
Dec 23 The Search for Paradise
1959---------------------------
May 05 South Seas Adventure
1960---------------------------
Feb 23 Windjammer
Jul 12 This is CINERAMA
Dec 25 CINERAMA Holiday
1961---------------------------
Apr 01 Seven Wonders of the World
Jun 06 South Seas Adventure
Nov 13 The Search for Paradise - to 12fe62
1962---------------------------
Feb 15 35mm engagement (Judgment at Nuremberg)
May 02 Windjammer
May 24 Holiday in Spain
Aug 08 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1963---------------------------
Jan 17 The Best of CINERAMA
Mar 27 How The West Was Won
Nov 21 The Best of CINERAMA
Dec 09 venue closed - to 17de63
Dec 18 It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1965---------------------------
Jan 27 Circus World
May 27 print ad: ‘A Beacon Theatre’ - to 17je70
Jun 30 The Hallelujah Trail
Oct 05 The Greatest Story Ever Told
1966---------------------------
Feb 01 Battle of the Bulge
Jun 22 Khartoum
Nov 02 CINERAMA’s Russian Adventure
1967---------------------------
May 24 Grand Prix
1968---------------------------
Feb 01 Custer of the West
Apr 24 Mediterranean Holiday #
May 29 2001: A Space Odyssey
Nov 13 Ice Station Zebra
1969---------------------------
Feb 26 Ben-Hur
Jul 02 Krakatoa East of Java
Oct 08 Mediterranean Holiday #
1970---------------------------
Jan 28 CINERAMA’s Russian Adventure
Apr 08 2001: A Space Odyssey
Jun 19 Ben-Hur
Jul 03 Hello Dolly (version francaise)
Dec 11 venue closed
1971---------------------------
Jan 01 reopen; commence regular engagements
1974---------------------------
Mar 25 venue closed (twin conversion)
Apr 26 reopen; commence regular engagements
May 24 rename: CINE-CENTRE 1 & 2
May 31 commence twin exhibition
1977---------------------------
Mar 04 rename: CINEMA X
Jun 06 venue closed
Aug 20 reopen/rename: IMPERIAL 1 & 2
[host Festival des films du monde - to 28au77]
Oct 07 commence repertory programming
1978---------------------------
Feb 03 venue closed
1979---------------------------
Apr 17 reopen; theatrical venue
restored to single auditorium
Jul 16 venue closed
1981---------------------------
Jun 12 reopen; first-run programming
(Cinemas Unis/Famous Players)
1994---------------------------
Nov 13 venue closed
1995---------------------------
Jan 31 announce ownership transfer to
Festival des films du monde
Jun 02 reopen: festival/event/special series/repertory venue
2002---------------------------
Sep 03
venue closed (renovation)
2004---------------------------
Jun 17
reopen: festival/event/special series venue
MONTREAL - ALOUETTE (Consolidated Amusement/Famous Players)
‘The Home of Todd-AO’
996-seat
1956---------------------------
May 04 venue closed
May 11 Oklahoma! (+ The Miracle of Todd-AO - 07jl56)
1957---------------------------
Jan 04 commence regular engagements
Mar 01 Around the World in 80 Days
1958---------------------------
Jan 03 Around the World in 80 Days (version francaise) #
Mar 21 commence regular engagements
Apr 25 South Pacific (+ The March of Todd-AO)
1959---------------------------
Mar 05 commence regular engagements
May 22 South Pacific
Jun 26 commence regular engagements
Oct 09 Around the World in 80 Days (version francaise)
Dec 17 Ben-Hur
1960---------------------------
Dec 22 Spartacus
1961---------------------------
May 25 Exodus
Nov 02 King of Kings
1962---------------------------
Feb 22 West Side Story #
Sep 27 commence regular engagements
Nov 22 Mutiny on the Bounty
1963---------------------------
May 01 commence regular engagements
Jun 26 Cleopatra
1964---------------------------
Feb 28 commence regular engagements
Mar 27 The Fall of the Roman Empire #
Jun 19 commence regular engagements
Oct 09 Oklahoma! *
Oct 28 My Fair Lady
1965---------------------------
Nov 25 The Sleeping Beauty - Kirov Ballet
Dec 26 The Agony and the Ecstacy
1966---------------------------
Feb 18 commence regular engagements
Mar 31 Doctor Zhivago #
Oct 25 Hawaii #
1967---------------------------
