Established in 1922 as Gakubutai (樂舞臺), the first theater in rural Tainan, this was an early venue for traditional opera and performance with a capacity of 350. Owned and operated by Chen Yingcha (陳按察). Out of business or destroyed in the early post-war era, around 1946, although apparently it had already changed its name to Dongshan Theater (東山戲院). This name would be reused by a second theater in the same town in the 1960s.
Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
提醒：此地點已消失，本文僅供參考用途。
Map
Links
- Cultural Heritage Map of Old Theaters in Taiwan (臺灣老戲院文史地圖)
Sources
- Nanying Theater Chronicles, Tainan County Government, 2009 《南瀛戲院誌》，臺南縣政府，2009
- New Taipei Gold Museum Report: In Search of Old Theaters, Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center, 2019 《新北市立黃金博物館「尋找老戲院身影」》，新竹市立文化中心，2019
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
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