Capitol Theatre
The Capitol Theatre.

Above is a composite of three photographs, “stitched” together through the magic …

Vaudeville!

In the early years, the theatre was sometimes used for live vaudeville shows. Mirrors and …

More projector equipment.

The projection room was high up at the back of the theatre …

Movie Projector.

The projectionist did a fine job of switching from reel to reel so that the movie flows …

Mechanicals

A small part of the mechanical infrastructure. The theatre was always comfortable. I was told …

Beneath the stage of the theatre.

Basements are a great area for storing items that are rarely used. …

Extra plaster decorations.

In the basement of the theatre were a larger number of spare plaster castings. Where did they …

The lighting board.

All those beautiful lights were controlled by this panel. It takes miles of rope to run the …

Some technical photos behind the scenes.

At right is the back of the “silver screen” with sound speakers facing out to the audience. …

Eastern view of auditorium.

Looking at the theatre from stage front to back. Note the lyres on the wall, the baskets of flowers …