Established in 1919 as Gakubu-dai (樂舞臺), a venue for opera, traditional performance, and concerts. It was funded by Taiwanese and mainly catered to a local audience, whereas Taichū-za (臺中座) was more for Japanese residents. In the post-war era that theater seemingly retained the same name only with a Mandarin Chinese reading. Later converted for use as a movie theater with a capacity of around 1,500. One of many theaters managed by Huang Bingxi (黃炳熙) in the 1980s. Demolished in 1990 and replaced by a parking lot next to the canal (柳川). Officially romanized as “Lo Wu Tai Theatre”.
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- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank Curation Platform (國家文化記憶庫2.0線上策展平臺)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Old Theaters in Taiwan (臺灣老戲院文史地圖)
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
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