Globe Cinema (Kolkata)
| Globe Cinema | |
|---|---|
| গ্লোব সিনেমা | |
 View from the stage in 1918 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Closed |
| Type | Cinema hall, Heritage building |
| Location | Lindsay Street, Esplanade |
| Address | 7E, Lindsay Street |
| Town or city | Kolkata |
| Country | India |
Globe Cinema is a single screen cinema hall and heritage building located in Lindsay Street (opposite New Market entrance),[1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The theatre was previously known as Old Opera House[2][3] The theatre is owned by Sidhwa family and Jal Tata.[1]
History
The original wooden Opera House was established in 1827. In 1906, the house then known as Bijou Grand Opera House was sold by E. H. Ducasse to EM Cohen. Cohen renamed it Grand Opera House. Later it was converted into a theatre hall and was named Globe Cinema.[1] This was one of the first few theatres in Kolkata which regularly screened English Movies.[4]
During World War II, this hall provided entertainment Allied troops stationed in Calcutta.[1]
In 2000, Arijit Dutta, film distributor of Priya Entertainment took the hall on lease. Priya Entertainment handed it back to owners in April 2006.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rise and fall of dream theatres". Telegraph Calcutta. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ Swati Mitra (2011). Kolkata: City Guide. Goodearth Publications. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-93-80262-15-4. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ "Cinema in Kolkata". Click India. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ India today. Thomson Living Media India Ltd. 2002. p. 12. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
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