Historic Victoria Advertisements
Movies & Theater 1910-1919
As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Movies & Theater 1910-1919, here is an 1916 advertisement for the Variety Theatre (now 1600 Government Street) feature of Jeanne Dore, a 1915 silent movie starring Sarah Bernhardt.
![1916 advertisement for the Variety Theatre, now 1600 Government Street (Victoria Online Sightseeing collection)](http://www.victoriaonlinesightseeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Variety_Theatre-Sarah_Bernhard-1916-VictoriaOnlineSightseeing-1662x1798-1.jpg)
1916 advertisement for the Variety Theatre, now 1600 Government Street (Victoria Online Sightseeing collection)
Here is a photo showing 1600 Government Street, the former Variety Theatre, as it now appears:
![1600 Government Street, originally built in 1913 as the Kinemacolour Theatre.](http://www.victoriaonlinesightseeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Government_Street-1600-VictoriaOnlineSightseeing-496-1662x999.jpg)
1600 Government Street, originally built in 1913 as the Kinemacolour Theatre.
Here are some more links you may find interesting:
- New York Times – 2 January 1928
- SilentEra.com
- GettyImages.ca
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