Apr 13 Thoroughly Modern Millie #
Oct 25 Gone with the Wind
1968---------------------------
Apr 04 Doctor Dolittle #
Jul 19 commence regular engagements
Nov 27 Doctor Zhivago #*
Dec 05 Doctor Zhivago (version francaise) #*
Dec 19 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang #
1969---------------------------
Feb 27 War and Peace I & II #
Apr 10 The Shoes of the Fisherman #*
May 01 2001: A Space Odyssey #*
Jun 05 Camelot #*
Jun 12 Doctor Zhivago #*
Jun 19 commence regular engagements
Oct 30 Paint Your Wagon
1970---------------------------
Jan 15 commence regular engagements
Mar 11 Patton #
May 08 commence regular engagements
Jun 26 How the West was Won #*
Jul 03 commence regular engagements
1973---------------------------
Jun 01 This is CINERAMA *
Jul 06 commence regular engagements
1974---------------------------
Jan 11 rename: LE PIGALLE
1976---------------------------
Aug 06 rename: CARREFOUR
1979---------------------------
Oct 26 venue closed
03je80 - reopen/rename:
CLUB MONTREAL - concert venue; closed ja82
17oc82 - reopen/rename:
LE SPECTRUM - concert venue; closed 05au07
MONTREAL - SEVILLE (United/Famous Players)
1,148-seat
1959---------------------------
Oct 29 venue closed
Nov 06 The Big Fisherman
1960---------------------------
Jan 01 Solomon and Sheba
Feb 19 Porgy and Bess
Apr 27 Can-Can
Sep 28 commence regular engagements
Nov 10 The Alamo
1961---------------------------
Feb 09 commence regular engagements
Dec 21 El Cid
1962---------------------------
May 03 Oklahoma!
Jun 07 commence regular engagements
1963---------------------------
Mar 20 Lawrence of Arabia
Oct 31 55 Days at Peking
1964---------------------------
Jan 23 The Cardinal #
May 28 Becket
Oct 29 Mediterranean Holiday
Dec 24 commence regular engagements
1965---------------------------
Mar 18 The Sound of Music
1967---------------------------
Feb 01 The Bible #
May 10 commence regular engagements
Jun 22 The Sound of Music #*
Oct 05 commence regular engagements
1968---------------------------
Mar 14 Half a Sixpence #
Apr 16 venue closed (fire damage)
Sep 20 reopen
Dec 19 The Shoes of the Fisherman #
1969---------------------------
Jan 30 commence regular engagements
May 22 Sweet Charity #
Aug 01 commence regular engagements
1970---------------------------
Jan 22 War and Peace I & II #*
Feb 05 commence regular engagements
Mar 27 Anne of the Thousand Days *
Jun 26 commence regular engagements
Nov 20 Scrooge #*
1971---------------------------
Feb 12 commence regular engagements
1972---------------------------
Nov 10 The Great Waltz #
1973---------------------------
Mar 02 Song of Norway #*
Mar 16 The Sound of Music #*
Jun 08 Camelot #*
Jun 29 commence regular engagements
1974---------------------------
Sep 13 Panorama Blue #*
Oct 08 commence regular engagements
1976---------------------------
Oct 29 commence repertory programming
1985---------------------------
Nov 01 venue closed
MONTREAL - YORK (United/Famous Players)
830-seat
1966---------------------------
Jun 30 The Blue Max #
Nov 10 Is Paris Burning #
1967---------------------------
Feb 01 The Sound of Music #
Mar 24 The Sand Pebbles #
Aug 04 Doctor Zhivago #
Sep 15 commence regular engagements
1968---------------------------
Jun 07 Doctor Zhivago #*
Jul 19 commence regular engagements
1970---------------------------
Dec 18 Song of Norway #
1971---------------------------
Feb 19 commence regular engagements
1989---------------------------
Jan 30 closed
MONTREAL - KENT (United/Famous Players)
700-seat
1966---------------------------
Oct 24 Doctor Zhivago #
1967---------------------------
Jul 07 commence regular engagements
1970---------------------------
Jan 15 Paint Your Wagon #
Jan 29 commence regular engagements
1971---------------------------
Mar 19 Patton #*
Jun 11 commence regular engagements
1988---------------------------
Feb 15 closed
MONTREAL - WESTMOUNT (United/Famous Players)
1,141-seat
1967---------------------------
Nov 02 Camelot #
