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1925-1956
A Star is Born;
The Capitol on the Rise
These decades were not only the peak of the Capitol's popularity as a cinema, but of Cinema's most widespread appeal. Beginning as a cheap option for a night of grand entertainment, cinemas enjoyed the exclusive privilege of being the only place to witness the technological marvel of the moving image.
Stephen Gaunson, Senior Lecturer and Cinema studies academic on the history of The Capitol
The Capitol Theatre is dawned with unique iconography from this bygone era, each with their own histories, stories and lives to uncover.
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