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Electric Theatre Imperial Playhouse	Imperial Playhouse (1920). Photograph: courtesy Ernest Bebbington collection.
Address	unknown
Opening Night Seating Capacity	unknown
Original Theatre Owner	unknown
Original Theatre Architect	unknown
Years of Operation	Opened in 1910 Operated as Electric Theatre: 1910-? Operated as Imperial Playhouse: unknown
Type of Musical Accompaniment	unknown
Current Status	unknown
The Electric Theatre opened in 1910, and was the first custon-built motion picture venue in Bolton. The name of the venue changed to Imperial Playhouse at sometime before 1920. The theatre became Embassy Theatre at sometime in the early 1940s, but was soon closed in 1947. References: Information provided by Ernest Bebbington.

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