Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage

The Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage (formerly the Stanley Theatre) is a landmark theatre at 12th Avenue and Granville Street in Vancouver, British Columbia which serves as the main stage for the Arts Club Theatre Company. The Stanley first opened as a movie theatre in December 1930, and showed movies for over sixty years before falling revenues led to its closure in 1991. After years of threatened commercial redevelopment, the Stanley was renovated as a stage theatre in 1997–1998 and subsequently awarded status as a heritage building.

Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage

The Stanley showing Cookin' at the Cookery in August 2007
Former names	Stanley Theatre Stanley Theatre du Maurier Stage
Location	2750 Granville Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3J3
Owner	Arts Club Theatre Company (formerly owned by Famous Players)
Type	Live theatre (former movie palace)
Capacity	650 (formerly 1,216)
Construction
Opened	December 15, 1930
Closed	September 21, 1991
Reopened	October 28, 1998

As a stage for the Arts Club, the Stanley has been used to put on classics, Broadway musicals and other large productions, including Swing!, My Fair Lady, Miss Saigon, Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Irving Berlin's White Christmas. The theatre, which went through major fundraising to finance its renovations and mortgage, at one stage lost its sponsor du Maurier due to tobacco regulations, but in 2005 received new sponsorship from Industrial Alliance Pacific Life Insurance Company and the theatre's name was changed to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.

Movie theatre

The Stanley opened on December 15, 1930.[1] Originally envisioned as a vaudeville venue,[2] it was built by Frederick Guest, owner of a chain of theatres in Ontario, who reportedly fell in love with Vancouver and decided to build his dream theatre there.[2][3] He hired Henry Holdsby Simmonds as the architect,[3][4] who designed it with a neoclassical interior and an Art Deco exterior,[5] with seating for 1,216 people.[5] In order to make as high quality a theatre as possible, Simmonds used only the best materials he could find, including tindle stone from Winnipeg and tiles from Italy, along with chandeliers, carpets and furnishings from local merchants.[3][5] Like the Stanley Cup and Stanley Park, the theatre was named after Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley.[2]

The first film shown at the Stanley was One Romantic Night, starring Lillian Gish.[1][6] Admission was originally between 10 and 40 cents.[3][5] The vertical Stanley sign was added in 1940 and the stylized Stanley script came in 1957.[3][5] The cinema, which had been part of the Granville Theatre Company,[4] was bought by Famous Players in 1941 for $268,000.[3][5]

The Stanley was originally built as a neighbourhood theatre, but gradually became more popular and attracted moviegoers from throughout the Vancouver region.[4] From the 1950s onwards, progressively improved sound and projection systems along with refurbished seating added to the theatre's appeal.[3] On July 8, 1954 the Stanley began showing films in stereophonic CinemaScope for the first time.[7] By December 1958,[8] the theatre had a DP70 70mm projector,[9] and the Stanley was advertised as "the only Todd-AO theatre in Western Canada".[8] By October 1978, the auditorium was equipped with Dolby Stereo,[10] and by December 1985 its sound system was upgraded and certified to THX quality assurance standards.[11]

The Stanley Theatre with for sale signs in September 1991, shortly before its closure as a movie house

The Stanley often showed blockbusters.[3] Some movies shown at the theatre through the years included The Exorcist,[12][13] The Towering Inferno,[14]The Muppet Movie,[15] Apocalypse Now,[16] The Empire Strikes Back,[17] The Elephant Man,[18] Poltergeist,[19] The Right Stuff,[20] Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,[21] Top Gun,[22] Empire of the Sun,[23] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,[24] and Goodfellas.[25]

Revenues declined during the late 20th century,[3] and Famous Players closed the Stanley, which was by then the oldest operating movie theatre in Vancouver,[3][26] on September 25, 1991 after a final showing of the Stanley regular Fantasia;[27] the theatre had previously shown Fantasia at least four times, in 1977,[28] 1979,[29] 1980–1981,[30][31] and 1990.[32] Its closure was part of a long trend: The number of Famous Players theatres had dropped from 419 in 1954 to 196 in 1969,[3] and would fall to eighty, some in partnership with other companies, by the time it was taken over by Cineplex Galaxy Entertainment in 2005.[33] Other Vancouver-area Famous Players movie theatres closed, sold or torn down in this period included the Fine Arts (1989),[34] Denman Place (1989),[35] Park Royal (1993),[36] the Park (2005),[37] and the Capitol 6 (2005).[38]

