The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts is a historic theatre located in downtown Hammond, Louisiana.
History
The theatre opened on September 1, 1928, the same year that Hammond Junior College became Southeastern Louisiana College. Originally designed for the presentation of motion pictures, vaudeville acts, and local theatrical productions, the Columbia was the largest theater in Hammond. It featured the first theatre organ and the first talking pictures.
The Columbia became the center for entertainment during the depression and war years of the 1930s and 1940s. By the 1950s and 1960s the theater needed to be renovated. This was an era in which downtown businesses were suffering due to the development of regional malls and subdivisions. Although a sincere effort to remodel and reopen the theater was made in the late 1970s by businessman Wiley Sharp, it proved to be too challenging for one individual. By the early 1980s, the Columbia was vacant, leaking, and infested with termites. In the early 1990s, a delegation of local citizens proposed leveling the Columbia and replacing it with a parking lot.
The Columbia Theatre was an American burlesque theatre on Seventh Avenue in New York, adjacent to Times Square, operated by the Columbia Amusement Company between 1910 and 1927. It specialized in "clean", family-oriented burlesque, similar to vaudeville. Many stars of the legitimate theater or of films were discovered at the Columbia. With loss of audiences to cinema and stock burlesque, the owners began to offer slightly more risqué material from 1925. The theater was closed in 1927, renovated and reopened in 1930 as a cinema. It went through various subsequent changes and was later renamed the DeMille Theatre. Nothing is left of the interior.
Building
What would be called the "Home of Burlesque De Luxe" was built on the northeast corner of Seventh Avenue and 47th Street in Manhattan.
A photograph from May 1909 before construction began shows the site was occupied by typical four- and five-story brownstone buildings.
Construction by the Thompson–Starrett Co. took seven months from the start of demolition to completion of the job.
The building had ten stories above ground and was 39 metres (128ft) high.
It held the headquarters of the Columbia Amusement Company, or Columbia Circuit, one of the largest of the burlesque circuits.
Columbia University’s Theatre Program is international, collaborative and interdisciplinary. It is defined by its location in New York City, and by the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who run prestigious Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatres; direct and perform in Tony- and other award-winning productions, and teach, mentor and engage with students beyond the classroom.
published: 06 Apr 2016
Columbia MFA in Theatre
Columbia University’s MFA Theatre Program is collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary. It defines itself by its location in New York City. It thrives on the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who work in prestigious theatres at every level, who direct and perform in award-winning productions, and who engage with our students far beyond the classroom.
For more information, visit us online.
https://arts.columbia.edu/theatre-arts
published: 23 Oct 2019
Columbia Theatre
2019-2020 Season
published: 01 Aug 2019
A tour through the Columbia Theatre in Paducah Kentucky
closed in the 80s with a few rumors of plans of renovation, recently steps and progress have been made to bring this theatre back to life.
check out the link to donate or for more details on the renovation
www.savethecolumbia.org
thanks to Leonard The Band for loaning us a song.
check them out here:
https://www.facebook.com/leonardthebandmusic/
or here:
www.leonardtheband.com
published: 15 Jul 2020
DE/VISION 30 Years - Call My Name (Berlin, Columbia Theater, 22/12/2018)
For all Latvian DE/VISION fans! Live from Berlin, Columbia Theater 22/12/2018, 30 Years Of DE/VISION.
Electronic set with Markus Ganssert & Stefan Blender.
published: 05 Jan 2019
Columbia MFA in Theatre, Acting Concentration
For more information, visit us online.
https://arts.columbia.edu/theatre/acting
published: 14 Mar 2020
Columbia Children's Theatre Three Little Pigs
CCT's Mainstage production of Three Little Pigs
published: 01 Apr 2020
Nawroz Celebration, Columbia Theatre, New Westminster
Food is a large part of how different communities celebrate.Here we see food and celebration on display at a Persian New Year (Nawroz) event in New Westminster.
published: 16 Oct 2020
Ben Sollee - Columbia Theatre - Paducah KY - Live Songwriting and Performance
Ben Sollee - Columbia Theatre - Paducah KY - Live Songwriting and Performance
Our Client - savethecolumbia.org
Songwriting and Performance - bensollee.com
Film Production - SociallyPresent.com
On February 18, 2017 Ben Sollee came to Paducah, KY to perform at Maiden Alley Cinema. He enveloped himself in the culture through community engagement activities. Between doing outreach at McNabb Elementary School and playing live for a yoga class at the Yeiser Art Center, Ben spent four hours touring the Columbia Theatre, crafting a song and performing it live in the historic space. His hope is to spread the word and inspire others to return the 1927 art palace back to her former glory.
