Curator's note | IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees,was organized in the USA in 1893. Saskatoon Local #300 received a charter on July 10 1913 to organize local stageworkers and film projectionists. This was signed by 16 workers. Stage work was the predominant craft of members until the 1930s. It is one of the oldest surviving union locals in the city of Saskatoon. Saskatoon’s Empire Theatre opened in December 1910. With a capacity of 1,200 it immediately became the city’s centre for live entertainment, featuring many of the greatest performers of the age including Harry Lauder, Sophie Tucker and Eva Tanguay. |
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Title | Union Members Standing in Front of Empire Theatre |
Date | [ca. 1913] |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 24 cm |
Scope and content | Image of members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (union) stand with their banner in front of the Empire Theatre on 20th Street in Saskatoon, SK. Clear view of curved entrance; rooming house adjacent. |
Repository | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room |
Fonds/collection | General Photographs Collection |
Retrieval information | Theatres - Empire, PH-91-3-5 |
Theme(s) |
Organised Labour Service Industry |
Database ID | 36626 |