| Orpheum Theatre |
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| Address |
842 South Broadway |
| Opening Night Seating Capacity |
2000 |
| Original Theater Owner |
unknown |
| Original Theater Architect |
G.A. Landsburgh |
| Years of Operation |
Opened 15 February 1926 |
| Type of Musical Accompaniment |
Orchestra and Wurlitzer theater pipe organ |
| Current Status |
Operating |
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The Orpheum Theatre was originally built to be a vaudeville house, which also presented motion pictures. The Orpheum was a first-run house.
Recently, silent era films have been presented with both orchestra and Wurlitzer theater pipe organ (Style 240, Opus 1821) musical accompaniment.
References: FilmDaily-1926 p. 485 : Los Angeles Orpheum website : with additional information provided by John Koerber and Yoshio Nakamura.
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