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The theatre's stage was also designed for stage productions, with changing rooms and organ chambers built into the theatre. It was also the first to equip multihued lighting system using concealed lamps with a dimmer function, which was never used in other existing theatres in Singapore at that time.
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In November 2011, Shimizu Corporation was awarded the redevelopment project to develop into a large scale mixed use complex called "Capitol Development". With Grant Associates working closely with the project's lead architect, Richard Meir and Partners Architects, the project consists of Singapore's
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and to demolish Capitol Theatre and Shaws Building and redevelop the site into a shopping complex and a multiscreen cinema with commercial and residential apartments. However, under the Control of Rent Act 1953 of Singapore penal code, the Shaw Organisation had to provide compensation to its current
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The Theatre having left vacant for more than 10 years, it was infested with rats, its plaster was falling, ornaments were missing, and water had seeped into its floors. During the restoration process, original design details were uncovered such as "the gilding on the plaster mouldings, and the fine
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The first layout of the theatre could accommodate at least 1,600 people, with 1,100 seated on the ground floor. Another 500 seats were available at the circle that could be accessed via lifts or staircases. The seats were a few inches wider than normal British cinema seats, and the upholstery was
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New technology was incorporated into the Theatre to modernise it. An automated, rotational seating system was installed, allowing the Theatre to turn into a multi-functional venue to accommodate a large variety of events. The system would allow for up to 800 seats with 452 seats transformable.
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The theatre had a large projection room located below the balcony and ran the length of the building instead of being traditionally sited in the rear. It housed the latest Simplex projector installed with fireproof protection shutters. The theatre's acoustics and soundproofing were said to be
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demonstrating the workings of the sound system; and the recorded inaugural announcement by the Capitol's managing director, Joe Fisher. However, during the first screening at 6.15 pm, there was a mechanical fault from the faulty sound projection, which was then corrected by the 9.15 pm show.
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would inform the tenants of the need to move when details of the development of the site had been finalised. Other than the Capitol Centre, the other three buildings were gazetted for conservation on 16 July 2007, meaning that these buildings' facades must be maintained.
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In September 1939, the theatre was refurbished, seats were replaced with new upholstered ones, installed an air-conditioning system and had its vestibule redesigned and was completed by 31 January 1940. On the following day the theatre screened
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Capitol Theatre soon faced with issues, including the sudden death of Namazie on 26 July 1931, strict censorship laws and the competitions with other theatres which hurt its operations financially. In 1933, Joe and Julius Fisher started
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On 19 December 1941, the colonial government requisitioned Capitol Theatre, which was closed after one show and also the closure of the Capitol Restaurant to serve as a food depot while the Mansions continued as the residential flats.
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Besides having the floodlit main entrance at the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road, there are also two side entrances from Stamford Road and North Bridge Road, with a parking lot to accommodate at least 200 cars.
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Joe Fisher, who became a pioneer in the Malayan cinema industry along with his brother Julius, was responsible for purchasing films' rights for the theatre, which was able to gain exclusive first-screening rights for
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businessman of the Namazie family, commissioned the theatre to be built in Singapore, with S. A. H. Shirazee, an Indian-Muslim merchant and community leader, and the South African brothers Joe and Julius Fisher from
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In 1989, the theatre closed for a two-week renovation with the cost of S$ 700,000 with rewiring, reequipped with the new sound system and projectors and painting of the cinema hall and reopened 26 October 1989 with
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took over the two buildings to explore alternative uses for it, but plans to turn it into a home for an arts group was languished and the cost of refurbishment was exorbitant and was commercially unfeasible.
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There were several food outlets at the theatre. The main café on the first floor had a dance floor where cabaret was held at the selected nights, and adjoining the café was a restaurant known as the
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features of the two ‘Pegasus’ reliefs" that were painted over multiple times. Additionally, the original Persian Zodiac ceiling mural as was not salvageable, it was recreated instead. The original
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gazetted the two buildings for redevelopment and later acquired the buildings from Shaw in 1987, for which the Shaw Organisation became the leasee for the use of the theatre and the building.
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complex had since completed and its topping out ceremony was held on 3 April 2014. The Capitol Theatre was reopened on 19 May 2015 after the 17 years hiatus with the world premiere of
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In 1978, Shaw Organisation put up Capitol Theatre and Shaws Building for sale, however no deal had been reached. Shaw Organisation later revealed plans to acquire the land of nearby
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was taken down, and a whole new basement was excavated as well, while having to maintain the structural integrity of the building and the surrounding buildings as well.
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and residential tower, Eden Residences Capitol, with an approximate GFA of 29,000 m (2.9 ha). As it was common to jaywalk on the roads between the
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The theatre operated until 1944, when a bomb planted by the anti-Japanese resistance fighters exploded, damaging its facade and the Mansions as well.
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Messrs Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. in collaboration with local partner Messrs Lohmann and Co., designed the theatre's walls' and ceilings' detailing.
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to install the ice rink in the theatre. The theatre was officially reopened on 31 March 1951 at 9.15 pm to host the first ice show in Singapore.
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Joe Fisher travelled overseas to acquire the materials for the theatre's furnishings, decorations and design. The Capitol Theatre was designed
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Although installed with ventilation system, the theatre's roof was able to slide open which leave a 40-foot aperture for more ventilation.
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Its supposed reopening of the theatre on 30 March 1951 was delayed for 24 hours, due to the late arrival of the equipment needed for the
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was opened in the Capitol Blue Room in the evening, which specialised in Shanghai and Sichuan food prepared by cooks from China.
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from 1942, the theatre was taken over by the Japanese to serve as a food deport and operated under the name
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On 22 May 1930, Capitol Theatre officially opened on the evening with much fanfare with musical comedy film
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and the Capitol Centre prior to the redevelopment, the new development was connected to the nearby
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largest cinema cum theatre complex, 6 stars luxury hotel & retail shops, with an approximate
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On 3 April 2008, plans of redeveloping the Capitol Theatre, Capitol Building, Capitol Centre and
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After the war in 1945, Capitol Theatre and Namazie Mansions had since put under mortgage by the
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exceptional at that time. Special expensive sound installations costing at least 40,000
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as a single integrated site was first publicised in a news report carried by
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visited the theatre to promote their movies when they were in Singapore.
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From the 1951 to the 1960s, the theatre was also the venue for hosting
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On 29 December 1998, the Capitol Theatre screened its last film
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to mark the occasion, and gained ahead of its competitors.
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productions, along with exclusive distribution rights for
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via an underpass stretching towards the Capitol Piazza.
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Capitol Theatre is located in Singapore
Singapore
Coordinates
1°17′36.5″N 103°51′04.3″E / 1.293472°N 103.851194°E / 1.293472; 103.851194
Mirza Mohamed Ali Namazie
Shaw Organisation
Singapore Tourism Board
Shaw Organisation
Capitol Singapore
Golden Village
Theatre
Capacity
Keys & Dowdeswell
Keys & Dowdeswell
www.capitolsingapore.com/capitol-theatre
cinema
theatre
Singapore
Capitol Building
theatres
Mirza Mohamed Ali Namazie
Persian
First National Pictures
neoclassical architecture
Keys and Dowdeswell
Roxy Theatre
New York
United States
Straits dollars

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