1968---------------------------
Feb 15 commence regular engagements
Dec 25 Finian’s Rainbow #
1969---------------------------
Jan 31 commence regular engagements
Dec 17 Hello Dolly #
1970---------------------------
May 29 commence regular engagements
Dec 25 Ryan’s Daughter #
1971---------------------------
Apr 09 commence regular engagements
1973---------------------------
May 30 rename: CLAREMONT
1984---------------------------
Mar 12 venue closed
MONTREAL - WESTMOUNT SQUARE (United/Famous Players)
700-seat
1967---------------------------
Dec 22 venue opening engagement
1968---------------------------
Dec 26 Star! #
1969---------------------------
Apr 02 commence regular engagements
Nov 13 Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1970---------------------------
Feb 06 commence regular engagements
1974---------------------------
Jul 19 That’s Entertainment *
Nov 01 commence regular engagements
1988---------------------------
Dec 02 venue closed
MONTREAL - COTE-DES-NEIGES 1 (NGC/Famous Players)
721-seat
1968---------------------------
Dec 25 venue opening engagement
1969---------------------------
Jan 29 Oliver! #
Oct 29 commence regular engagements
Dec 25 The Jolson Story *
1970---------------------------
Jan 22 commence regular engagements
Jan 28 Doctor Zhivago #*
Feb 04 commence regular engagements
1971---------------------------
Apr 30 Lawrence of Arabia #*
Jun 23 commence regular engagements
1984---------------------------
May 08 venue closed
MONTREAL - MISC. PLAYDATES
1953---------------------------
Oct 23 - The Robe - PALACE
*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR MONTREAL EXHIBITION:
35mm stereophonic playdates 1953-1983
stereoscopic playdates 1953/54
anamorphic widescreen installations
Dolby Six-Track Stereo 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
Aug 05 A Place to Stand * - to 06se71
Sep 07 Festival * - 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:
35mm stereophonic playdates 1953-1983
stereoscopic playdates 1953/54
anamorphic widescreen installations
Dolby Six-Track Stereo 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 - closed
Mar 06 - This is CINERAMA
May 28 - CINERAMA Holiday
Aug 14 - Seven Wonders of the World
Dec 25 - The Search for Paradise
1959---------------------------
Mar 05 - South Seas Adventure
Jun 24 - Windjammer
Oct 22 - This is CINERAMA *
Nov 05 - CINERAMA Holiday *
Nov 12 - Seven Wonders of the World *
Nov 26 - South Seas Adventure *
Dec 10 - The Search for Paradise *
Dec 17 - closed
Dec 25 - commence regular engagements
1960---------------------------
May 06 - Oklahoma! + The Miracle of Todd-AO
Jun 15 - Can-Can
Aug 19 - commence regular engagements
1961---------------------------
Mar 09 - Spartacus
Jul 12 - commence regular engagements
1962---------------------------
Aug 22 - The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1963---------------------------
Jan 03 - The Best of CINERAMA
Apr 11 - How the West was Won
Nov 14 - Windjammer
1964---------------------------
Feb 19 - Holiday in Spain
Mar 09 - closed
Mar 25 - Becket
Aug 05 - It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Dec 23 - commence regular engagements
1965---------------------------
Sep 17 - The Sleeping Beauty - Kirov Ballet
Oct 07 - commence regular engagements
1967---------------------------
Oct 25 - Gone with the Wind
1968---------------------------
Mar 15 - commence regular engagements
Dec 20 - The Shoes of the Fisherman #
1969---------------------------
Jan 31 - commence regular engagements
Dec 25 - Goodbye Mr. Chips #
1970---------------------------
Mar 19 - commence regular engagements
Dec 25 - Ryan’s Daughter #
1971---------------------------
Mar 19 - commence regular engagements
1973---------------------------
Sep 04 - closed
VANCOUVER - STANLEY (Famous Players)
‘The Only Todd-AO in Western Canada’
1,042-seat
1958---------------------------
Oct 09 - closed
Nov 05 - South Pacific + The March of Todd-AO
1960---------------------------
