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on 2 December 2011. It was situated at the former Empire Six theatre facility. This location presented similar programming as the original
Mayfair location, with some emphasis on family-oriented films. The Mayfair Orleans location closed on 13 February 2013 when its lease was cancelled due to arrears
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In 1986, major renovations resulted in new concession stand and box office spaces, while 492 wider seats replaced the original set of approximately 600 seats. In 1988, the
Mayfair's regular admission price was $ 5, or $ 3.50 for those with theatre memberships which were available for $ 5 per year, or
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October 1981, the Mayfair adopted a repertory format and in the following month Keith Davidson became theatre manager. The Mayfair became known for its economical double features which were introduced in June 1982 for five days each week, excluding Sundays and Mondays when Chinese-language films
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Double features became available on all days as of 1 April 1990 as the
Chinese-language films were discontinued. Sunday afternoon double features were also introduced at that time. Regular prices for the double features were $ 5.50, or $ 4 for those who obtained a $ 6 annual membership. Featured
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Driscoll, projectionist and film conservator Paul Gordon and film scholar John Yemen announced that they had signed a ten-year lease with owner Stephen Ng. The new owners renovated the facility with new seating, some couches in the balcony, a digital video projection system, a new 16mm
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accompanied by short subjects from local filmmakers. The theatre's reopening was accompanied with a renewed emphasis on its repertory role. During this relaunch month, thirteen Ottawa premieres were presented while double bills were now limited to
Tuesday nights and occasionally other nights.
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In July 2009 two of the founding members of the new partnership, John Yemen and Paul Gordon left the group to pursue other projects. John Yemen was the individual who sent the city a proposal for heritage designation in the summer of 2008. The makeup of the partnership is now
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Public and community concern over the closure of the
Mayfair and interest in its heritage value resulted in the formation of the Friends of the Mayfair Theatre, a loosely organized community group that claimed several hundred members.
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form, the second theatre house of this kind to be constructed in Ottawa. Interior features include four faux-balconies, two of which feature clay-tile canopies. Other significant features include stained-glass windows, a
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Robertson family ownership. The theatre later operated as a second-run cinema for numerous years. In the late 1970s the Mayfair concentrated on
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projector, a Dolby
Digital sound system for the 35mm projectors, and a long play tower system. Seating capacity was reduced from 492 to 343. The Mayfair reopened on 2 January 2009 with the film
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arch, a painted ceiling, decorative plastering and wrought ironwork. The
Mayfair has retained the theatre clock used since its inception, a unit which features blue illuminated numbering.
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In August 2008, local media indicated that the theatre would close effective 30 November 2008, the date at which the theatre would terminate its membership program. The
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in April 1983 when police threatened the theatre with obscenity charges. A handful of citizens, including
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rented the theatre for three days in early 1986 to conduct a "four-waller" promotion for his film
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which had fared poorly in the English Canadian market.
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