Backstage Capitol Theatre

{{short description|Theatre in Delhi, Ontario}} {{Infobox organization |name = Backstage Capitol Theatre |image = Marquee.png |image_border = |image_size = 1 |caption = |map = |map_size = |map_caption = |formation = |type = [[Theatre]] |headquarters = |location = 93 King St.<br />[[Communities in Norfolk County, Ontario|Delhi]], [[Ontario]], Canada<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ourbis.com/827450| title = Backstage Capitol, Delhi| publisher = Ourbis| access-date = 2009-04-16}}</ref> |membership = |language = |leader_title = |leader_name = |key_people = |num_staff = |budget = |website = http://www.backstagecapitol.com/ }} The '''''Backstage Capitol Theatre''''' was built in 1933 in [[Communities in Norfolk County, Ontario|Delhi]], [[Ontario]], Canada by Robert Hambleton on the site of the Community Hall that burnt down earlier that same year.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://backstagecapitol.blogspot.com/2007/04/delhi-reporter-september-28-1933.html| title = Backstage Capitol: The Delhi Reporter - September 28, 1933| publisher = [[Blogspot]]| access-date = 2009-04-16}}</ref>

==Summary== The theatre was a focal point in the community for close to 40 years. Competition from [[television]] caused the theatre to close its doors in the late 1960s. It was later reopened as the Golden Leaf Restaurant and remained in operation until the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://backstagecapitol.blogspot.com/2007/04/sign-comes-down.html| title = Backstage Capitol: Sign Comes Down| publisher = Blogspot| access-date = 2009-04-16}}</ref> Converted back into a theatre, the historic building is now known as the Backstage Capitol and is the home of a local dance and theatre groups. Delhi's Backstage Capitol Theatre, with its superior [[acoustics]] and intimate setting, attracts audiences and performers alike from all over North America. Open year-round, the theatre not only plays host to children's programs, [[Musical theatre|live performance]]s and [[concert]]s, it is also a sought after venue for weddings and other private functions with its European courtyard setting.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://backstagecapitol.blogspot.com/2007/07/rental-information.html| title = Backstage Capitol: Rental Information| publisher = Blogspot| access-date = 2009-04-17}}</ref> Thousands of people looking for a unique venue have walked through the doors of the Theatre. Re-opened in 2008, the theatre has quickly become one of Norfolk's most popular destinations.

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==External links== * [https://archive.today/20130121085000/http://www.delhinewsrecord.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1116864 Delhi News Record]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Backstage Capitol Theatre}} [[Category:1933 establishments in Ontario]] [[Category:1969 disestablishments]] [[Category:2008 establishments in Ontario]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Norfolk County, Ontario]] [[Category:Culture of Norfolk County, Ontario]] [[Category:Theatres in Ontario]] [[Category:Theatres completed in 1933]]