Feb 25 - closed
Mar 02 - Ben-Hur
1961---------------------------
Mar 22 - Exodus
Jul 14 - commence regular engagements
Dec 21 - King of Kings #
1962---------------------------
Mar 08 - commence regular engagements
Mar 21 - West Side Story #
Oct 10 - commence regular engagements
Dec 21 - Mutiny on the Bounty #
1963---------------------------
Jun 26 - Cleopatra
1964---------------------------
Apr 15 - Fall of the Roman Empire #
Jun 25 - The Unsinkable Molly Brown #
Oct 28 - My Fair Lady
1966---------------------------
Feb 02 - commence regular engagements
Apr 07 - Doctor Zhivago #
1967---------------------------
Jun 14 - commence regular engagements
Nov 02 - Camelot
1968---------------------------
Mar 07 - commence regular engagements
Dec 25 - Star! #
1969---------------------------
Feb 27 - commence regular engagements
Jun 19 - Ben-Hur #
Aug 07 - commence regular engagements
Oct 30 - Paint Your Wagon
1970---------------------------
Jun 24 - commence regular engagements
1974---------------------------
Jul 24 - That’s Entertainment #*
Oct 18 - 2001: A Space Odyssey #*
Dec 06 - commence regular engagements
1991---------------------------
Sep 27 - closed
20oc98 - reopen: theatrical venue (Arts Club Theatre)
VANCOUVER - ODEON
684-seat
1963---------------------------
Jan 14 - closed (‘PLAZA’)
Mar 20 - Lawrence of Arabia
Dec 20 - The Cardinal #
1964---------------------------
Feb 26 - commence regular engagements
1965---------------------------
Mar 11 - Lord Jim
May 20 - commence regular engagements
1987---------------------------
Jun 19 - closed (Cineplex Odeon)
1988---------------------------
Mar 18 - reopen; rename: PLAZA (Famous Players)
1991---------------------------
Jun 21 - closed
1993---------------------------
Jul 30 - reopen (intermittent operation)
1997---------------------------
Oct 13 - closed
23jl99 - reopen: PLAZA CLUB (martini bar)
VANCOUVER - CAPITOL (Famous Players)
1,394-seat
1965---------------------------
Dec 15 - closed
Dec 22 - Battle of the Bulge
1966---------------------------
Feb 09 - commence regular engagements
Sep 15 - The Battle for Khartoum
Nov 09 - commence regular engagements
1967---------------------------
Feb 01 - Grand Prix
Apr 19 - commence regular engagements
1968---------------------------
Jun 26 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Oct 04 - commence regular engagements
Nov 14 - Ice Station Zebra
1969---------------------------
Jan 23 - commence regular engagements
Aug 07 - Krakatoa East of Java
Sep 25 - commence regular engagements
1974---------------------------
Dec 01 - closed
VANCOUVER - PARK ROYAL (Famous Players)
760-seat
1968---------------------------
Mar 15 - Gone with the Wind
Mar 27 - commence regular engagements
1973---------------------------
Jun 08 - This is CINERAMA * (‘not presented on curved screen’)
Jun 20 - commence regular engagements
1993---------------------------
Jan 15 - closed
VANCOUVER - MISC. PLAYDATES
1953---------------------------
Oct 29 - The Robe - CAPITOL (‘Canada’s Largest Screen’)
*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR VANCOUVER EXHIBITION:
35mm stereophonic playdates 1953-1983
stereoscopic playdates 1953/54
anamorphic widescreen installations
Dolby Six-Track Stereo installations
OTTAWA ////////////////////////////
OTTAWA - NELSON (20th Century)
799-seat
1959---------------------------
Dec 14 - closed
Dec 25 - Solomon and Sheba ‘Canadian Premiere’
1960---------------------------
Feb 12 - Porgy and Bess ‘Todd-AO Eastern Ontario Premiere’
Mar 11 - commence regular engagements
Apr 13 - Ben-Hur
Oct 26 - Can-Can
Nov 09 - commence regular engagements
1961---------------------------
Mar 01 - The Alamo *
Mar 25 - commence regular engagements
May 03 - Exodus #
Jun 21 - commence regular engagements
Jul 06 - Spartacus #*
Aug 24 - commence regular engagements
Nov 10 - Ben-Hur #*
Nov 27 - commence regular engagements
Dec 22 - King of Kings #
1962---------------------------
