query: how many seats in the orpheum theatre san francisco

pos: Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) The SHN Orpheum Theatre, originally the Pantages Theatre, is located at 1192 Market at Hyde, Grove and 8th Streets in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, California. The theatre first opened in 1926 as one of the many designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca for theater-circuit owner Alexander Pantages. The interior features a vaulted ceiling, while the facade was patterned after a 12th-century French cathedral. The Orpheum seats 2,203 patrons. In 1998, after a previous renovation in the 1970s, a $20 million renovation was completed to make the Orpheum more suitable for Broadway shows. The

neg: Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) July 12-18, 1976. From April 30 to May 4, 2007 the theatre hosted "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". Productions that were staged at the Orpheum prior to opening on Broadway have included "Bring It On: The Musical" (2011-2012), "Evita" (1979), "Mama Mia!" (2000-2001), and "The Act" (1977). Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) The SHN Orpheum Theatre, originally the Pantages Theatre, is located at 1192 Market at Hyde, Grove and 8th Streets in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, California. The theatre first opened in 1926 as one of the many designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca for theater-circuit owner Alexander

neg: Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) theatre is a locally designated San Francisco landmark as determined by the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board. The Orpheum, as well as the Golden Gate Theatre and Curran Theatre in San Francisco, are owned by SHN, a theatrical producing company owned by Carole Shorenstein Hays and partner Robert Nederlander. In April 1998 the Kern/Hammerstein musical "Show Boat" was the first production staged in the reconstructed and expanded theater. The theater has hosted numerous Broadway shows, including a two-year sit-down production of the musical "Wicked" from January 27, 2009 through September 2010. The Grateful Dead gave six performances here on

neg: Civic Center, San Francisco Charter was signed in 1945 and the Treaty of San Francisco was signed in 1951. Davies Symphony Hall is south of the Opera House; to its north is the War Memorial Veterans Building, which contains the Herbst Theatre. The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and SHN Orpheum Theatre are also located in Civic Center. The main open space just east of City Hall is Civic Center Plaza. Despite the area's seedy reputation due to its proximity to the Tenderloin, its central location also makes it the center of many of the City's festivals and parades. Many street parades and parties are

neg: Culture of San Francisco productive period, and many of his plays were first staged there. San Francisco-based SHN hosts productions of Broadway shows in its vintage 1920s-era venues in the Theater District: the Curran, Orpheum, and Golden Gate Theatres. San Francisco has had a thriving improv theatre community, with a distinctly different style of improv than much of the rest of the country. Unlike Chicago where one venue will host three 30-45 minute shows in one evening, most San Francisco improv shows are 2 hours long, complete with their own intermission. And while Chicago and New York are full of improv companies who perform

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas) Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas) The Orpheum Theatre in Wichita, Kansas, constructed by a group of local investors and operated by theatre mogul Karl Hobitzelle, opened on September 4, 1922, and was one of three theatres that were designed with elements of what would later become the atmospheric style of movie palace (the Dallas Majestic (1921), the Indiana Theatre (Terre Haute, 1922) and the Orpheum Theatre). In 1984, it was given to the Orpheum Performing Arts Centre, Ltd., a non-profit corporation created to the preserve, restore and utilize the theatre. Originally designed with 1,700 seats, it now seats 1,281. The theatre

neg: Fox Oakland Theatre vertical blade sign above the marquee. It was also known as the "West Coast Oakland". The Oakland became the 251st theater to open in the West Coast Theater chain. Opening day was October 27, 1928, after two years of construction. The opening celebration was highly anticipated by the Bay Area residents, as the theater's 3,200 seats made it the largest in Oakland, more than the nearby Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco which held 2,561, and more than the new 1,075-seat Dufwin which had opened three weeks earlier. The first film shown at the Oakland was Fox's "The Air Circus", an

neg: Hamilton (musical) least 2020. Tickets to the tour's run in San Francisco—its debut city—sold out within 24 hours of release; the number of people who entered the online waiting room to purchase tickets surpassed 110,000. The first national touring production began preview performances at San Francisco's SHN Orpheum Theatre on March 10, 2017 and officially opened on March 23. The production ran in San Francisco until August 5, when it transferred to Los Angeles' Hollywood Pantages Theatre for a run from August 11 to December 30, 2017. Just days after the first U.S. tour began performances in San Francisco, news emerged that

neg: Nicolas Dromard Kassebaum as Glinda. The San Francisco production began previews on January 27, 2009 at the Orpheum Theatre, and officially opened on February 6, 2009. Both Dromard and the San Francisco production received critical acclaim, including: The SF Examiner: The Contra Costa Times: Dromard performed during the production with both Academy Award winner Patty Duke and Emmy Award winner Carol Kane, both as Madame Morrible. Dromard left the cast on June 27, 2010, to play Bert in "Mary Poppins" on Broadway. He was replaced in San Francisco by Cliffton Hall. The "Wicked" San Francisco production was seen by nearly one million

