Lyric Theatre (Swift Current)

Lyric Theatre
Address 227 Central Avenue North
Location Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
Owner Southwest Cultural Development Group
Type Performing arts centre
Construction
Built 1912
Website
www.lyrictheatre.ca

The Lyric Theatre is a performing arts theatre located in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building was declared a municipal heritage property in 2007.[1] The theatre was originally built as a Vaudeville and silent film theatre with 400 seats. It operated as a movie house until 1980, when it was converted into a night club. In 2005, it was purchased by a community group (Southwest Cultural Development Group) and became a performing arts cultural centre. [2]

A two-story brick construction, the building originally had the theatre on the main floor, apartments on the upper floors (primarily used by employees of the theatre), with the basement housing a pool hall and bowling alley. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Lyric Theatre". Canada's Historic Places, a Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration, operated by Parks Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  2. ↑ "The Lyric Theatre: One of Swift Current's "Grand Buildings"". Southwest Cultural Development Group. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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