Renovation

Famous Players put the Stanley up for sale in the spring of 1991,[4] with the condition that it not be used as a movie theatre.[26][39] In the months leading up to the Stanley's closure, Famous Players had a conditional sale agreement for the theatre with Vancouver developer Sandy Cox, who was planning to keep the Stanley's facade and convert the interior into retail space.[26] The Vancouver City Council received a proposal to change the building to retail use, which it approved, but the planned development was abandoned, and the building remained vacant for several years.[4] During the early 1990s, a "Save Our Stanley" campaign was begun to preserve the building and prevent commercial redevelopment of the space.[40][41] In 1994, the Stanley Theatre Society was formed to try to buy the Stanley for the Arts Club Theatre Company,[40] and in 1997 it purchased the theatre from Famous Players for $3,173,000.[5] Renovation costs, including sound and lighting equipment, came to $5.8 million,[5] which brought the costs of purchase and renovation to about $9 million,[5] $1.5 million more than the $7.5 million originally budgeted.[42] Money came from fundraising campaigns by the Arts Club and Vancouver TheatreSports, at least $3.9 million from the provincial and federal government,[43] a $100,000 grant from the City of Vancouver,[4] the purchase of a density transfer to the One Wall Centre[44] by Peter Wall for $1.2 million,[45] as well as corporate sponsorship by du Maurier,[1] although du Maurier would later withdraw as a sponsor because of federal restrictions on tobacco advertising.[42]

Gold-leaf covered dome from front of house, showing stage lighting position

Architects including Thom Weeks and Jennifer Stanley led renovations of the Stanley into a live theatre.[1][5] Weeks was initially disappointed with the state of the pre-renovated theatre, which looked "pretty tired" with its aged orange walls and sticky, soft drink-stained carpets.[5] However, by the time the renovations were completed, and the actors and musicians were getting ready to first perform in it, there was a general feeling of excitement about the theatre.[5] Renovations included expansion of the lobby, reconfiguration of the balcony, an expansion of the stage to twice its original size, a new twenty-five metre fly tower from which to raise and lower scenery, new dressing rooms, a trap room, an electrical room and a green room backstage, a reduction of the number of seats from 1,216 to 650, a crush bar in the old projection booth, a section cut out of the theatre's dome to use for spotlights, and a full restoration of the theatre's gold-leafed plaster decorations.[5][46] As a result of these renovations, in 1999 the theatre was awarded a City of Vancouver Heritage Award,[27] as well as an IES International Illumination Design Award.[46]

Effects on the local area

A 2003 study claimed the Stanley's renovation brought positive economic effects to the theatre's local area, bounded by 8th Street and 17th between Fir and Hemlock.[40] According to the study, this area became more of a leisure/recreation destination, with many new culturally related businesses, retail stores and service-related businesses opening. An increase in overall sales was noted and 76% of surveyed residents responded that the theatre's reopening had a positive effect on the community. Business respondents also reportedly had a positive view of the theatre's effects.[40]

Live stage

The 2004–2005 production of Funny Girl

After renovation, owing to du Maurier's sponsorship, the facility was named the Stanley Theatre du Maurier Stage, taken over by the Arts Club Theatre Company and later became their main stage.[47] This venue has allowed the Arts Club to put on new kinds of shows, such as large musicals, classics and productions from around the world.[47] The first production was Swing!, which opened on October 28, 1998 and had a successful run,[47][48] followed by Hamlet.[48] In addition to showing Arts Club productions, the theatre is rented out for other purposes, including business and educational presentations,[40] and has been used for comedy acts and concerts, such as Lorne Elliott,[49] Francis Cabrel,[50] and RyanDan.[51]

By 2005 du Maurier had withdrawn as a sponsor and, along with its over-budget renovation costs, the Stanley was left with a $2 million mortgage.[42] That year Industrial Alliance Pacific Life Insurance Company made a $1.5 million donation, and on April 5 the theatre was renamed the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage for the next twenty years.[27][41]

