THEA 3200 Lecture 2: Lecture 2
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In british columbia, the queen elizabeth theatre was taken over in 1963. In edmonton, alberta the citadel started in 1965. In victoria, the bastion also started in 1963. History is about how you got to be here. The vancouver playhouse started up in 1963. In calgary, alberta theatre calgary started in 1968. In winnipeg, the manitoba theatre center started in 1956. In quebec, the theatre of the new world started in 1951. In toronto, the st. lawrence center opened in 1970: they had different companies in it such as the toronto arts company, etc. It was chaired by a man named vincent massey. In the 19th century, they made a lot of money and were enrolled in the university of toronto. The answer as to why this theatre boom happened is due to the massey commission. They then went to england to pick up and english accent and proper manners. They were one of the wealthiest families in canada.