A Kentucky Music Video Film Production
Columbia University’s Theatre Program is international, collaborative and interdisciplinary. It is defined by its location in New York City, and by the extensiv...
Columbia University’s Theatre Program is international, collaborative and interdisciplinary. It is defined by its location in New York City, and by the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who run prestigious Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatres; direct and perform in Tony- and other award-winning productions, and teach, mentor and engage with students beyond the classroom.
Columbia University’s Theatre Program is international, collaborative and interdisciplinary. It is defined by its location in New York City, and by the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who run prestigious Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatres; direct and perform in Tony- and other award-winning productions, and teach, mentor and engage with students beyond the classroom.
Columbia University’s MFA Theatre Program is collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary. It defines itself by its location in New York City. It thrives...
Columbia University’s MFA Theatre Program is collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary. It defines itself by its location in New York City. It thrives on the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who work in prestigious theatres at every level, who direct and perform in award-winning productions, and who engage with our students far beyond the classroom.
For more information, visit us online.
https://arts.columbia.edu/theatre-arts
Columbia University’s MFA Theatre Program is collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary. It defines itself by its location in New York City. It thrives on the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who work in prestigious theatres at every level, who direct and perform in award-winning productions, and who engage with our students far beyond the classroom.
For more information, visit us online.
https://arts.columbia.edu/theatre-arts
closed in the 80s with a few rumors of plans of renovation, recently steps and progress have been made to bring this theatre back to life.
check out the link t...
closed in the 80s with a few rumors of plans of renovation, recently steps and progress have been made to bring this theatre back to life.
check out the link to donate or for more details on the renovation
www.savethecolumbia.org
thanks to Leonard The Band for loaning us a song.
check them out here:
https://www.facebook.com/leonardthebandmusic/
or here:
www.leonardtheband.com
closed in the 80s with a few rumors of plans of renovation, recently steps and progress have been made to bring this theatre back to life.
check out the link to donate or for more details on the renovation
www.savethecolumbia.org
thanks to Leonard The Band for loaning us a song.
check them out here:
https://www.facebook.com/leonardthebandmusic/
or here:
www.leonardtheband.com
For all Latvian DE/VISION fans! Live from Berlin, Columbia Theater 22/12/2018, 30 Years Of DE/VISION.
Electronic set with Markus Ganssert & Stefan Blender.
For all Latvian DE/VISION fans! Live from Berlin, Columbia Theater 22/12/2018, 30 Years Of DE/VISION.
Electronic set with Markus Ganssert & Stefan Blender.
For all Latvian DE/VISION fans! Live from Berlin, Columbia Theater 22/12/2018, 30 Years Of DE/VISION.
Electronic set with Markus Ganssert & Stefan Blender.
Food is a large part of how different communities celebrate.Here we see food and celebration on display at a Persian New Year (Nawroz) event in New Westminster....
Food is a large part of how different communities celebrate.Here we see food and celebration on display at a Persian New Year (Nawroz) event in New Westminster.
Food is a large part of how different communities celebrate.Here we see food and celebration on display at a Persian New Year (Nawroz) event in New Westminster.
Ben Sollee - Columbia Theatre - Paducah KY - Live Songwriting and Performance
Our Client - savethecolumbia.org
Songwriting and Performance - bensollee.com
Film...
Ben Sollee - Columbia Theatre - Paducah KY - Live Songwriting and Performance
Our Client - savethecolumbia.org
Songwriting and Performance - bensollee.com
Film Production - SociallyPresent.com
On February 18, 2017 Ben Sollee came to Paducah, KY to perform at Maiden Alley Cinema. He enveloped himself in the culture through community engagement activities. Between doing outreach at McNabb Elementary School and playing live for a yoga class at the Yeiser Art Center, Ben spent four hours touring the Columbia Theatre, crafting a song and performing it live in the historic space. His hope is to spread the word and inspire others to return the 1927 art palace back to her former glory.