neg: Orpheum Circuit Orpheum Circuit The Orpheum Circuit was a chain of vaudeville and movie theaters. It was founded in 1886 and operated through 1927 when it was merged with the Keith-Albee theater chain, ultimately becoming part of the Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) corporation. The Orpheum Circuit was started by the vaudeville impresario Gustav Walter, who opened the Orpheum Opera House in San Francisco in 1886. This first Orpheum seated 3500 and quickly became one of the most popular theaters in San Francisco attracting a wide variety of people. The Orpheum's tickets were scaled to draw a mixed audience. Customers bought tickets to the Orpheum

neg: Morris Meyerfeld Jr. Morris Meyerfeld Chairman of the Board, a largely ceremonial position that ended his day-to-day involvement in the operation. Faced with declining vaudeville audiences, Orpheum Circuit Inc. merged with the Keith-Albee Circuit in 1928 to form a national chain with some two hundred major venues coast-to-coast. Later that year Keith-Albee-Orpheum merged with David Sarnoff's Radio Corporation of America (RCA) to form Radio-Keith-Orpheum Pictures (RKO Pictures). The original Orpheum Theatre was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and was rebuilt three years later near the same site. This venue remained open until 1937 before becoming a causality of talking motion pictures

neg: Orpheum Circuit to not offend their audiences and risk their reputation for wholesome entertainment. As a result, acts were often censored. Orpheum Circuit The Orpheum Circuit was a chain of vaudeville and movie theaters. It was founded in 1886 and operated through 1927 when it was merged with the Keith-Albee theater chain, ultimately becoming part of the Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) corporation. The Orpheum Circuit was started by the vaudeville impresario Gustav Walter, who opened the Orpheum Opera House in San Francisco in 1886. This first Orpheum seated 3500 and quickly became one of the most popular theaters in San Francisco attracting a wide

neg: G. Albert Lansburgh known primarily as a theater architect, designing more than 50 of them, many for the Orpheum Circuit and its successor firm, RKO. He continued to design other buildings, including Oakland's Temple Sinai in 1914. He also collaborated with local architects A. M. Edelman and John C. Austin on the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and with Arthur Brown Jr. on the War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco). Though many of Lansburgh's best-known works, including El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, were on the West Coast, his personal favorite was said to have been the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (originally the Martin Beck

neg: Wicked (musical) 6, 2009, at SHN's Orpheum Theatre, following previews from January 27. The cast included Teal Wicks as Elphaba, Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda, Nicolas Dromard as Fiyero, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, David Garrison as the Wizard, Deedee Magno Hall as Nessarose, Tom Flynn as Doctor Dillamond, and Eddy Rioseco as Boq. The production closed on September 5, 2010, after 672 performances and 12 previews with Marcie Dodd as Elphaba and Alli Mauzey as Glinda. The first national touring company ended their second San Francisco engagement at the Orpheum Theatre, which ran January 23–February 17, 2013. The second national tour of

neg: Harvey Milk (opera) opera considerably for the San Francisco performances. Working in collaboration with Donald Runnicles who would conduct the San Francisco performances and SFO's vocal coach Peter Grunberg, Wallace tightened the score, simplifying both the orchestration and the complicated rhythmic notation. The running time was cut from nearly three hours to just over two. Among the changes to the libretto were paring back the role of Dan White (Milk's assassin), trimming the final act, and the addition of two new arias for Harvey Milk. The revised version, now considered the definitive one, was premiered by San Francisco Opera at the Orpheum Theatre

neg: MadHatters west coast, stopping and performing in Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Luis Obispo, and San Francisco. In February 2004, the MadHatters were selected to compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella contest for the first time. That semester, the MadHatters had their main show again at the Orpheum Theatre, despite a small fire in the theatre the morning of their concert. At that show, the MadHatters sold out the theatre again, having the largest turnout for any show at the time. The group sang the National Anthem for more than 41,000 people

neg: SHN (theatres) SHN (theatres) SHN (formerly Shorenstein Hays Nederlander Theatres) is a theatrical production company in San Francisco. Under the leadership of commercial Broadway producers Carole Shorenstein Hays and Robert Nederlander, SHN has evolved from its inception in 1977 as a promoter of short engagements of national tours in one theatre to become the pre-eminent theatrical entertainment company in San Francisco presenting a year-round season of plays and musicals. SHN also owns and operates three historic theatres in San Francisco: the Curran, Orpheum and Golden Gate Theatres. SHN also consults on the Broadway series at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas.

