{"id":394,"date":"2011-11-28T22:29:43","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T14:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/?p=394"},"modified":"2011-11-29T22:02:52","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T14:02:52","slug":"capitol-theatre-revisited-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/2011\/11\/capitol-theatre-revisited-part-1","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Theatre Revisited – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

After I chanced upon the interior of the Capitol Theatre<\/a> sometime ago, I decided to revisit it to see if I can get more shots of the interior. This time round, I got Gilbert and Boon Hwee along and we visited it another 3-4 times, each time covering a different section of what was the grand dame of theatres in Singapore.<\/p>\n

The auditorium is fairly large, and like most theatres, it’s split into 2 levels – stall and circle seats. The stage is flanked by 2 side panels with maidens riding a flying horse.<\/p>\n

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The left side of the stall seats with the statue of a pair of maidens on winged horses in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Close up of the statue of a pair of maidens on winged horses (Pegasus?)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Partly due to age and partly due to all the works going on in the interior, the bottom of the statue and the wall near it are actually in a bad state.<\/p>\n

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The wall on the side entrance to the right of the stage is in a state of disrepair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite being disused and dilapidated now, I can imagine that it must have been a very grand place back in its heyday. There’s also a domed roof at the top, with mosaics of the 12 signs of the Zodiac.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, although I heard that the theatre was air-conditions, many ceiling and wall fans can be found throughout the theatre.<\/p>\n

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The dome roof of the Capitol Theatre featuring the 12 signs of the Zodiac.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dress Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n

The dress circle is upstairs, accessible by a short flight of stairs. \u00a0Unfortunately, I did not have a good shot from inside except for the dome shown above. Gilbert however, has a great shot<\/a> of the view from the circle seats.<\/p>\n

Here are some photos taken outside the dress circle.<\/p>\n

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The stairway leading to the dress circle section of Capitol Theatre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The stairway leading to the dress circle section of Capitol Theatre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Entrance to the dress circle section.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Old and stained posters notifying patrons about the legal age to watch R(A) movies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stairs leading to the Gents and exit via an external staircase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another staircase leading to the exit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s been a very eye-opening peak into the interior of this majestic theatre. I hope that the works which are being done now will be able to restore it to its former glory and once again make it a grand dame.<\/p>\n

Continue reading the next post<\/a>, where we explore the backstage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After I chanced upon the interior of the Capitol Theatre sometime ago, I decided to revisit it to see if I can get more shots of the interior. This time round, I got Gilbert and Boon Hwee along and we visited it another 3-4 times, each time covering a different section of what was the… Continue reading Capitol Theatre Revisited – Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[116,181,171,21,180],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424,"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394\/revisions\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}