Part Of

Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds

Committees series

Level

File

Fonds

100

Series

2

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting minutes of the Theatre Arts Committee of the YM-YWHA and correspondence regarding the proposed School of Theatre Arts. Included in the file is the Leah Posluns Theatre School programme guide and a proposal for library programming outlining the aim of the Leah Posluns Theatre School.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee meeting agendas, minutes, reports and correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

1

File

100

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990 - 1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1998-3-36

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 broadside

Date

[between 1922 and 1935]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a broadside advertising the performances of soubtette (soprano) Nellie Cassman at the Standard Theatre in Toronto.

Administrative History

The Standard Theatre was built in 1921 at the corner of Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street in Toronto as a venue for Yiddish theatre.It was designed by John M. Jeffrey, but architect Benjamin Brown may have also been involved. The building also became a centre of Jewish left wing political activism. In 1935 it was converted to a movie cinema known as the Strand. In 1941 it was transformed into the Victory Cinema, and in 1961 to the Victory Burlesque which closed in 1975. In more recent years the building has been renovated and occupied by retail stores and businesses.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2017-1-26

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 26 x 37 cm

Date

1973

Scope and Content

The accession consists of a poster for Grine Felder presented by the Toronto Yiddish Theatre, directed by Jacob Sandler and presented at Lawrence Park Collegiate on Sat. March 3, 1973. Poster also lists Canadian Jewish Congress, Negev Book Store and Pollock's as locations to buy tickets.

MG_RG

MG4A1e

Subjects

Theatrical posters, Yiddish

Name Access

Toronto Yiddish Theatre

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1935

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1936?]

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File contains 3 exterior shots of the theatre and 1 of the auditorium.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photographs and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Three of the photographs were taken by the photographers Pringle & Booth. The fourth print is of a later date, and is from an exposure made ca. 1938, based on the release dates of the films showing at the theatre.

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1937?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

One exterior shot of the theatre and one of the theatre lobby. Additional businesses featured in College Street view photograph include Altman's, Sugar Bros., Custom Tailoring, and York Furniture.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photographs, Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996), and information accompanying a reproduction of the photograph in John Sebert's book, The "nabes" (p. 104).

Photographers: Pringle & Booth.

Name Access

Pringle & Booth

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1937?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Photograph bears inscription: "Parkdale Toronto before remodelling.".

Photographers: Pringle & Booth.

Name Access

Pringle & Booth

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1937?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

The Tivoli Theatre (previously the Allen Theatre) was at 17 Richmond St. E., Toronto.

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1938?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee and interior shot of auditorium.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photographs and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1939?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

2 exterior shots of theatre marquee, one at night and the second in daylight.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photographs and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Photographers: Robertson-Steele.

Name Access

Robertson-Steele

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Physical Condition

A section of one of the photographs is missing.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1939?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Photographers: Robertson-Steele.

Name Access

Robertson-Steele

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1939?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

2 exterior shots of the theatre marquee: one at night and the second during the day.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photographs and an inscription.

Photographers: Brigdens.

Name Access

Brigdens

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1939?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Admin History/Bio

Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996) states that Kaplan & Sprachman renovated the Pylon in 1944. The probable creation date is based on the release date for the advertised movies. John Sebert's book, The "nabes", states that the Pylon was built in 1939 and designed by the architect Ben Swartz.

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of the theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph and an inscription.

Photographers: Robertson-Steele.

Name Access

Robertson-Steele

Kaplan & Sprachman (Firm)

Kaplan, Harold S., 1895-1973

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

28

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

1 photograph of the theatre in an early stage of construction, and 1 photo of the balcony of the completed theatre.

Notes

Title and creation date based on information stamped on one photograph and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Stamped information reads: Casino Theatre: to be erected at 87-95 Queen St. W. for Casino Theatre Toronto Ltd.

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

29

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1944

Physical Description

5 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

5 interior photographs: 2 of the auditorium; 2 of the lobby, showing the candy bar and an alcove; and 1 of a hallway.

Notes

Title and creation date based on inscriptions on the photographs and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Photographers: Iris McCaig.

