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The Ambassador Cinema was in use, on and off, as a cinema from about 1910 to 1999, and is now a music venue at the top of O'Connell Street, Dublin. The first cinema in Ireland, the Volta , was opened at 45 Mary Street, Dublin, in 1909 by the novelist James Joyce .
Volta Cinematograph. The Volta Electric Theatre (later renamed the Lyceum Picture Theatre) was a film theatre in Dublin and was Ireland's first dedicated cinema. The site at 45 Mary Street was later demolished and is occupied today by a department store. In the early 1900s, demand for moving pictures was fierce and cinemas were springing up all ...
The cinema had been operating since 1984, showing world cinema, and independent and Irish films. The Screen Cinema, originally named The New Metropole, opened on 16 March 1972 on the corner of Hawkins Street and Townsend Street on the site of the previous cinema, The Regal, which had been demolished since 1962 to make way for offices.
Screens. The Savoy is the most altered cinema in Dublin's history, [citation needed] and in 1969 the cinema was converted into a twin cinema. In 1975, the Savoy's restaurant was converted into a third screen, holding 200 seats, followed in 1979 by further sub-divisions, creating five screens in all. In 1988, the cinema was given its sixth screen.
The Irish Film Archive is part of the Irish Film Institute (formed in 1943, incorporated in 1945) the body charged with the promotion and preservation of film culture in Ireland. [1] The Archive collects, preserves and makes accessible Ireland's moving image heritage. It is the leading resource for students of Irish film and film history.
16 April 1938. (1938-04-16) Closed. 20 October 1994. (1994-10-20) Architect. Robinson & Keefe. The Carlton Cinema is a former cinema, located on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland opposite the Savoy Cinema. The cinema opened on 16 April 1938 [1] with the first film, The Awful Truth.
Early years. Known originally as the Grafton Picture House, the cinema opened on Easter Monday, 11 April 1911, at 72 Grafton Street. [1] It was designed by architect, Richard Orpen. [2] Continuous performances ran from 12.00 to 10.30pm each day. Admission was one shilling for adults; children were charged half-price. [1]
The Capitol Theatre was located in Prince's Street, just off O'Connell Street, Dublin, and began life on 10 August 1920 as the La Scala Theatre and Opera House. Designed by architect T. F. McNamara [1] it had two balconies in the 1,900-seat auditorium with 32 private boxes. [2] Despite its name, the La Scala was a cinema.