The theater was built in 1929 as a cinema and operated until 1977.
The theater was designed, built, and operated by the Vogel family.
Strindberg had very specific ideas about how the theatre would be opened and operated.
The theatre has been operated by the City of Paris since 1979.
The theater is now operated and managed exclusively by Live Nation.
Individuals operating theaters were now required to pay a $2 per week rental for films and projection equipment.
Its members contend it is the oldest continuously operating amateur theater in the state.
The theatre was being operated by a skeleton of essential staff, initially working unpaid to get it up and running again.
The theatre has been owned and operated by the City of Markham.
The theatre is still operated by magic lantern theatres as a first run cinema.