Feb 01 - commence regular engagements
Feb 28 - El Cid #
May 02 - commence regular engagements
May 16 - Oklahoma! ‘First Time in Ottawa in Todd-AO’
Jun 06 - commence regular engagements
Jul 18 - West Side Story #*
Sep 05 - commence regular engagements
Dec 24 - Barabbas #*
1963---------------------------
Feb 01 - commence regular engagements
Feb 14 - Mutiny on the Bounty #
May 09 - Lawrence of Arabia #
Oct 03 - Cleopatra
1964---------------------------
Jan 16 - The Cardinal #*
Mar 26 - How the West was Won #*
May 08 - commence regular engagements
Oct 28 - My Fair Lady
1965---------------------------
Jun 30 - The Sound of Music #
1966---------------------------
Jul 20 - Doctor Zhivago #
1967---------------------------
Jan 25 - Is Paris Burning #*
Feb 22 - Hawaii #
Jun 14 - Grand Prix #
Aug 16 - The Sand Pebbles #
Dec 15 - Camelot
1968---------------------------
Feb 21 - Far from the Madding Crowd
Apr 24 - Gone with the Wind
Jul 31 - commence regular engagements
Sep 25 - 2001: A Space Odyssey #
Dec 19 - The Shoes of the Fisherman #
1969---------------------------
Feb 06 - Star! #
Apr 02 - commence regular engagements
Jun 26 - Sweet Charity
Jul 31 - Ben-Hur
Oct 02 - commence regular engagements
Nov 05 - Paint Your Wagon #
1970---------------------------
Jan 14 - commence regular engagements
Feb 04 - Hello Dolly #
May 15 - commence regular engagements
Dec 18 - Song of Norway
1971---------------------------
Feb 19 - commence regular engagements
Apr 30 - Ryan’s Daughter #*
Jul 09 - commence regular engagements
1988---------------------------
Sep 19 - 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:
35mm stereophonic playdates 1953-1983
stereoscopic playdates 1953/54
anamorphic widescreen installations
Dolby Six-Track Stereo installations
CALGARY ////////////////////////////
CALGARY - UPTOWN (Odeon)
‘First 70mm in Western Canada... between Toronto and Vancouver’
1,076-seat
1960---------------------------
Mar 10 venue closed - to 20mr60
Mar 21 Solomon and Sheba * - to 13ar60
Apr 14 Porgy and Bess - to 27ar60
1961---------------------------
Mar 31 The Alamo * - to 25ar61
Jul 27 Exodus - to 16au61
Sep 28 Spartacus * - to 25oc61
1963---------------------------
Jan 31 Barabbas * - to 05mr63
Mar 20 Lawrence of Arabia - to 08my63
1964---------------------------
Oct 28 My Fair Lady - to 30ja65
1973---------------------------
Mar 22 commence twin exhibition
(operated during conversion)
1989---------------------------
Jan 27 venue closed
CALGARY - CAPITOL (Famous Players)
1,570-seat
1960---------------------------
Jun 15 Can-Can + The Miracle of Todd-AO - to 26jl60
Sep 14 Ben-Hur # - to 08nv60
1962---------------------------
Aug 03 El Cid * - to 20se62
‘Exclusive Western Canadian Premiere’
Dec 13 Oklahoma! * - to 20de62
1963---------------------------
Mar 28 Mutiny on the Bounty # - to 01my63
Jun 26 Cleopatra - to 28se63
1967---------------------------
Jan 25 The Agony and the Ecstasy * - to 14fe67
Feb 15 Doctor Zhivago # - to 01mr67
Mar 16 The Bible # - to 03my67
1968---------------------------
Feb 14 Gone with the Wind - to 07my68
1972---------------------------
Apr 17 venue closed
CALGARY - CHINOOK (Famous Players)
718-seat
1965---------------------------
Sep 29 venue opening enagagement
1966---------------------------
Apr 22 The Agony and the Ecstasy # - to 02je66
Jun 29 Doctor Zhivago # - to 14fe67
1967---------------------------
Dec 21 Camelot - to 20mr68
1968---------------------------
May 08 Doctor Zhivago # - to 21my68
1990---------------------------
Sep 17 venue closed
CALGARY - NORTH HILL (NGC/Famous Players)
‘C I N E R A M A’
762-seat
1967---------------------------
Dec 21 venue opening enagagement
1968---------------------------
Feb 21 Far from the Madding Crowd # - to 09ar68
May 17 Gone with the Wind * - to 06je68
Jun 26 2001: A Space Odyssey - to 01oc68
‘Western Canada Exclusive Engagement’
Dec 18 Ice Station Zebra - to 11fe69
1969---------------------------
Feb 12 Doctor Zhivago #* - to 18fe69