A Kentucky Music Video Film Production
Ben Sollee - Columbia Theatre - Paducah KY - Live Songwriting and Performance
Our Client - savethecolumbia.org
Songwriting and Performance - bensollee.com
Film Production - SociallyPresent.com
On February 18, 2017 Ben Sollee came to Paducah, KY to perform at Maiden Alley Cinema. He enveloped himself in the culture through community engagement activities. Between doing outreach at McNabb Elementary School and playing live for a yoga class at the Yeiser Art Center, Ben spent four hours touring the Columbia Theatre, crafting a song and performing it live in the historic space. His hope is to spread the word and inspire others to return the 1927 art palace back to her former glory.
A Kentucky Music Video Film Production
Columbia University’s Theatre Program is international, collaborative and interdisciplinary. It is defined by its location in New York City, and by the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who run prestigious Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatres; direct and perform in Tony- and other award-winning productions, and teach, mentor and engage with students beyond the classroom.
Columbia University’s MFA Theatre Program is collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary. It defines itself by its location in New York City. It thrives on the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who work in prestigious theatres at every level, who direct and perform in award-winning productions, and who engage with our students far beyond the classroom.
For more information, visit us online.
https://arts.columbia.edu/theatre-arts
closed in the 80s with a few rumors of plans of renovation, recently steps and progress have been made to bring this theatre back to life.
check out the link to donate or for more details on the renovation
www.savethecolumbia.org
thanks to Leonard The Band for loaning us a song.
check them out here:
https://www.facebook.com/leonardthebandmusic/
or here:
www.leonardtheband.com
For all Latvian DE/VISION fans! Live from Berlin, Columbia Theater 22/12/2018, 30 Years Of DE/VISION.
Electronic set with Markus Ganssert & Stefan Blender.
Food is a large part of how different communities celebrate.Here we see food and celebration on display at a Persian New Year (Nawroz) event in New Westminster.
Ben Sollee - Columbia Theatre - Paducah KY - Live Songwriting and Performance
Our Client - savethecolumbia.org
Songwriting and Performance - bensollee.com
Film Production - SociallyPresent.com
On February 18, 2017 Ben Sollee came to Paducah, KY to perform at Maiden Alley Cinema. He enveloped himself in the culture through community engagement activities. Between doing outreach at McNabb Elementary School and playing live for a yoga class at the Yeiser Art Center, Ben spent four hours touring the Columbia Theatre, crafting a song and performing it live in the historic space. His hope is to spread the word and inspire others to return the 1927 art palace back to her former glory.
A Kentucky Music Video Film Production
The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts is a historic theatre located in downtown Hammond, Louisiana.
History
The theatre opened on September 1, 1928, the same year that Hammond Junior College became Southeastern Louisiana College. Originally designed for the presentation of motion pictures, vaudeville acts, and local theatrical productions, the Columbia was the largest theater in Hammond. It featured the first theatre organ and the first talking pictures.
The Columbia became the center for entertainment during the depression and war years of the 1930s and 1940s. By the 1950s and 1960s the theater needed to be renovated. This was an era in which downtown businesses were suffering due to the development of regional malls and subdivisions. Although a sincere effort to remodel and reopen the theater was made in the late 1970s by businessman Wiley Sharp, it proved to be too challenging for one individual. By the early 1980s, the Columbia was vacant, leaking, and infested with termites. In the early 1990s, a delegation of local citizens proposed leveling the Columbia and replacing it with a parking lot.
South Korean singer-songwriter Colde has announced dates for his upcoming 2025 European tour, including concerts in Milan, Paris and more. READ MORE. The 25 best K-pop songs of 2024 ... FEBRUARY 2025. 19 ... 21 ... 23. Berlin, Germany, ColumbiaTheatre. 24 ... 27 ... 01 ... 04 ... .
Jeghetto Live @ ColumbiaMuseum of Art... 6-8, and features the Columbia Classical Ballet. SC Ballet's take on the family tradition will be shown across the state, with performances in Columbia happening from Dec.
ColumbiaChildren’s Theatre turns up everywhere ...CCT has been in talks with LexingtonSchool District Two and community leaders in West Columbia about potential partnerships and relocation, but that move came more suddenly than anticipated.
Ridley Scott’s conquered all-comers at the Korean box office on its opening weekend ... The screening of Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic is part of a special programme exclusive to Megabox theatres celebrating ColumbiaPictures’ 100th anniversary ... .