Collection search - La Poudrière, a bilingual theatre

Title based on the following caption from the NFB Photo Story: La Poudrière, Montreal's multi-language theatre, opened its doors on July 10, 1958 in a converted powder magazine -- part of the historic 140 year old fortress of St. Helen's Island -- ten minutes from the centre of the busy metropolis. Sparkplug and head of the international theatre is Mme Jeannine Beaubien (above left) who decided 4 years ago, after a trip through Europe, that Montreal was no longer simply a bilingual city and that there was a growing need for a theatre where Montreal's many ethnic groups could present their dramas and participate in a wider form of cultural exchange.