Empress Theatre (Fort Macleod)

The Empress is a not for profit theatre in Fort Macleod, Alberta that has been open since 1912.

History
In January 1910 the Lethbridge Herald announced that a new opera house with orchestra pit would be built And it opened in 1912 as a vaudeville and theatrical performance venue for North-West Mounted Police.

Architecture
It is a two-story brick building with a plain facade to match the existing streetscape. It still has its original interior balcony, seating, dressing rooms and projection booth.