Productions

2019–2020 Season
Show	Run Dates
A Thousand Splendid Suns	September 12, 2019 – October 13, 2019
The Sound of Music	November 7, 2019 – January 5, 2020
Noises Off	January 23, 2020 – February 23, 2020
carried away on the crest of a wave	Cancelled due to COVID-19
Kinky Boots	Cancelled due to COVID-19

2018–2019 Season[52]
Show	Run Dates
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time	September 6, 2018 – October 7, 2018[53]
Sweat	October 18, 2018 – November 18, 2018
Disney's Beauty and the Beast	December 1, 2018 – January 6, 2019
The Matchmaker	January 24, 2019 – February 24, 2019
The Orchard (After Chekov)	March 21, 2019 – April 21, 2019
Matilda the Musical	May 16, 2019 – July 14, 2019

2017–2018 Season[54]
Show	Run Dates
Angels in America	September 7, 2017 – October 8, 2017
King Charles III	October 19, 2017 – November 19, 2017
Disney's Beauty and the Beast	December 7, 2017 – January 7, 2018
Jitters	January 25, 2018 – February 25, 2018
The Humans	March 22, 2018 – April 22, 2018
Mamma Mia!	May 10, 2018 – July 8, 2018

2016–2017 Season[55]
Show	Run Dates
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery	September 8, 2016 – October 9, 2016
Bakersfield Mist	October 20, 2016 – November 20, 2016
Mary Poppins	December 3, 2016 – January 1, 2017
The Audience	January 26, 2017 – February 26, 2017
Brent Carver and the Art of Time Ensemble	March 2, 2017 – March 5, 2017
Angels in America	March 23, 2017 – April 23, 2017
Million Dollar Quartet	May 11, 2017 – July 9, 2017

2015–2016 Season[56]
Show	Run Dates
Disgraced	September 17, 2015 – October 18, 2015
A Christmas Story, The Musical	November 5, 2015 – December 27, 2015
Pride & Prejudice	January 28, 2016 – February 28, 2016
Good People	March 24, 2016 – April 24, 2016
Billy Elliot	May 12, 2016 – July 10, 2016

2014–2015 Season[57]
Show	Run Dates
4000 Miles	September 11, 2014 – October 12, 2014
Saint Joan	October 23, 2014 – November 23, 2014
Mary Poppins	December 5, 2014 – January 4, 2015
One Man, Two Guvnors	January 22, 2015 – February 22, 2015
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike	March 19, 2015 – April 19, 2015
In the Heights	April 30, 2015 – June 7, 2015
Les Misérables	July 2, 2015 – August 16, 2015

2013–2014 Season[58]
Show	Run Dates
Other Desert Cities	September 19, 2013 – October 20, 2013
Mary Poppins	November 7, 2013 – January 5, 2014
The Odd Couple	January 22, 2014 – February 23, 2014
Helen Lawrence	March 13, 2014 – April 13, 2014
Monty Python's Spamalot	May 8, 2014 – July 29, 2014

2012–2013 Season[59]
Show	Run Dates
Clybourne Park	September 6, 2012 – October 7, 2012
She Stoops to Conquer	October 18, 2012 – November 18, 2012
Boeing-Boeing	January 24, 2013 – February 24, 2013
2 Pianos 4 Hands	March 14, 2013 – April 14, 2013
Dreamgirls	May 7, 2013 – July 9, 2013

2011–2012 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Next to Normal	September 8, 2011 – October 9, 2011
The Penelopiad	October 20, 2011 – November 20, 2011
Irvin Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical	December 2, 2011 – December 28, 2011
Calendar Girls	January 26, 2012 – February 26, 2012
The Importance of Being Earnest	March 15, 2012 – April 15, 2012
High Society	May 10, 2012 – June 24, 2012
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story	July 12, 2012 – August 26, 2012

2010–2011 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Tear the Curtain!	September 9, 2010 – October 10, 2010
The 39 Steps	October 21, 2010 – November 21, 2010
Irvin Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical	December 4, 2010 – January 2, 2011
August: Osage County	January 27, 2011 – February 27, 2011
The Philanderer	March 17, 2011 – April 17, 2011
Hairspray	May 7, 2011 – July 10, 2011

2009–2010 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Black Comedy	September 10, 2009 – October 11, 2009
Irvin Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical	November 7, 2009 – December 27, 2009
Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily	January 7, 2010 – February 7, 2010
Paradise Garden	March 11, 2010 – April 11, 2010
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story	May 13, 2010 – July 11, 2010
Glengarry Glen Ross	July 22, 2010 – August 22, 2010

2008–2009 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Doubt	September 11, 2008 – October 12, 2008
Cyrano de Bergerac	October 23, 2008 – November 23, 2008
Disney's Beauty and the Beast	December 6, 2008 – January 4, 2009
The Constant Wife	January 22, 2009 – February 22, 2009
Homechild	March 12, 2009 – April 12, 2009
Les Misérables	May 14, 2009 – July 19, 2009

2007–2008 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Company	September 13, 2007 – October 14, 2007
The Glass Menagerie	October 25, 2007 – November 25, 2007
Disney's Beauty and the Beast	December 6, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Glorious!	January 24, 2008 – February 24, 2008
Rabbit Hole	March 13, 2008 – April 13, 2008
The Producers	May 25, 2008 – July 13, 2008

2006–2007 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Cookin' at the Cookery	September 14, 2006 – October 15, 2006
The School for Scandal	October 26, 2006 – November 26, 2006
Disney's Beauty and the Beast	December 7, 2006 – January 14, 2007
Up Island	January 25, 2007 – February 25, 2007
Half Life	March 8, 2007 – April 8, 2007
Gypsy	May 10, 2007 – July 8, 2007
Cookin' at the Cookery	August 2, 2007 – August 26, 2007

2005–2006 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
The Diary of Anne Frank	September 22, 2005 – October 23, 2005
Disney's Beauty and the Beast	November 17, 2005 – January 15, 2006
Absurd Person Singular	February 2, 2006 – March 5, 2006
Waiting for Godot	March 23, 2006 – April 23, 2006
Cabaret	May 18, 2006 – July 9, 2006

2004–2005 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
A Flea in Her Ear	September 23, 2004 – October 24, 2004
Funny Girl	November 11, 2004 – January 9, 2005
Enchanted April	February 3, 2005 – March 6, 2005
Unless	March 31, 2005 – May 1, 2005
Miss Saigon	May 19, 2005 – July 10, 2005

2003–2004 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Othello	September 26, 2003 – October 26, 2003
Singin' in the Rain	November 14, 2003 – January 14, 2004
Dirty Blonde	January 30, 2004 – February 29, 2004
Private Lives	March 12, 2004 – April 11, 2004
Evita	April 30, 2004 – June 27, 2004

2002–2003 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
To Kill a Mockingbird	September 26, 2002 – November 3, 2002
West Side Story	November 14, 2002 – January 12, 2003
Arsenic and Old Lace	January 23, 2003 – February 23, 2003
The Memory of Water	March 6, 2003 – April 6, 2003
Dial M for Murder	May 8, 2003 – June 8, 2003
Shirley Valentine	July 17, 2003 – August 24, 2003

2001–2002 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Elizabeth Rex	September 28, 2001 – October 28, 2001
My Fair Lady	November 16, 2001 – January 13, 2002
All My Sons	January 25, 2002 – February 24, 2002
Dinner with Friends	March 8, 2002 – April 14, 2002
Mousetrap	May 16, 2002 – June 21, 2002[61]
My Fair Lady	July 31, 2002 – September 15, 2002[62]

2000–2001 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Amadeus	September 28, 2000 – November 5, 2000[63]
She Loves Me	November 16, 2000 – December 31, 2000[64]
The Ginko Tree	January 26, 2001 – February 25, 2001[65]
'Art'	March 15, 2001 – May 6, 2001[65]
Ain't Misbehavin'	May 17, 2001 – July 15, 2001[65]
And Then There Were None	July 26, 2001 – September 17, 2001[65]

