Emmanuel Briffa
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Emmanuel Briffa was a Canadian theatre decorator whose career in North America spanned thirty years, starting in 1912.
Devoted almost entirely to theatre decoration since immigrating to North America from Malta
in 1912, Briffa spent several years working in the United States prior to moving to Canada during the early 1920s. In Canada, Briffa established himself as one of the most sought after theatre decorators, decorating approximately one hundred theatres.
included the Louis XVI style design for the Rialto Theatre
, a National Historic Site of Canada, the former Snowdon Theatre
,Seville Theatre
, Cinema V, York Theatre
as well as the Granada Theatre in Sherbrooke, Quebec
, also a National Historic Site.
Devoted almost entirely to theatre decoration since immigrating to North America from Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
in 1912, Briffa spent several years working in the United States prior to moving to Canada during the early 1920s. In Canada, Briffa established himself as one of the most sought after theatre decorators, decorating approximately one hundred theatres.
Quebec
His cinema designs in QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
included the Louis XVI style design for the Rialto Theatre
Rialto Theatre (Montreal)
The Rialto Theatre is a former movie palace located on Park Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada....
, a National Historic Site of Canada, the former Snowdon Theatre
Snowdon Theatre (Montreal)
The Snowdon Theatre is a former Streamline Moderne cinema in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located on Décarie Boulevard in the neighbourhood of Snowdon, in what is now the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce....
,Seville Theatre
Seville Theatre
The Seville Theatre was a movie theatre on Sainte-Catherine street West between rues Lambert-Closse and Chomedey in Montreal, Canada, in a district now known as Shaughnessy Village. After closing in 1985 the theatre was shuttered and remained abandoned for 25 years. It was demolished October...
, Cinema V, York Theatre
York Theatre (Montreal)
The York Theatre was an Art deco cinema and mixed-use complex in Montreal, opened in 1938 and demolished in 2001 for the construction of the Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex of Concordia University....
as well as the Granada Theatre in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, also a National Historic Site.