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Royal Alex owner Ed Mirvish gambled $215,000 eight years ago to buy - and save - the run-down theatre
Royal Alex owner Ed Mirvish gambled $215,000 eight years ago to buy - and save - the run-down theatre

Royal Alex owner Ed Mirvish gambled $215,000 eight years ago to buy - and save - the run-down theatre

Date2/19/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Royal Alex owner Ed Mirvish gambled $215,000 eight years ago to buy - and save - the run-down theatre. Now the grand old lady of King St. is a shining showplace that makes $100,000 a year. Mirvish values it at $5,000,000 .
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0068817F
Royal Alexandra theatre owner Ed Mirvish
Royal Alexandra theatre owner Ed Mirvish
8/23/1977
Ed Mirvish. The Honest One. I had jst been married - it was almost 50 years ago - and I cashed in for $214 my wife's insurance policy to open a store.(...)
Ed Mirvish. The Honest One. I had jst been married - it was almost 50 years ago - and I cashed in for $214 my wife's insurance policy to open a store.(...)
3/16/1988
O'Keefe Centre losses are running at an all-time high, charges Royal Alex director Ed Mirvish, above
O'Keefe Centre losses are running at an all-time high, charges Royal Alex director Ed Mirvish, above
4/2/1974
Edwin (Honest Ed) Mirvish stands outside his Royal Alexandra Theatre which he claims may be forced to close due to competition from city-owned theatres
Edwin (Honest Ed) Mirvish stands outside his Royal Alexandra Theatre which he claims may be forced to close due to competition from city-owned theatres
1/24/1969
Hot as a firecracker in Hair at the Royal Alexandra Theatre five years ago, singer Tobi Lark has had her ups and downs since then, still trying to make it big in show business
Hot as a firecracker in Hair at the Royal Alexandra Theatre five years ago, singer Tobi Lark has had her ups and downs since then, still trying to make it big in show business
7/1/1975
The Dream of Alex and Anne Traikovich ever since they married 30 years ago was to run their own modern, European-style restaurant
The Dream of Alex and Anne Traikovich ever since they married 30 years ago was to run their own modern, European-style restaurant
4/19/1976
Bog wheel: Ed Mirvish gives a ricksaw ride yesterday to Raymond Hubbard, 28, who was the first person in line yesterday to buy tickets to the musical Miss Salgon
Bog wheel: Ed Mirvish gives a ricksaw ride yesterday to Raymond Hubbard, 28, who was the first person in line yesterday to buy tickets to the musical Miss Salgon
5/25/1992
A Final Shine: Alex Tsandilis, owner of Bay & Bloor Shoe Service, gets a shine from cousin Steve Trifunoff, who came to help close down the shop that had been in the same building for 44 years
A Final Shine: Alex Tsandilis, owner of Bay & Bloor Shoe Service, gets a shine from cousin Steve Trifunoff, who came to help close down the shop that had been in the same building for 44 years
7/1/1972
Eight years ago the couple launched into farming on a broken-down farm with soil fertility poor
Eight years ago the couple launched into farming on a broken-down farm with soil fertility poor
4/15/1954
Honest-to-goodness kiss: Lorraine Randell gets an appreciative buss from Ed Mirvish of Honest Ed's department store, where she's worked for 37 years
Honest-to-goodness kiss: Lorraine Randell gets an appreciative buss from Ed Mirvish of Honest Ed's department store, where she's worked for 37 years
12/5/1986
Stars meet in metro. They last met 'years ago' in Paris, so when actress Ingrid Bergman (right) came to Royal Alex with Captain Brassbound's Conversio(...)
Stars meet in metro. They last met 'years ago' in Paris, so when actress Ingrid Bergman (right) came to Royal Alex with Captain Brassbound's Conversio(...)
4/12/1972
Gus Mavridis: Two years after coming to Canada, he gambled his savings and set up his own fur business
Gus Mavridis: Two years after coming to Canada, he gambled his savings and set up his own fur business
2/20/1981