Name Access

Iris McCaig

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Fundraising sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-8

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1958-1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting notices and minutes, and lists of Committee members.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series

Sub-committees sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

2-2

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960-1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Reference materials series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

5

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1928-1932

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

603

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

The "New Strand Building".

Notes

Negative: 8:5:13.

Acquired November 1975.

Name Access

Victory Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Theaters

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

605

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

The "New Strand Building".

Notes

Acquired November 1975.

Negative: 8:6:15.

Name Access

Victory Theatre

Subjects

Architecture

Theaters

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

604

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

The "New Strand Building".

Notes

Acquired November 1975.

Negative: 8:5:14.

Name Access

Victory Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Theaters

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

606

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

The "New Strand Building".

Notes

Acquired November 1975.

Negative: 8:6:16.

Name Access

Victory Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Theaters

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Uptown Theatre (Toronto) sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-2

Material Format

architectural drawing

graphic material

Date

1919-1968

Physical Description

132 architectural drawings : pencil (some on tracing paper, some hand col. using pencil crayon), blueprints and other reproductions ; 76 x 106 cm or smaller

5 photographs : b&w ; 44 x 55 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

One of sixteen theatres in Canada designed by the well-known architect Thomas W. Lamb, the Uptown Theatre opened in 1920 as a movie and vaudeville theatre of almost 3000 seats, and was later the first theatre in Toronto equipped for sound movies. In 1960 the Uptown's main auditorium was destroyed by a major fire. Kaplan & Sprachman participated in the theatre's subsequent renovation.

In 1969 the Uptown was split into a five screen theatre through conversion of the theatre's balcony, backstage and basement areas. The Uptown was closed and demolished in late 2003 following the 28th Annual Toronto International Film Festival after the cinema operator, Famous Players, decided to close it and other theatres rather than comply with an Ontario Human Rights Commission order to make the theatres fully wheelchair-accessible.

Scope and Content

Sub-series consists of seating plans, blueprints of structural details, floor plans, sections and elevations for successive alterations (to the entrance, lobby, escalator, etc.) of the theatre, as well as several photographs of the Uptown's entrance and auditorium. The sub-series includes a number of hand-coloured drawings of the main auditorium dating from 1962, with paint and fabric samples attached, apparently associated with the re-building of the auditorium following the fire of 1960. The sub-series also includes a set of photo-reproductions of Thomas Lamb's original 1919 plans for the theatre, acquired by Kaplan & Sprachman in 1960.

The sub-series is arranged in 9 sub-sub-series corresponding to project dates of 1919, 1936, 1945, 1949, 1960, 1962, and 1968. The final sub-sub-series relates to work done by Kaplan after the dissolution of Kaplan & Sprachman.

In several cases, a sub-sub-series includes drawings and plans from earlier projects, used as reference materials for the current project.

Name Access

Lamb, Thos. W. (Thomas White), 1871-1942

Uptown Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Theaters

Physical Condition

Some drawings torn or water-damaged. Some are discoloured or damaged by deteriorating pressure-sensitive tape.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1934?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on the content of the photograph, inscriptions on the photograph and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Photographers: Pringle & Booth.

Name Access

Pringle & Booth

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1932]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Photographers: Pringle & Booth.

Name Access

Pringle & Booth

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

458

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1940

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w, mounted on board ; 14 x 19 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the National Council of Jewish Juniors, members of the cast of three one-act plays performed at Madison theatre, Toronto, 1940.

Notes

A negative is available.

Name Access

Madison Theatre

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Subjects

Actors

Women

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

468

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of National Council of Jewish Juniors performing "Having a Wonderful Time" at Hart House Theatre, Toronto. From left to right: Sylvia Page (Lennick), ? Shapiro, Ida Strauss, and Mina Livingston.

Notes

A 4 x 5 negative is available.

