CAPITOL THEATRE
This is from a mini series that I tried to do during my free time, I want to isolate some of the most iconic building in Singapore completely from the surroundi...
Read more
This is from a mini series that I tried to do during my free time, I want to isolate some of the most iconic building in Singapore completely from the surrounding and imagine how it would look like as a single subject.
a little bit on the background of the historical architecture extracted from wikipedia
Capitol Theatre, briefly Kyo-Ei Gekijo, is a historic cinema and theatre located in Singapore, it was adjoined to four-storey building known as the Capitol Building. The Capitol Theatre was considered as one of the Singapore's finest theatres in the 1930s during that time.
In 1929, Mirza Mohammed Ali Namazie, a Persian businessman of the Namazie family, commissioned the theatre to be built in Singapore, with S. A. H. Shirazee, an Indian-Muslim merchant and community leader, and the South African brothers Joe and Julius Fisher from First National Pictures, joined in to form Capitol Theatres Ltd as its operator. Namazie would serve as the theatre company’s chairman with Shirazee as director, Joe Fisher as managing director and his brother Julius Fisher as the publicity manager.
Joe Fisher travelled overseas to acquire the materials for the theatre’s furnishings, decorations and design. The Capitol Theatre was designed neoclassical architecture by British architects Keys and Dowdeswell, with its general plan, seating arrangements and lighting inspired from the Roxy Theatre in New York, United States. Builders Messrs Brossard and Mopin began construction of the foundation around July 1929.
further details can be read here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Theatre,_Singapore
and also some archives are available at National Library Board of Singapore
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_630_2004-12-15.html
Read less
a little bit on the background of the historical architecture extracted from wikipedia
Capitol Theatre, briefly Kyo-Ei Gekijo, is a historic cinema and theatre located in Singapore, it was adjoined to four-storey building known as the Capitol Building. The Capitol Theatre was considered as one of the Singapore's finest theatres in the 1930s during that time.
In 1929, Mirza Mohammed Ali Namazie, a Persian businessman of the Namazie family, commissioned the theatre to be built in Singapore, with S. A. H. Shirazee, an Indian-Muslim merchant and community leader, and the South African brothers Joe and Julius Fisher from First National Pictures, joined in to form Capitol Theatres Ltd as its operator. Namazie would serve as the theatre company’s chairman with Shirazee as director, Joe Fisher as managing director and his brother Julius Fisher as the publicity manager.
Joe Fisher travelled overseas to acquire the materials for the theatre’s furnishings, decorations and design. The Capitol Theatre was designed neoclassical architecture by British architects Keys and Dowdeswell, with its general plan, seating arrangements and lighting inspired from the Roxy Theatre in New York, United States. Builders Messrs Brossard and Mopin began construction of the foundation around July 1929.
further details can be read here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Theatre,_Singapore
and also some archives are available at National Library Board of Singapore
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_630_2004-12-15.html
Read less
Mar, 2018Views
1366
Likes
Awards
Chatter Award
Legendary Award
Community Choice Award
Contest Finalist in A World In Black And White Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 15
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Magnificent Capture
Superior Skill
All Star
Virtuoso
Top Ranks
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 2Top 10 rank week 1
Top 20 rank
Top 20 rank
juliebabineaugarcia
June 26, 2018
My mothers family was from Singapore. My grandfather was Julius Fisher he owned The Capital Theatre before WW2. This brings back memories of all the stories my mother and uncles would tell. Thank you
Same photographer See all
