Orpheum Theatre, Historic theater in downtown Phoenix, United States
Description
The Orpheum Theatre is a theater building with Mediterranean Revival style in downtown Phoenix. Its interior features an auditorium seating 1,364 people and detailed decorative plasterwork throughout the main spaces.
History
The theater opened in 1929 as a key stop for vaudeville performers traveling between Los Angeles and Denver. It was part of the Orpheum Circuit, a major network for touring artists moving across the country.
Culture
The auditorium ceiling shows a Mediterranean courtyard design with painted twilight and moving cloud effects created by machinery. Visitors sitting in the hall experience the feeling of being outdoors under open sky.
Practical
The building is best reached on foot from downtown Phoenix in a busy commercial district. Visitors should know that it mainly operates for scheduled events, so access depends on what is happening that day.
Did you know?
The hall houses a Wurlitzer organ with 30 ranks that originally came from a theater in Middletown. This organ plays during special Silent Sunday events and adds to the experience of watching historic films.
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