Name Access

Hart House Theatre

Livingston, Mina

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Page, Sylvia

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Actors

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Uptown Theatre (Toronto) sub-series

Toronto Theatre, Balmuto near Bloor sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-2-6

Material Format

architectural drawing

Other Title Information

[1919]

Responsibility

Thomas W. Lamb, architect

Date

photocopied in 1960

Physical Description

10 drawings : photocopies ; 46 x 67 cm and 41 x 41 cm

Scope and Content

Sub-sub-series consists of photoreproductions of Thomas Lamb's original plans and elevations for the Uptown Theatre, acquired by Kaplan & Sprachman in 1960.

Notes

Date of these reproductions is taken from a Kaplan & Sprachman stamp on the back of the drawings.

Name Access

Lamb, Thomas

Uptown Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Fundraising sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-8

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1961-1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations, programmes, and newspaper clippings documenting various Theatre Nights organized by the Women's Auxiliary.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Fundraising sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-8

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964-1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations and programmes documenting various Theatre Nights organized by the Women's Auxiliary.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Fundraising sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-8

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of flyers, programmes, correspondence, and financial records documenting the Theatre Night organized by the Women's Auxiliary.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Fundraising sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-8

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a flyer, invitations, a programme, and financial records documenting the Theatre Night organized by the Women's Auxiliary.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

74

Material Format

textual record

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence about the possible establishment of chaplaincy services for live theatre venues by the Synod of the Diocese of Toronto, Anglican Church of Canada.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Toronto. Synod

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Men's Service Group series

Programs and events sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

5-8

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

Feb. 1960

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1939?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph.

Location of this theatre is uncertain. Judging from the photograph in John Sebert's book, The "nabes", p. 117, it is not the Alhambra Theatre which was located at 568 Bloor St. W., Toronto.

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1939?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph.

Location of this theatre is uncertain. Release date for the movies showing at the theatre in this photograph was 1939, and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996) lists a Capitol Theatre project in Welland, Ont., for 1939.

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Welland (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Uptown Theatre (Toronto) sub-series

Alterations to Uptown Theatre and plan of existing theatre sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-2-2

Material Format

architectural drawing

graphic material

Date

1936

Physical Description

2 drawings : pencil on tracing paper ; 49 x 42 cm and 67x41 cm

2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Sub-sub-series consists of floor plans and sections of theatre and Balmuto Street entrance and two photographs of the Yonge Street entrance to the theatre.

Notes

Title derived from formal titles of the drawings.

Project reference code AR 1497.

Creation date for the photographs is based on the release date of the movie then playing at the theatre.

The drawings and photographs have been grouped together based on their date of creation, but there is no project reference code on the photographs.

Name Access

Uptown Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

459

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1940

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w , mounted on board ; 14 x 20 cm

Scope and Content

Item is an original photograph of National Council of Jewish Juniors cast of play, Madison (Midtown) Theatre, Toronto, directed by Ida Strauss. Left to right: Eve Cappe, Jenny Birken, Syd Scheen, and Olga Galitsky.

Name Access

Birken, Jenny

Cape, Eve

Galitsky, Olga

Madison Theatre

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Scheen, Syd

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Actors

Women

Theater

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4041

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1949

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Subjects

Concerts

Posters

Purim

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1

Material Format

architectural drawing

textual record

Date

1913-1959

Physical Description

57 drawings : pencil on tracing paper, blueprints and other reproductions ; 72 x 114 cm or smaller

1 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Built in 1913, Loew's Yonge Street Theatre and Winter Garden Theatre complex was the flagship of Marcus Loew's Canadian theatre chain. The theatres were designed by Thomas Lamb as a "double-decker" theatre, with the Winter Garden located seven-stories above the street-level Yonge Street Theatre. This was the only double-decker theatre built in Canada and one of less than a dozen built internationally. The design was considered economical in that it provided a greater amount of seating on a given piece of real estate while allowing the theatre operator to present the same daily show in two theatres. The shows included both vaudeville acts and silent movies.

In 1928, there was a major fire on the site and the Winter Garden Theatre was closed due to the decline in popularity of vaudeville. By 1930, the Yonge Street Theatre was solely a movie theatre, equipped for sound movies. Over the years it gradually fell into disrepair, but continued as a movie theatre until 1981. It was renamed the Elgin Theatre in 1978.