May 28 South Pacific #* - to 24je69
Jun 25 Ben-Hur - to 05au69
Aug 06 Krakatoa East of Java * - to 15se69
1970---------------------------
Feb 04 The Jolson Story * - to 10fe70
Feb 11 2001: A Space Odyssey * - to 03mr70
Mar 04 Gone with the Wind * - to 10mr70
Mar 11 Mediterranean Holiday * - to 17mr70
Mar 18 Grand Prix * - to 25mr70
1973---------------------------
Aug 03 This is CINERAMA * - to 09au73
1999---------------------------
Aug 29 venue closed
CALGARY - MISC. PLAYDATES
1953---------------------------
Nov 18 The Robe - CAPITOL
*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR CALGARY EXHIBITION:
WINNIPEG ////////////////////////////
WINNIPEG - GARRICK (Odeon)
‘Winnipeg’s First 70 Millimeter Presentation’
1107-seat
1960---------------------------
Mar 30 - venue closed
Apr 11 - Porgy and Bess
Apr 29 - Solomon and Sheba *
May 13 - commence regular enagagements
1961---------------------------
Jul 05 - Exodus #
Aug 09 - commence regular enagagements
Aug 16 - Spartacus #*
Sep 13 - commence regular enagagements
1962---------------------------
Jun 27 - West Side Story #
Aug 08 - commence regular enagagements
Dec 25 - Barabbas #*
1963---------------------------
Jan 21 - commence regular enagagements
Sep 04 - Lawrence of Arabia #
Oct 18 - commence regular enagagements
1965---------------------------
Aug 05 - Lord Jim #*
Sep 02 - commence regular enagagements
1967---------------------------
Nov 13 - closed (twin conversion)
1968---------------------------
May 16 - reopen: GARRICK 1 - 618-seat
- commence regular enagagements
Jul 25 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Sep 19 - commence regular enagagements
1969---------------------------
Feb 06 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang #
Mar 27 - Oliver! #
Jul 03 - commence regular enagagements
1979---------------------------
Dec 21 - 4-plex expansion
2002---------------------------
Mar 15 - closed
WINNIPEG - METROPOLITAN (Famous Players)
1,803-seat
1960---------------------------
Jun 27 - venue closed
Jun 29 - Can-Can + The Miracle of Todd-AO
Aug 19 - commence regular enagagements
1962---------------------------
Jun 13 - Oklahoma! *
Jun 29 - commence regular enagagements
Sep 21 - El Cid #*
Nov 02 - commence regular enagagements
1963---------------------------
Jun 26 - Cleopatra
Oct 30 - commence regular enagagements
1964---------------------------
Oct 28 - My Fair Lady
1965---------------------------
Mar 24 - commence regular enagagements
Nov 17 - The Sleeping Beauty - Kirov Ballet
Nov 24 - commence regular enagagements
1966---------------------------
Aug 10 - Doctor Zhivago #
Dec 25 - commence regular enagagements
1967---------------------------
Sep 21 - The Bible #
Nov 02 - commence regular enagagements
Nov 09 - Gone with the Wind
1968---------------------------
Feb 09 - commence regular enagagements
1987---------------------------
Nov 27 - closed
WINNIPEG - GRANT PARK (NGC/Famous Players)
‘Winnipeg’s First and Only CINERAMA Theatre’
742-seat; 85 ft. wide screen
1969---------------------------
Aug 13 - Krakatoa East of Java *
Sep 24 - 2001: A Space Odyssey *
Oct 15 - commence regular enagagements
Nov 05 - Grand Prix *
Nov 19 - Gone with the Wind #*
Dec 10 - Doctor Zhivago #*
Dec 25 - commence regular enagagements
1970---------------------------
Feb 11 - Mediterranean Holiday *
Feb 25 - The Jolson Story *
Mar 04 - 2001: A Space Odyssey *
Mar 11 - Ice Station Zebra *
Mar 18 - Goodbye Mr. Chips
Apr 17 - commence regular enagagements
1971---------------------------
Feb 12 - 2001: A Space Odyssey *
Mar 12 - commence regular enagagements
Apr 23 - Gone with the Wind *
May 21 - commence regular enagagements
Jun 11 - Grand Prix *
Jun 18 - My Fair Lady *
Jun 25 - Song of Norway *
Jul 02 - Krakatoa East of Java + Custer of the West #*
Jul 09 - commence regular enagagements
Sep 17 - Ryan’s Daughter #*
Oct 07 - commence regular enagagements
Nov 05 - Doctor Zhivago #*
Nov 25 - commence regular enagagements
