| Fredericton: The Playhouse |
Country: Canada Province: New Brunswick City: Fredericton Location: 686 Queen Street / Saint John Street Built 1964, funded by Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, and his wife Gladys, née Drury, as a gift to the province of New Brunswick. 709 seats. From 1969 to 2003 home to Theatre New Brunswick. 1972 rebuilding and renovations. Links: www.theplayhouse.ca, Wikipedia |
Reverse Text: "The Playhouse. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada"Publisher: World Wide Sales Agencies, Snowdon, Montreal; B-8243 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "The Playhouse, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada"Reverse Text: "Cultural Centre. The hills which ring Fredericton and the pastoral country of the Saint John River gave inspiration to the most distinctive group of literary men of Canada's first half-century. Fredericton has long been known as the 'Poets' Corner of Canada' and crowning its long cultural tradition is 'The Playhouse' on historic Queen St. erected through the munificence of Lord and Lady Beverbrook the latter acting for the Sir James Dunn Foundation." Publisher: Saint John News Co. Ltd., Saint John N.B.; 18189R-10 Size: Modern Not sent. |
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