Theatre des Varietés (new) [Antwerp]
type: Item
label: Theatre des Varietés (nieuw) [Antwerp] @nl
label: Roxy Cinema @es
description: voormalige bioscoop in Antwerpen, België @nl
alternative label: Theatre des Varietés (new)
alternative label: Volksgebouw @nl
alternative label: Prado @nl
City: Antwerp
city section: Antwerp (district)
Country: Belgium
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
opening date: 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
significant date: 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
significant date: 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
significant date: 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
significant date: 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
Source URL: cinema-roxy-antwerpen
Source URL: prado
Source URL: volksgebouw
closure date: 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Meir 68-72
GPS: Point(4.4105 51.2179)
Wikidata source: Q37936304
Capacity: 2500
Importance: Not rated
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Carthalia ID: 90
context: ROXY Meir 66 Located on the Meir, which is the premier shopping street in Antwerp, which contains many fine buildings, this originally opened in the 1890’s, as the Theatre des Varieties.In 1927, it became the Roxy Cinema, and on 16th February 1930, it screened the first talking film (with sound on film) in Antwerp. The Roxy Cinema was closed in 1962. It was demolished and a C & A department store was built on the site.
Note: Opened in the 1890s as Théâtre des Variétés. 1927 converted into a cinema and renamed Roxy Cinema. Closed 1962. Demolished in favour of a department store.
Canon image ID: 2099
Canon image ID: 2063
Canon image ID: 2064
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