Empress Theatre (Fort Macleod)


The Empress is a not for profit theatre in Fort Macleod, Alberta that has been open since 1912.

History

In January 1910 the Lethbridge Herald announced that a new opera house with orchestra pit would be built And it opened in 1912 as a vaudeville and theatrical performance venue for Northwest Mounted Police.

Architecture

It is a two-story brick building with a plain facade to match the existing streetscape. It still has its original interior balcony, seating, dressing rooms and projection booth.
It is registered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.