The Bijou Theatre's history began on the evening of March 8, 1909, with the production of "Little Johnny Jones." ...

When theater chain owner Marcus Loew brokered the merger of Mayer’s fledgling production company with two others, Mayer found himself heading up operations at a new studio called MGM.

The complex — designed by Thomas Lamb — was originally built in 1913 as the Canadian flagship of Marcus Loew's theatre chain. The "double-decker" theatre complex contains the Winter Garden ...