Lyric Theatre (Swift Current)

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| name = Lyric Theatre

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| address = 227 Central Avenue North

| location = Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

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| type = Performing arts centre

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| built = 1912

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| owner = Southwest Cultural Development Group

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| website = {{URL|http://www.lyrictheatre.ca/}}

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The Lyric Theatre is a performing arts theatre located in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building was declared a municipal heritage property in 2007.{{cite web

|url = http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8367

|title = Former Lyric Theatre

|publisher =Canada's Historic Places, a Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration, operated by Parks Canada

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|accessdate = 2011-12-02}}

The theatre was originally built as a Vaudeville and silent film theatre with 400 seats. It operated as a movie house until 1980, when it was converted into a night club. In 2005, it was purchased by a community group (Southwest Cultural Development Group) and became a performing arts cultural centre.{{cite web

|url = http://www.lyrictheatre.ca/history.html

|title = The Lyric Theatre: One of Swift Current's "Grand Buildings"

|publisher = Southwest Cultural Development Group

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|accessdate = 2011-12-02}}

A two-story brick construction, the building originally had the theatre on the main floor, apartments on the upper floors (primarily used by employees of the theatre), with the basement housing a pool hall and bowling alley.