The El Capitan Theatre is a completely renovated movie palace, which is located at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Walt Disney Company is the owner and operator of the El Capitan Theatre.
History of the El Capitan Theatre –
With its opening in 1926 the El Capitan Theatre reflected elegant Spanish exterior of the colonial era. Its designer was Stiles O. Clements, an employee of Morgan, Walls and Clements – an architectural firm. The stylish East Indian interior was created by G. Albert Lansburgh, a theatre designer. For almost ten years the El Capitan Theatre hosted live plays with more than 120 productions till 1936. It started showing movies after this time period and Citizen Kane was premiered internationally in 1941.
El Capitan Theatre was then closed down for a year and was renovated in the modern architectural style. It was opened once again as the famous Hollywood Paramount Theater. It continued to be the main theater for Paramount Pictures along the west coast till it was compelled to part from its holdings. The case of the US versus Paramount Pictures led to this outcome. For the next few years, the United Paramount Theater ran the Hollywood Paramount Theater and after that it was operated by a number of other businesses. The Pacific Theaters acquired it during the 1980s.
Present-day scenario of El Capitan Theatre –
Bulk of the shares of the Hollywood Paramount Theater was purchased by the Walt Disney Company. At present a Wurlitzer Theater organ, which was actually kept at the Fox Theatre of San Francisco can be found at the El Capitan Theatre. The ‘Soda Fountain and Studio Store’ of Disney are placed nearby this theatre. These places feature themed ice creams in accordance with the film which is played at the theater at this time. Different ranges of film-related items and other Disney-made articles are also sold here.
Few facts on El Capitan Theatre –
The El Capitan Theatre opened in 1926 as a theater for live performance. This featured a wide 120 feet stage and plays of famous Hollywood stars like Buster Keaton, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable and Will Rogers. |
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The top movies made at the Touchstone Studios are shown these days at the El Capitan Theatre. In fact, all the famous Disney movies were premiered at this theater.
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