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On the ground floor, the East Wing includes the visitors' entrance and the East Colonnade, a corridor connecting the body of the East Wing to the Executive Residence. Along the corridor is the White House theater, also called the family theater. Social and touring visitors to the White House usually enter through the East Wing.
Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan watch a film in the White House Family Theater in 1986.. The White House Family Theater is located in the East Wing of the White House. The first film screened in the White House was The Birth of a Nation in 1915; however, early film viewings occurred in the main building as the facility lacked a dedicated theater.
View of the Palais-Royal in 1679. The theatre was in the east wing (on the right). The Théâtre du Palais-Royal (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ dy palɛ ʁwajal]; or Grande Salle du Palais-Royal) on the rue Saint-Honoré in Paris was a theatre in the east wing of the Palais-Royal, which opened on 14 January 1641 with a performance of Jean Desmarets' tragicomedy Mirame.
The East Room is an event and reception room in the Executive Residence of the White House complex, the home of the president of the United States.The East Room is the largest room in the Executive Residence; it is used for dances, receptions, press conferences, ceremonies, concerts, and banquets.
During World War II, a bomb shelter was constructed under the East Wing, [4] later converted into the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.. The sub-basement was added during the reconstruction of the White House under Harry S. Truman.
Alexandra Palace was awarded major grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Haringey Council for the East Wing Restoration Project, including the theatre, which was the biggest investment in the palace for a generation. [23] [26] Additional funds came from charitable trusts, businesses and individual donations.
The Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC, PEE-ock) is a bunker underneath the East Wing of the White House. It serves as a secure shelter and communications center for the president of the United States and others in case of an emergency.
Its smaller stage in the east wing, opened in 2011, is dedicated to the performance of premieres and contemporary theater. [11] A smaller stage within the playhouse, formerly Kleine Bühne, is the main venue for the Figurentheater.