1999–2000 Season[60]
Show	Run Dates
Sweeney Todd	October 1, 1999 – October 30, 1999[66]
Blithe Spirit	November 18, 1999 – December 31, 1999[67]
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again	January 14, 2000 – February 12, 2000[68]
Communicating Doors	March 3, 2000 – April 1, 2000[68]
The Foursome	April 24, 2000 – May 24, 2000[64]
Hotel Porter	July 6, 2000 – September 2, 2000[64]

1998–1999 Season
Show	Run Dates
Swing!	October 28, 1998 – November 22, 1998[69]
Hamlet	January 27, 1999 – February 20, 1999[70]
Moon Over Buffalo	March 11, 1999 – April 4, 1999[70]
Easy Money	May 5, 1999 – May 30, 1999[71]
Swing!	June 17, 1999 – August 1, 1999[70]

See also

• List of heritage buildings in Vancouver
• Theatre in Canada
• South Granville Rise
• Orpheum (Vancouver)

Notes

1. Gilligan
2. Mathison 2006
3. Celebrating Our History: The Stanley Theatre—South Granville's Beating Heart, p. 3
4. Policy Report Development and Building: Proposed Rezoning of 2750 Granville Street (Stanley Theatre)
5. Inwood 1998, pp. B1–B2
6. Grand Opening Tonight at 5 p.m. of the Stanley Theatre (advertisement), p. 12
7. Stanley Theatre Previews CinemaScope Tonite! (advertisement), p. 40
8. South Pacific (advertisement), p. 48
9. Hauerslev, Thomas (2008-01-24). "DP70s in Canada". Retrieved 2008-05-06.
10. Days of Heaven (advertisement), p. A17
11. Young Sherlock Holmes (advertisement), p. C49
12. Hartl 2004
13. The Exorcist (advertisement), p. 62
14. Cinema (January 17, 1975), p. 39A
15. The Muppet Movie (advertisement), p. B6
16. Apocalypse Now (advertisement), p. C11
17. The Empire Strikes Back (advertisement), p. C8
18. The Elephant Man (advertisement), p. E5
19. Poltergeist (advertisement), p. C2
20. What's On (March 23, 1984), p. C3
21. What's On (July 6, 1984), p. B3
22. Top Gun (advertisement), p. 10
23. Empire of the Sun (advertisement), p. 18
24. Movies (June 16, 1989), p. D2
25. Eisner 1990
26. Aird 1991
27. Davis
28. Fantasia (advertisement—October 7, 1977), p. C10
29. Fantasia (advertisement—February 2, 1979), p. 37
30. Fantasia (advertisement—December 22, 1980), p. C3
31. Fantasia (advertisement—January 22, 1981), p. A21
32. Fantasia (advertisement—October 9, 1990), p. 42C
33. Corporate Information: 100 Years of Movie History
34. Fine Arts Theatre
35. Denman Place Cinema
36. Park Royal Cinema Closed, p. A2
37. Stewart 2005
38. Capitol 6 Theatre
39. Kalmon
40. Jones 2005 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFJones2005 (help)
41. Stanley Theatre moves to the next stage with $1.5 million donation
42. Thomas 2005
43. Administrative Report
44. One Wall Centre
45. City of Vancouver: Regular Council Meeting
46. The Stanley Theatre, Vancouver, BC (Total Lighting Solutions)
47. Company History (Arts Club Theatre Company)
48. Page
49. MacPherson 2006
50. Francis Cabrel à Vancouver le 11 Juillet 2007
51. RyanDan
52. Shows (2018/2019 Season)
53. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Play Guide
54. Shows (2017/2018 Season)
55. Shows (2016/2017 Season)
56. Shows (2015/2016 Season)
57. 2014/2015 Season
58. 2013/2014 Season
59. 2012/2013 Season
60. Show Archives
61. Member Services (April 2002)
62. Member Services (June 2002)
63. Curtain Call (Summer 2000), p. 6
64. Reviews 2000
65. Curtain Call (January 2001)
66. Farolan (October 1999)
67. Farolan (December 1999)
68. Farolan (September 1999)
69. Reviews 1998
70. Reviews 1999
71. Farolan (May 1999)

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External links

• The Arts Club