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) Orpheum was successful for almost two decades. Then in 1923, after a show that featured singer Blossom Seeley, a fire started and the theater burned to the ground. On November 19, 1928, the new Orpheum theatre opened on the original site of the Grand Opera House. Designed by architects Rapp and Rapp of Chicago, the Orpheum seats just over 2,300 people at a cost of $1.6 million. The new Orpheum was twice as large as her predecessor and featured glittering gold and silver leaf, marble, lush carpets, and antique crystal chandeliers and a Wurlitzer organ. As vaudeville's popularity waned, Michael

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas) $4 million already invested. Areas still to be addressed include a new auditorium flooring and seats, concession stands, electrical upgrades and decorative plaster work. The theatre directors kicked off a public fund-raising campaign in April 2011 and hope to complete work in 2013. Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas) The Orpheum Theatre in Wichita, Kansas, constructed by a group of local investors and operated by theatre mogul Karl Hobitzelle, opened on September 4, 1922, and was one of three theatres that were designed with elements of what would later become the atmospheric style of movie palace (the Dallas Majestic (1921), the Indiana

neg: Tea at Five Spencer Tracy. Premiered at Hartford Stage in 2002 starring Kate Mulgrew. Subsequently, has been produced at Cleveland Play House, American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, MA), Promenade Theatre (New York), Cuillo Center for the Arts (West Palm Beach, FL), Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix, AZ), The Buschnell Belding Theatre (Hartford, CT), The Shubert Theatre (Boston), Hippodrome Theatre (Baltimore), Seattle Repertory Theatre, Marines Memorial Theatre (San Francisco), and Pasedena Playhouse. There is an audiobook production of "Tea at Five" available on CD, released in September 2004. The script is published by Samuel French. A tour starred Four time Tony Award Nominee Tovah Feldshuh, opening at

neg: Orpheum Circuit out house in 1894. It was now customary for performers to stop in Los Angeles after playing in San Francisco. Walter and Meyerfeld continued to expand their operations by opening more theaters on the road between the Midwestern United States and their Pacific Coast theaters. Due to its railroad connections and thriving economy, Kansas City, Missouri was chosen as their next location. The pair leased the Ninth Street Theatre and renamed it the Orpheum. It opened in 1898 to a sold out house. Three months after the Kansas City opening, Walter died due to an appendicitis attack. Business for the

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Omaha) & Gould. Paxton and Vierling installed the iron curtain that weighed 11 tons. The theater was named after John A. Creighton, a local philanthropist, and a large portrait of Count Creighton decorated the proscenium arch. The Creighton Theater was eventually added to the Orpheum Circuit, which by 1900 had expanded to nine western cities: Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City, New Orleans, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. The reference to Creighton was eventually dropped from the theater's name. By 1926 a new, larger theater was in the works. The current 2,600-seat proscenium theater was built in 1927

neg: I Love You, California I Love You, California "I Love You, California" (1913) is the official state song of California. The lyrics were written by Francis Beatty Silverwood (1863–1924), a Los Angeles clothier, and the words were subsequently put to music by Abraham Franklin Frankenstein (1873–1934), then conductor of the Orpheum Theatre Orchestra. Frankenstein was a cousin of the "San Francisco Chronicle's" long-time music and art critic Alfred V. Frankenstein. The song was published by Hatch & Loveland, Music Printers, Los Angeles, California, and copyrighted by F.B. Silverwood in 1913. It was the official song of expositions held in San Francisco and San Diego

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) Thanks to these improvements, the Orpheum has been able to host presented numerous large-scale Broadway productions, including Disney's "Lion King"", Wicked," "CATS", and "Les Miserables", while continuing to offer performances from great entertainers like Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary J. Blige, Sarah McLachlan, John Mellencamp, Harry Connick, Jr., Tyler Perry, Tony Bennett, and others. The third renovation occurred simultaneously with construction of the Halloran Centre. Work began in 2014 and including an upgraded sound system, renovated seats, expanded restroom facilities, decorative repainting, expanding legroom and realigning seats for patron comfort. To achieve this, the theatre eliminated two rows of seats

neg: Orpheum (Vancouver) 8, 1927 as a vaudeville house, but it hosted its first shows the previous day. The old Orpheum, at 761 Granville Street, was renamed the Vancouver Theatre (later the Lyric, then the International Cinema, then the Lyric once more before it closed for demolition in 1969 to make way for the first phase of the Pacific Centre project). The New Orpheum, which was the biggest theatre in Canada when it opened in 1927, with three thousand seats, cost $1.25 million to construct. The first manager of the theatre was William A. Barnes. Following the end of vaudeville's heyday in the

neg: Alhambra Theatre (San Francisco) Alhambra Theatre (San Francisco) The Alhambra Theatre is a Moorish Revival movie theater building at 2330 Polk Street in San Francisco, California, that opened on November 5, 1926. The theater was designed by Miller & Pflueger (architect Timothy L. Pflueger also designed the Castro Theater and the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California). The Alhambra Theatre once had 1,625 seats when it opened and cost $500,000. It was later converted to twin theaters in 1976. It reopened as a single screen in 1988 and finally closed as a movie theater on February 22, 1998. It was designated official San Francisco landmark

neg: Martin Beck (vaudeville) actors on the SS Elbe from Bremen, Germany, to the United States in May 1884, where he worked as a waiter in a beer garden in Chicago, Illinois. He went to San Francisco with the Schiller Vaudeville Company, then gained citizenship in the United States in October 1889. When the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco was bought by Morris Meyerfeld Jr. in 1899, he worked with Morris to acquire more theaters. By 1905, Beck was running the organization. In 1910 he formed the United Booking Offices with Alfred Butt. In the spring of 1899, Beck met Harry Houdini, who was

neg: Mamma Mia! the Prince of Wales Theatre on June 9, 2004, where it played until September 2012, when it moved to the Novello Theatre. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd with choreography by Anthony Van Laast, the original cast featured Siobhan McCarthy, Lisa Stokke, and Hilton McRae. Prior to the musical's Broadway engagement, it opened in Toronto at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in May 2000, where it played for five years. Its US debut was in San Francisco, California, at the Orpheum Theatre from November 17, 2000 to February 17, 2001, moving next to Los Angeles, California, at the Shubert Theatre from February 26,

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis) a number of garlands, swags, medallions, and other decorations. The ceiling has a dome with 30,000 squares of aluminum leaf. The building seats 1500 on the main floor and 1100 on the three level balcony. Several musicals, including "Victor/Victoria", "The Lion King", and "The 101 Dalmatians Musical" premiered at the Orpheum. In 1988, the Orpheum was sold by Bob Dylan (who owned it from 1979-1988) to the City of Minneapolis; it was renovated and reopened in 1993. In 2005, the city transferred ownership of its theaters to the Hennepin Theatre Trust. Historic Theatre Group's original partner was Jujamcyn Productions. SFX

neg: Tenderloin, San Francisco conditions, homelessness, crime, illegal drug trade, prostitution, liquor stores, and strip clubs give the neighborhood a seedy reputation. Part of the neighborhood forms part of the theater district. Prominent theatres include the Geary, the home of the American Conservatory Theater, and the Curran, Golden Gate and Orpheum Theatres operated by the Shorenstein Nederlander Organization. Alternative theaters in the Tenderloin include EXIT Theatre, which operates four storefront theaters and produces the San Francisco Fringe Festival, the New Conservatory Theater, the Phoenix Theater, CounterPulse, PianoFight, the New Music Center and others. Alternate galleries include The Luggage Store, the 509 Cultural Center, and

neg: Roscoe Arbuckle in San Francisco, beginning a long friendship between the two. He then joined the Pantages Theatre Group touring the West Coast of the United States and in 1906 played the Orpheum Theater in Portland, Oregon, in a vaudeville troupe organized by Leon Errol. Arbuckle became the main act and the group took their show on tour. On August 6, 1908, Arbuckle married Minta Durfee (1889–1975), the daughter of Charles Warren Durfee and Flora Adkins. Durfee starred in many early comedy films, often with Arbuckle. They made a strange couple, as Minta was short and petite while Arbuckle tipped the scales

neg: Oliver Morosco former Los Angeles Theatre on Spring Street which had for several years been the Los Angeles home of the Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit, renaming it the Lyceum Theatre. He also entered into a partnership with the Belasco-Meyer interests of San Francisco to take over management of their theaters on the west coast, including the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, the Burbank's chief rival as a stock house. In 1913, he opened the Morosco Theatre on Broadway, the most luxurious theater yet built in Los Angeles. Though Los Angeles remained his home, Morosco began producing plays in New York City in 1906

neg: Golden Gate Theatre Gates Theatre was built in 1920-21 and was designed by G. Albert Lansburgh for the Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) theater circuit; Lansburgh also designed the nearby Warfield Theatre at about the same time. It opened in March with seven vaudeville acts appearing in one night's performance. A reviewer for the "San Francisco Chronicle" said of the new theater: [The auditorium] suggests the outdoors, with none of the roofed-over feel that characterizes the average theatre. ... It is like sitting under a bit of blue sky, so effective is the color suggestion. In the following decades, the theatre presented such performers as The

neg: Orpheum Theater (Galesburg) balcony 500, and 13 box seats on the mezzanine level. The seats and carpet were old rose with trimmings in ivory. The Orpheum was built to be fire resistant, including fireproof curtains and chairs. The theatre was considered modern in its acoustics, elevator, stage construction, ventilation system, and dressing rooms equipped with running water. Several delays occurred in the building process. Project manager Henry Duvall took sick, Mandel Brothers had to touch-up the decoration, the insurance inspector was delayed in publishing a rate, a contractor was postponed in laying cement, no temporary heat was available for the theatre, and a

neg: Tom Deckman in "Best Foot Forward" (Musicals in Mufti Concert, 2004). He appeared in the world premiere of "It Should Have Been You" (directed by David Hyde Pierce) at the George Street Playhouse (2011), and at the New York City Opera in "Dead Man Walking". He also performed in "Good Vibrations" in regional theater (2004–2005). He has also appeared at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre (in "Grease"), Goodspeed Opera House, Bay Street Theatre ("Hair"), Fulton Opera House ("Into the Woods"), and Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) ("White Christmas"). He has been seen on television in "Salon Confidential", "Blue Bloods", "Sex and the City", "",

neg: Evita (musical) House in Manchester for an extended run following its closure at the Prince Edward Theatre. Kathryn Evans and Jimmy Kean played Eva and Che with Ria Jones and John Barr being their alternates. After debuting at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with a subsequent engagement at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, the Broadway production opened at the Broadway Theatre on 25 September 1979 and closed on 26 June 1983, after 1,567 performances and 17 previews. Patti LuPone starred as Eva, with Mandy Patinkin as Che, Bob Gunton as Perón, Mark Syers as Magaldi, and Jane Ohringer as

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois) (1931). Rapp and Rapp designed the Orpheum as a scale model of the opera house at Versailles. The following year, they designed the Al. Ringling Theatre in Baraboo, Wisconsin, which was also a model of the Versailles opera house. The Ringlings, however, spent considerably more money for decorations. The Orpheum interior style is French Renaissance and Baroque and the exterior is Classical Revival. There were 754 seats and 18 loge boxes. The owners were Joseph M. Finn and Marcus Heiman of F&H Amusement Company. General contractor was Wile Brothers of Chicago, specialists in theater construction. The contract price was between

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) programs. One of the Orpheum's most famous patrons is Mary, the ghost of a 12-year-old girl. Stories vary about how Mary's spirit came to stay at the Orpheum, but most suggest she was injured in an accident. Some scenarios include a 1921 car accident, while others say she was injured by a trolley in 1928 and carried inside, where she died. For more than 50 years, a variety of strange and unexplained incidents at the Orpheum have convinced many of the people who have been associated with the theater that the place is haunted. Mary has consistently been described by

neg: Late Night with Conan O'Brien from the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, Canada. The guests for these episodes were all Canadians (with the exception of Adam Sandler), and included such stars as Jim Carrey and Mike Myers. As the show was taped at a theater, unlike the trip to L.A., the set built was not like the show's standard set. From May 9–12, 2006, the show made a similar venture to the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, taking cues from their previous trip to Toronto. Between April 30 – May 4, 2007, the show originated from the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. In a sketch called

neg: Orpheum Theater (Galesburg) programs, and were slowly gaining popularity. Vaudeville declined during the 1930s with the growth of both radio and the movies. Cinemas were cheaper than vaudeville, because live performances were more expensive to produce. The Orpheum Theatre like other vaudeville theaters declined and was sold to the Great States Theaters in 1935. 1 In order to become a cinema, the theatre underwent renovations: the French windows and bass work were removed, box seats in the mezzanine replaced, and the crystal chandelier was replaced. In 1940, the theatre hosted the premiere of “Those Were the Days (at Good Old Siwash),” a film

neg: Nicolas Dromard which started in Toronto. It made its United States premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco before heading to Broadway. In 2003, Dromard was a part of the ensemble in "The Boy from Oz", a musical from Martin Sherman and directed by Philip Wm. McKinley. The production started previews at the Imperial Theatre on September 16, 2003, and officially opened on October 16, 2003. It starred Hugh Jackman in the lead role of Peter Allen. The production closed on September 12, 2004. Dromard joined the ensemble of "Hairspray" for the 2004 production in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The production started

neg: The Light in the Piazza (musical) (Signor Naccarelli), Patti Cohenour (Signora Naccarelli), Michael Berresse (Giuseppe Naccarelli), Sarah Uriarte Berry (Franca), and Beau Gravitte (Roy Johnson). A United States national tour starring Christine Andreas as Margaret, Elena Shaddow as Clara, and David Burnham as Fabrizio Naccarelli started at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, California, in August 2006 and ended in Chicago on July 22, 2007. A Japanese production of the musical was produced in December 2007, having a limited engagement of about a month. It starred Kaho Shimada as Margaret Johnson. An Australian concert version had a one-night presentation at the Lyric Theatre, Star City in

