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The Monument National.
The Monument-National is a historic Canadian theatre located at 1182 Saint Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec. Erected between 1891 and 1894, it was originally the Cultural centre of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.
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Yiddish theatre
The first performance of a Yiddish play was held there in what is now the theatre's Ludger-Duvernay room in the winter of 1896. The Monument National continued to host productions from touring and local Yiddish theatre companies until the 1940s.[1][2]
Renovations and current status
The theatre was declared a historic monument by the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec in 1976[3] and a National Historic Site of Canada in 1985.[4]
A major restoration project of the theatre was completed in June 1993 in time for the theatre's centennial celebration. The 1,620-seat theatre has been owned by the National Theatre School of Canada since 1971 and is the venue used for its productions.[5]
References
- ^ "Boulevard Saint-Laurent: Corridor for Immigration, Business and Development". Parks Canada Web site. 2009-04-15. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/culture/proj/main/corridor1/corridor2.aspx. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ "Looking Back : Monumental". National Theatre School of Canada Web site. SPRING 2004. http://ent-nts.ca/journal/j25p04_looking.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ Le Monument-National. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ Monument National National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ Gilles Potvin. "Monument national". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002439.
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Coordinates: 45°30′33″N 73°33′45″W / 45.5091°N 73.5625°W
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