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Criterion Theatre  
Address 7th and Grand
Opening Night Seating Capacity 2000
Original Theatre Owner unknown
Original Theatre Architect Dodd and Richards
Years of Operation Opened in 1917
Operated as Criterion Theatre: 1917-1941?
Type of Musical Accompaniment unknown
Current Status Demolished (1941)

The Criterion Theatre was a first-run house.

The theatre was later renamed the Grande Internationale.

The building was eventually damaged by fire, and the building was later demolished.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485 : with addition information provided by William Gabel.

 

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