neg: Tim Talman He performed the role of the Deacon in the . Talman originated the role of the Witch's Father/Ozian Official in San Francisco's sit-down production of "Wicked", which opened at the Orpheum Theatre on February 6, 2009 and closed on September 5, 2010. He replaced Matthew Stocke in the Los Angeles company of "Wicked" on February 12, 2008, later closing with the cast and moving to San Francisco to open the sit-down production. Tim Talman Tim Talman (born February 23, 1965) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He is the youngest son of the late William Talman, who was

neg: Gustav Walter (impresario) Gustav Walter (impresario) Gustav Walter was a 19th-century German impresario who managed vaudeville theaters in San Francisco and founded the Orpheum Circuit — a chain of vaudeville theaters from the Pacific Coast to the Mid-West. Walter immigrated to the US in 1865. He moved to San Francisco in 1874, where he opened a concert saloon called "The Fountain" on Kearny Street. He managed the "Vienna Gardens" on Stockton Street and then opened the "Wigwam Variety Hall" on the same street. In 1886, he then built a grand theater on O'Farrell Street which would seat 3500. This was the Orpheum Opera

neg: Solon and Schemmel Tile Company private libraries and indoor pools of William Randolph Hearst's mansions and estates in San Simeon. Gilbert Solon (1879-1929) worked at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Co. Ltd. in Worcester, England. Solon and Schemmel Tile Company Solon and Schemmel Tile Company (S&S) was a tile pottery business in San Jose, California from 1920 – 1936. The company's tiles adorn Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco and the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. Other projects included tiles for the Orpheum and Junior Orpheum theaters in Los Angeles, the Mark Hopkins Hotel, Central Classroom Building at San Jose State University, Y.M.C.A. buildings in San

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Malta) Orpheum Theatre (Malta) The Orpheum Theatre is a building situated in Gżira, Malta. It was designed in 1932 by the Maltese Architect Harold J. Borg. The theatre is built to the design of Art Nouveau with Spanish features. Several notable performances and events took place at the theatre. Many world known performers gave performances. On the 24–25 March 1950, the Italian Tenor Tito Schipa performed at the building. A few weeks later, Maria Caniglia gave two recitals. She was supported by the Maltese Tenors Oreste Kirkop and Paul Asciak. On 10 July 1953, Sir Malcolm Sargent directed the Coronation Concert

neg: San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (SFWMPAC) is located in San Francisco, California. It is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It covers 7.5 acres (3 hectares) in the Civic Center Historic District, and totals 7,500 seats among its venues. Opera, symphony, modern and classical dance, theatre, recitals, plays, lectures, meetings, receptions, special screenings, and gala events all have a place and occur at the Center. The complex was developed in the 1920s on two blocks on Van Ness Avenue facing San Francisco City

neg: Solon and Schemmel Tile Company Solon and Schemmel Tile Company Solon and Schemmel Tile Company (S&S) was a tile pottery business in San Jose, California from 1920 – 1936. The company's tiles adorn Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco and the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. Other projects included tiles for the Orpheum and Junior Orpheum theaters in Los Angeles, the Mark Hopkins Hotel, Central Classroom Building at San Jose State University, Y.M.C.A. buildings in San Diego and Honolulu, the Dollar Steamship Line building at Portland, Oregon, the Oakland and Berkeley war memorials. and the Frank P. Williams House in Sacramento The business was eventually

neg: Orpheum Circuit hit San Francisco and destroyed the Orpheum theater. This disaster caused negotiations between the east and west to temporarily cease. A new Orpheum theater was built and opened in January 1907. In May, negotiations for the new east-west alliance continued until finally, mid-June 1907, an agreement was reached and the Combine in trade was formed. The agreement essentially carved up the country into two sections, drawing a line through Cincinnati. The Orpheum Circuit and its leaders were in control of the territory west of the line to the Pacific Coast. They also had control of much of the south from

neg: Morris Meyerfeld Jr. competing vaudeville circuits drove down wages. On December 3, 1919, Meyerfeld in San Francisco and Beck from New York City announced that the Orpheum Circuit had merged with several Midwestern vaudeville circuits, such as Cole and Castle, Cella and Tate, Fehr and Singer, and the Finn-Himan Corporation. The new company was to be called Orpheum Circuit Consolidated (later Orpheum Circuit Inc.) and would operate some fifty venues including every major vaudeville house west of the Mississippi River between Chicago and New Orleans and as far north as Western Canada In 1920 Martin Beck became president of Orpheum Circuit Inc. and

neg: Orpheum Circuit Orpheum for two years until his own bankruptcy led to Walter being rehired as manager. This time, Walter had the financial backing of Morris Meyerfeld. Meyerfeld became Walter's business partner, investing $50,000 as his share. As co-owner, Meyerfeld managed the business and financial aspects of the Orpheum while Walter managed the talent and booking for the theater. As partners they re-opened the theater is 1893 and made the Orpheum the place to go for a night on the town. It was regularly sold out, including the standing room. Following their success in San Francisco, Meyerfeld encouraged Walter to open more