Dec 17 - Far from the Madding Crowd #*
Dec 23 - commence regular enagagements
1972---------------------------
Dec 22 - The Great Waltz #
1973---------------------------
Feb 23 - commence regular enagagements
Jun 29 - This is CINERAMA *
Jul 12 - commence regular enagagements
1989---------------------------
Sep 05 - closed (4-plex conversion)
Dec 22 - reopen (Cineplex Odeon)
1998---------------------------
Aug 28 - 8-plex expansion
WINNIPEG - MISC. PLAYDATES
1953---------------------------
Oct 29 - The Robe - CAPITOL
*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR WINNIPEG EXHIBITION:
EDMONTON ////////////////////////////
EDMONTON - PARAMOUNT (Famous Players)
1,429-seat
1960---------------------------
Jun 15 Can-Can + The Miracle of Todd-AO - to 26jl60
Sep 28 Ben-Hur # - to 29nv60
1961---------------------------
Apr 01 The Alamo #* - to 20ar61
1963---------------------------
Apr 04 Mutiny on the Bounty # - to 08my63
Jun 26 Cleopatra - to 01oc63
1964---------------------------
Apr 15 The Fall of the Roman Empire # - to 21my64
Oct 28 My Fair Lady - to 23mr65
1965---------------------------
Nov 04 The Sleeping Beauty - Kirov Ballet - to 10nv65
1966---------------------------
Jul 27 Doctor Zhivago # - to 24de66
1967---------------------------
Mar 16 The Bible # - to 03my67
1968---------------------------
Feb 14 Gone with the Wind - to 07my68
Sep 25 2001: A Space Odyssey - to 19nv68
2003---------------------------
Jun 27 venue closed
EDMONTON - RIALTO (Odeon)
1,010-seat
1960---------------------------
May 15 venue closed - to 04jl60
(‘complete renovation;
will reopen on or about June 15
with Porgy and Bess in Todd-AO’)
Jul 05 venue reopen
(‘future 70mm and Todd-AO productions’)
Aug 10 Porgy and Bess * - to 23au60
1961---------------------------
Aug 02 Exodus - to 29au61
Aug 30 Spartacus * - to 19se61
1962---------------------------
Mar 02 Spartacus * - to 15mr62
Dec 25 Barabbas * - to 24ja63
1963---------------------------
Jun 05 Lawrence of Arabia # - to 07au63
1974---------------------------
Jun 07 commence twin exhibition
(operated during conversion)
1987---------------------------
Jun 26 venue closed
EDMONTON - MEADOWLARK (NGC/Famous Players)
‘C I N E R A M A’
780-seat; 25x50 ft. screen
1969---------------------------
Dec 25 Krakatoa East of Java * - to 21ja70
1970---------------------------
Jan 22 2001: A Space Odyssey * - to 17fe70
Feb 18 Grand Prix * - to 24fe70
Mar 04 Gone with the Wind * - to 17mr70
Mar 18 Goodbye Mr. Chips # - to 15ar70
1973---------------------------
Oct 12 This is CINERAMA * - to 18oc73
1974---------------------------
Nov 29 2001: A Space Odyssey * - to 25de74
1992---------------------------
Jun 08 venue closed
EDMONTON - MISC. PLAYDATES
1953---------------------------
Nov 20 The Robe - PARAMOUNT
*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR EDMONTON EXHIBITION:
QUEBEC CITY ////////////////////////////
QUEBEC - ALOUETTE/CINEMA SAINTE-FOY (United/Famous Players)
‘SALLE 70MM’
586-seat
1965-------------------------
Sep 17 - My Fair Lady
Nov 19 - The Hallelujah Trail #*
Nov 25 - commence regular engagements
Dec 17 - The Greatest Story Ever Told *
1966-------------------------
Jan 13 - commence regular engagements
Feb 09 - The Sound of Music #
Dec 02 - The Sleeping Beauty - Kirov Ballet *
Dec 21 - Doctor Zhivago #
1967-------------------------
Mar 23 - commence regular engagements
1968-------------------------
Mar 01 - Hawaii #*
Mar 15 - commence regular engagements
Apr 05 - Camelot *
May 03 - commence regular engagements
Sep 27 - Gone with the Wind #*
Oct 18 - commence regular engagements
1969-------------------------
Feb 28 - The Shoes of the Fisherman *
Mar 14 - commence regular engagements
Apr 18 - War & Peace I & II #*
Apr 25 - commence regular engagements
Jun 13 - 2001: A Space Odyssey #*
Jun 27 - commence regular engagements
Oct 24 - Ice Station Zebra *
Oct 31 - commence regular engagements
Dec 25 - Krakatoa East of Java *
1970-------------------------
Jan 01 - commence regular engagements
Jun 26 - Hello Dolly #*
Jul 17 - commence regular engagements
Oct 30 - Goodbye, Mr. Chips #*
Nov 06 - commence regular engagements
Dec 25 - Hello Dolly (version francaise) #*
1971-------------------------
Jan 29 - commence regular engagements
Mar 05 - Song of Norway #*
Apr 02 - commence regular engagements
May 21 - Ryan’s Daughter #*
Jun 04 - commence regular engagements
Jun 11 - Patton #*
Jul 02 - My Fair Lady #*
Jul 09 - commence regular engagements
1979-------------------------
Dec 07 - rename: CINEMA SAINTE-FOY 1
1999-------------------------
Nov 26 - closed
QUEBEC - MISC. PLAYDATES
1953---------------------------
Dec 03 - The Robe - CAPITOL
*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR QUEBEC EXHIBITION:
LONDON ////////////////////////////
LONDON - PARK (20th Century)
‘C I N E R A M A’
626-seat
1966-------------------------
Apr 18 - closed ‘to make room for a new
Super CINERAMA engagement’
May 11 - Battle of the Bulge
Jun 22 - commence regular engagements
Jul 20 - Doctor Zhivago #
1967-------------------------
Jan 11 - commence regular engagements
Jan 25 - Is Paris Burning? #*
Mar 22 - Hawaii #*
Jun 28 - Grand Prix
Aug 23 - The Sand Pebbles #
Nov 15 - Gone with the Wind
1968-------------------------
Apr 11 - Far from the Madding Crowd
May 15 - commence regular engagements
Jun 26 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Aug 23 - commence regular engagements
Dec 25 - Finian’s Rainbow #
1969-------------------------
Feb 05 - The Shoes of the Fisherman #*
Mar 12 - commence regular engagements
May 30 - War & Peace I & II #
Jun 13 - commence regular engagements
Jul 11 - 2001: A Space Odyssey *
Aug 08 - commence regular engagements
Aug 15 - Doctor Zhivago #*
Sep 12 - commence regular engagements
Dec 25 - Paint Your Wagon #
1970-------------------------
Feb 05 - Krakatoa East of Java
Feb 20 - commence regular engagements
Feb 26 - Hello Dolly #
May 14 - commence regular engagements
1971-------------------------
Mar 05 - Song of Norway
Apr 09 - My Fair Lady #*
Apr 23 - commence regular engagements
Jun 18 - Gone with the Wind *
Jul 09 - commence regular engagements
1972-------------------------
Oct 20 - Ryan’s Daughter * ‘MGM’s Fabulous Four’
Oct 27 - 2001: A Space Odyssey *
Nov 24 - Doctor Zhivago *
Dec 22 - commence regular engagements
1973-------------------------
Jun 15 - Gone with the Wind *
Jul 06 - commence regular engagements
1974-------------------------
Aug 02 - That’s Entertainment #*
Sep 13 - commence regular engagements
Nov 01 - Gone with the Wind #*
Nov 24 - 2001: A Space Odyssey #*
Dec 06 - commence regular engagements
1989-------------------------
Sep 05 - closed
17jl91 - reopen; rename: PALACE
theatrical venue (London Community Players)
LONDON - MISC. PLAYDATES
1953---------------------------
Nov 27 - The Robe - CAPITOL
*** ADDITIONAL DATA FOR LONDON EXHIBITION:
HAMILTON ////////////////////////////
HAMILTON - CENTRE TWIN ‘WEST’ (NGC/Famous Players)
744-seat
1969-------------------------
Jan 15 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Mar 12 - Star! #
Apr 16 - Grand Prix *
Apr 30 - The Sound of Music *
May 07 - commence regular engagements
May 14 - 2001: A Space Odyssey *
May 30 - commence regular engagements
Jun 13 - Camelot *
Jun 25 - South Pacific #*
Jul 09 - Cleopatra *
Jul 18 - Sweet Charity
Sep 05 - The King and I #*
Sep 10 - commence regular engagements
Oct 31 - Gone with the Wind *
Nov 21 - commence regular engagements
Dec 03 - Doctor Zhivago #*
Dec 12 - commence regular engagements
Dec 25 - Krakatoa East of Java *
1970---------------------------
Jan 14 - commence regular engagements
Mar 20 - Ben-Hur #*
Apr 24 - commence regular engagements
1986---------------------------
Apr 18 - commence 8-plex exhibition
(operated during conversion)
rename: CENTRE MALL (Cineplex Odeon)
2001---------------------------
Oct 22 - closed
HAMILTON - MISC. PLAYDATES
1953---------------------------
Dec 25 - The Robe - TIVOLI