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Mosque Theater (1940-95) Landmark Theater (1995-2014) Address: 6 N Laurel St Richmond, VA 23220-4700: Location: Virginia Commonwealth University: Owner: City of Richmond: Capacity: 3,565: Construction; Broke ground: February 7, 1926: Opened: October 28, 1927: Rebuilt: During 2013 and 2014: Construction cost: $1.65 million ($28.4 million in 2023 ...
Portrait of John Marshall by Cephas Thompson from c. 1809–1810. Marshall played an instrumental role in getting the second Richmond Theatre built. [9]The second Richmond Theatre was built on the same site as the first theatre, and was erected through the advocacy of John Marshall who was serving as Chief Justice of the United States at the time of the theatre's construction. [9]
Eberson was famous for inventing the "atmospheric theatre" design, where the theater's walls resembled an elegant villa or streetscape under a night sky. The Carpenter Theatre design evokes a Spanish setting, with a faux sky ceiling containing stars and moving clouds. The Richmond CenterStage complex was renamed Dominion Energy Center in 2015.
The outside of the Lee Art Theatre, photo from Special Collections and Archives, VCU Libraries. The Lee Art Theatre [sic] was an adult movie theater located on 934 W Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia, United States, that ran from 1965 to 1993. It is known as Richmond's first adult theater, and featured burlesque dancers in its later years. [1]
In 1986, Theatre IV purchased and renovated the historic November Theatre (formerly the Empire), one of Richmond's two Broadway style houses. This historic theater opened in 1911 for stock and vaudeville performances. In 1915 it changed its name from the Empire to the Strand and continued under that name until damaged by fire in 1927.
The National Theater is a historic theater in Richmond, Virginia. Part of a section of Broad Street once known as Theatre Row, the National is the only one of the three original auditoriums still standing. Built in 1923, the theater was constructed with an adaptable stage that allowed it to show early motion pictures as well as live performances.
Epic theatre (German: episches Theater) is a theatrical movement that arose in the early to mid-20th century from the theories and practice of a number of theatre practitioners who responded to the political climate of the time through the creation of new political dramas.
The second Richmond Theatre was built through the advocacy of John Marshall. It was built on the same site as the first Richmond Theatre at what is now the intersection of 12th and Broad just north of Capitol Square. [3] There was an orchestra section, a first balcony, and an upper balcony, with narrow doorways. [11]