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Sioux City, Iowa) Orpheum Theatre (Sioux City, Iowa) The Orpheum Theatre, also known as New Orpheum Theatre and Orpheum Electric Building, is a performing arts center located at 528 S. Pierce Street in Sioux City, Iowa. Built in 1927 as a vaudeville and movie palace, the theatre was restored in 1999 and today is the home of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. The Sioux City Orpheum was designed by the nationally known Chicago firm of Rapp & Rapp and constructed in 1927 as part of the Orpheum Circuit. The major builder for the theatre was local Sioux City businessman, Arthur Sanford. It was

neg: Castro Theatre Castro Theatre The Castro Theatre is a popular San Francisco movie palace which became San Francisco Historic Landmark #100 in September 1976. Located at 429 Castro Street, in the Castro district, it was built in 1922 with a Spanish Colonial Baroque façade that pays homage—in its great arched central window surmounted by a scrolling pediment framing a niche—to the recently rebuilt basilica of Mission Dolores nearby. Its designer, Timothy L. Pflueger, also designed Oakland's Paramount Theater and other movie theaters in California in that period. The theater has over 1,400 seats (approx 800 downstairs and 600 in the balcony). The

neg: Carl Anderson (singer) Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, the Fox Theaters in Detroit, St. Louis and Atlanta, the Morris Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, The Orpheum in San Francisco, Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, the Wang Center and Shubert Theater during multiple returns to Boston as well as dates in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Miami, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. All these showings allowed Anderson to reprise his role over 1,700 times. In 1997, Anderson performed on Broadway in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" called "Play On!" featuring the music

neg: Deedee Magno Hall She also appears as Jasmine on the "" soundtrack. She is credited as one of the students in the 1993 film, "Sister Act 2". After "The Party", Hall went on to perform in musical theater, most notable was her role of Kim in the Broadway production of "Miss Saigon", a role she later reprised on the national tour. She later played the role of Nessarose on the first national tour of "Wicked", from December 12, 2006 until November 16, 2008. She most recently reprised the role in the San Francisco sit-down production at the Orpheum Theatre. Performances began January 27,

neg: Van Morrison the concerts at the Orpheum Theatre so they could be viewed by Farrah Fawcett, confined to bed with cancer and thus unable to attend the concerts. In addition to "It's Too Late to Stop Now" and "Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl", Morrison has released three other live albums: "Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast" in 1984; "A Night in San Francisco" in 1994 that "Rolling Stone" magazine felt stood out as: "the culmination of a career's worth of soul searching that finds Morrison's eyes turned toward heaven and his feet planted firmly on the ground"; and "The

neg: Guido Deiro he stayed on in Seattle working as a musician in saloons. By this time, he had become a virtuoso at playing a piano accordion. In 1910 he was discovered by an agent for the Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit. His opening debut was at the American Theatre in San Francisco (managed by Sid Grauman) on June 15, 1910. He became an immediate sensation, and began traveling the vaudeville circuit routinely back and forth across the United States and Canada (and other countries as well) as a headliner. During his travels, he met and became friends with another famous Italian accordionist: Pietro Frosini.

neg: Freddie Keppard started the initiative to organize an "Original Creole Ragtime Band" to play the New Orleans style across the country. He invited players from his hometown of New Orleans, including Freddie Keppard, to join him in this enterprise. After Keppard accepted his invitation to play cornet for this band, Johnson managed to get Eddie Vinson on trombone, George Baquet on clarinet, Norwood Williams on guitar, Jimmy Palao on violin, and later Dink Johnson on drums. This group went on the Orpheum Theatre circuit out of San Francisco in 1913 as the "Original Creole Orchestra." In the following years, the band would

neg: Connee Boswell to fill in for an act at New Orleans' Orpheum Theatre. They received an invitation to go to Chicago and perform in 1928 and honed their act on the Western vaudeville circuit. When their tour ended, they traveled to San Francisco. The hotel that had been recommended had a less than savory reputation, and the man at the desk suggested that these three young ladies might be better off in another hotel. That man, Harry Leedy, part owner of Decca Records, would become the sisters' manager on a handshake and later Connee's husband. The sisters traveled to Los Angeles, where

neg: Ingagi being an ethnographic film, the premise was a fabrication, leading the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association to retract any involvement with the film. The film trades heavily on its nudity and on the suggestion of sex between a woman and a gorilla. Its success motivated RKO Radio Pictures to invest in the 1933 film, "King Kong". RKO owned several of the theatres where "Ingagi" was shown, including one of the first, the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, where it opened April 5, 1930. The later "Son of Ingagi" (1940) is not a sequel but is the first all-black cast

