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Title
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Orpheum Theater
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Description
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Exterior, street level view of the Orpheum Theater located at 12th Street and Baltimore Avenue in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. According to the sign on the front of the building when this picture was taken, the theater was closed and people were being referred to the Mainstreet Theater. The sign also says the Orpheum was to re-open in August.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Early Kansas City Theaters
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Description
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This book contains information about early theater in Kansas City, including facts concerning the local theaters of the 19th and early 20th century. These theaters include: Auditorium, Century, Coates Opera House, Folly, Frank's Hall, Gilliss Opera House, Grand Opera House, Mainstreet, Ninth Street, Orpheum, Shubert, Standard, Theatre Comique, Warder Grand Opera House, and Willis Wood. Other entertainment venues mentioned include: Crystal Palace, Cyclorama, and Convention Hall (where "The Miracle" stage production was held). Also vaudeville is discussed in the book. See book index for pages.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Book Section
