rier en _ a id _ 1 6 2 6 0 7 . html ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Andreas ▁R ensch ler ▁at ▁Da im ler ▁AG ▁ ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Stuttgart ▁Category : Da im ler ▁AG ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Nick el ▁Theatre ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁movie ▁theatre ▁in ▁New found land . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁five - cent ▁picture ▁show ▁cra ze ▁that ▁brought ▁daily ▁mov ies ▁to ▁almost ▁every ▁city ▁and ▁town ▁all ▁across ▁North ▁America , ▁the ▁Nick el ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁B ene vol ent ▁Irish ▁Society ' s ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Hall ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁chain ▁of ▁B . F . ▁Keith ' s ▁Nick els ▁in ▁New ▁England ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Canada . ▁Three ▁more ▁five - cent ▁shows ▁opened ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁by ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁all ▁in ▁large ▁pre - ex isting ▁community ▁h alls ▁like ▁the ▁Nick el , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁small ▁store front ▁nick el ode on ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁larger ▁cities ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁Nick el ▁is ▁remembered ▁fond ly ▁as ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁mov iego ing ▁in ▁New found land , ▁its ▁name ▁used ▁today ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁film ▁festival . ▁While ▁cinema ▁had ▁deb uted ▁in ▁December ▁ 1