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Sioux City, Iowa) Orpheum feels like an upper-class theater ripped out of an old black-and-white movie and given a Technicolor treatment. The ambiance alone is worth the price of admission." The Orpheum Theater was publicly reopened on 15 September 2001. Recent performances have been given by Bill Cosby, Sheryl Crow, B.B. King, Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John, Wynton Marsalis and David Copperfield. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Movie palaces list Orpheum Theatre (Sioux City, Iowa) The Orpheum Theatre, also known as New Orpheum Theatre and Orpheum Electric Building, is a performing arts center located at 528

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) – like putting "your hand in a tub full of raw liver" – but does not believe that Eleanor is a malevolent spirit. Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) The Orpheum Theatre, a 2,308-seat venue listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Main and Beale streets. The Orpheum, along with the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education, compose the Orpheum Theatre Group, a community-supported nonprofit corporation that operates and maintains the venues and presents education programs. Since 1977, the Orpheum has been the Mid-South home of

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix, Arizona) Historic Places in 1985. In 1997, the Orpheum became home of the newly-formed Phoenix Opera. In addition to the Phoenix Opera, the Orpheum presents concerts, Broadway musicals, performances of Ballet Arizona and special events. Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix, Arizona) The Orpheum Theatre is a 1364-seat theatre in downtown Phoenix. This venue was originally used for vaudeville acts as part of the nationwide Orpheum Circuit. Construction began in 1927 and was completed in 1929 for a total cost of $750,000. It was designed by architects Lescher & Mahoney, with Hugh Gilbert associated, and built for owner-operators J.E. Rickards and Harry Nace. Built

neg: Matilda the Musical included the SHN Orpheum Theare in San Francisco, California, the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington, the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas, Texas, the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, DC, and the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida. The cast was announced on 21 April 2015. Three girls would alternate in the lead role: Mia Sinclair Jenness, Gabby Gutierrez, and Mabel Tyler. Gutierrez and Tyler made their tour debuts; Jenness had appeared in the Original Broadway Cast and 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables. Other principal cast members included Jennifer Blood as Miss Honey, Bryce

neg: Jue Quon Tai Jue Quon Tai Jue Quon Tai (December 21, 1898 - September 24, 1991) was a Chinese-American vaudeville performer. She was born in California on December 21, 1896 or December 21, 1898 and sometimes used the Americanized name Rose Eleanor Jue. She had a sister, So Tai Jue, who was also a vaudeville performer. Her sister was known as the "voice of the orient". She worked in vaudeville in Portland, Oregon and at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. She attended the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915 and then went to New York City. In 1920 she performed in Silks and

neg: American Idol (season 4) the Orlando auditions. Auditions were held from August to October 2004, and over 100,000 people attended the auditions for the first time. The audition episodes featured the Molfetta twins multiple times. They first auditioned in New Orleans but both failed, Rich Molfetta tried again in Las Vegas and got through to the Hollywood, but J.P. Molfetta failed in his audition in San Francisco. There were 193 contestants in the Hollywood rounds. They were split into two groups to perform on separate day at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The contestants first chose from a list of 12 songs selected

neg: Blanche Merrill sketch of her own creation. Called "Broadway-o-grams" it consisted of impersonations of notable actors on Broadway. Working the Orpheum Circuit, Winter opened at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. The next news that appears concerning Merrill in "Variety" indicated that Merrill arrived in London in late November 1929 having come via Cape Town. One of Merrill's first jobs in England was writing for the team Walter Fehl and Murray Leslie as well as for Fehl's wife Dora Maugham. A result was "The Thief," a vaudeville act written for Fehl and Leslie. Apparently their comedy stemmed in part from Fehl

neg: Morris Meyerfeld Jr. and the Great Depression. Today the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles, the third Orpheum built in that city, is the oldest remaining theater in the nation that was constructed under Meyerfeld's stewardship; celebrating its centennial year on June 26, 2011. In 1912 Meyerfeld was chosen from California's 4th congressional district as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. A supporter of President William Howard Taft, he was eventually seated after surviving a challenge from backers of former President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1886 Meyerfeld married Nannie Friedman (1867–1959), a San Francisco native of German-Scottish parents, and the following year became the

neg: Edward Scissorhands (dance) sort of "Desperate Housewives" suburbia of mild-mannered characters. His 1950's suburbia sets were inspired by "Peggy Sue Got Married" and "Back to the Future". Howard Harrison designed lights and Paul Groothuis was sound designer. Following its 11-week London run, it had a United Kingdom tour that lasted for 14 weeks and that was followed by performances in Japan, