Robert Brockhouse’s new book, The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years, is as much a history of a famous building as it is an account of a century of Toronto’s cultural development. When Cawthra “the boy millionaire” Mulock opened his Royal Alexandra in 1907, Toronto had a population of less than half a million and was just the second largest city in Canada; Brockhouse’s meticulously research tells the story of how a city and its most famous stage grew up together. Throughout, the book is lavishly illustrated with archival photographs and candid shots. Its crowning glory, though, is a new commissioned photo essay by Edward Burtynsky, which captures the theatre in its stately glory and the backstage area in its charming squalor. Thanks to Mirvish Productions, McArthur & Company, and Edward Burtynsky, we’re pleased to present a few of these new photographs here.
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Photo Exclusive: Burtysnky at the Theatre
Edward Burtynsky photographs the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto
The Royal Alexandra Theatre, photograph by Edward Burtynsky. Click here for larger image.
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String Theory
| MARCH 2005
As a classical violinist I have learned, over many years, that great music performances are more than a matter of physics and technique.
| MARCH 2005
As a classical violinist I have learned, over many years, that great music performances are more than a matter of physics and technique.
