Originally Posted By: Tromboniator
......The standard American spelling is theater, but it is very common for a building or an organization to use theatre, based, I think, on the notion that it is more arty.....


My query was in relation to Operating Theatre.
I know that they are called theatre's because once they were semi-circular amphitheatres that aloud public viewing of operations as entertainment then learning. So I guess it fits the 'arty' theme some what......


I await your findings..Bex.