Metropolis Theatre (other)
Metropolis Theatre may refer to: * Metropolis Theatre (Bronx, New York) * Metropolis Theatre (Montreal), site where Joe Satriani's '' Satchurated: Live in Montreal'' was recorded See also * Metropol Theater (other) Metropol Theater or Metropol may refer to several theaters or cinemas: * Metropol (Berlin) * , formerly part of Komische Oper Berlin (1898–1945) and Admiralspalast The Admiralspalast (German for ''admiral palace'') is a 1,756-seat theatre on F ...

Metropolis Theatre (Bronx, New York)
Metropolis Theatre opened as a Theater (structure), theater with 1,600 seats in 1893. It was converted to show motion pictures by 1914 as competition from the Bronx Opera House (1913) took hold. It was in the southwest of the area known as the The Hub, Bronx, Hub.Richard ButscFor Fun and Profit the transformation of leisure into consumption The ''Spirit of the Times'' reported on the new theater, the only one above 125th Street in an area made newly accessible by IRT Third Avenue Line, elevated, cable, and trolley cars, in its September 4, 1897 issue noting it was managed by Mortimer Theiss with a Klaw & Erlanger company performing ''In Gay New York'' The theatre was decorated in "very rich and very artistic" green, gold, and pink. It had a proscenium arch adorned with a picture "of" Don Giovanni, Giovanni a depicting "a group of maids and lads dancing to sylvan pipes and capturing kisses". The image was said to have exhibited at the Paris Salon. According to John McNamara, perf ...
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