In 1981, the Elgin and Winter Garden were purchased by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, and in 1987 the foundation began a two and half year, $30 million restoration of the theatres. The theatres re-opened in Dec. 1989 exclusively for theatrical productions.

Scope and Content

Sub-series consists of seating plans, blueprints of structural details, and floor plans, sections and elevations for successive alterations (to the entrance, lobby, basement, etc.) of the theatre. The sub-series includes a copy of a city building permit dating from 1934 for renovations carried out by Loew's Theatres Engineering Division. Some of the blueprints date from the original construction of the theatre in 1913.

The sub-series is organized into 9 sub-sub-series, corresponding to project dates of 1913, 1919, 1934, 1939, 1949 (two projects), 1952, 1957 and 1959. The earliest materials, such as those from 1913 and 1919, were not created by Kaplan & Sprachman, but were no doubt used as reference materials for their work at the theatre.

Please note that the blueprints of structural details such as columns and roof reinforcing beams may apply to the theatre complex as a whole, including the Winter Garden Theatre.

Notes

Title is derived from the formal titles of the drawings.

Name Access

Lamb, Thomas

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Winter Garden Theatre (Toronto)

Subjects

Theaters

Physical Condition

Some drawings are torn & damaged.

Some are discoloured or damaged by deteriorating pressure-sensitive tape.

Places

Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1935?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photograph, Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996), and information accompanying a reproduction of the photograph in John Sebert's book, The "nabes" (p. 81).

Photographers: Pringle & Booth.

Name Access

Pringle & Booth

Subjects

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Danforth Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Uptown Theatre (Toronto) sub-series

Proposed escalator for Loew's Uptown Theatre, Toronto sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-2-5

Material Format

architectural drawing

Responsibility

Kaplan & Sprachman

Date

1 June 1954

Physical Description

1 drawing : pencil ; 38 x 115 cm

Notes

Project reference no. 54-K-13.

Name Access

Uptown Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

930

Material Format

textual record

Date

1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Fundraising sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-8

File

3

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations, programmes, correspondence, photographs and newspaper clippings documenting the first Theatre Night organized by the Women's Auxiliary. Identified in the photographs is Dora Till, Don Cornell, Pam Sullivan, and Hilda Copeland.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Fundraising sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-8

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1959-1960

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations, programmes, correspondence, and flyers documenting the second Theatre Night organized by the Women's Auxiliary.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2004-5-165

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

22 April 1932

Scope and Content

Accession consists of an ad for a Yiddish concert by the Grafstein sisters at the Standard Theatre in Toronto.

Use Conditions

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Subjects

Concerts

Theatrical posters, Yiddish

Name Access

Standard Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative depicting members of the Yiddish theatre on stage in Kitchener, Ontario. The members are wearing costumes.

Subjects

Costume

Theater, Yiddish

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-16A

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

21

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1948

Physical Description

1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pencil crayon on tracing paper ; 52 cm length and 5 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Originally known as the Bedford, the Park Theatre was designed in 1929 by Murray Brown. It was renovated and renamed the Park in 1948. Located at 3291 Yonge Street, the building currently functions as a pet food store.

Scope and Content

File consists of designs of the 1948 renovations to the Park Theatre. A floor plan and a sketch of the stage area are included.

Related Material

See File 49-5-11 for architectural plans designed by Herbert G. Duerr of a theatre on Kingston Road.

Places

Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

20

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

[ca. 1930]

Physical Description

2 architectural drawings : pencil on tracing paper, 1 hand col. pencil crayon ; 39 cm length and 4 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Located at 605 Danforth (Danforth and Gough), the Iola Theatre operated as a movie theatre until closing in 1954.

Scope and Content

File consists of floor plans and elevations of the Iola Theatre, located at 605 Danforth. These drawings are probably related to a proposed renovation. An incomplete elevation of the Iola Theatre drawn by A. A. Abraham is also included.

Physical Condition

Material is fragile and torn.

Related Material

See File 49-5-11 for architectural plans designed by Herbert G. Duerr of a theatre on Kingston Road.

Places

Danforth Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions