Building A Palace On The Prairie

Produced in association with CTV
21 Minutes 30 Seconds / Colour / 2003

North American theatre pioneer Corliss P. Walker opened his famous Walker Theatre in Winnipeg at the turn of the 20th century. A triumph of art and technology, this marvel of theatrical architecture has survived for decades as one of the greatest historical buildings on the Canadian Prairies.

This is the story of the Walker theatre and its founder.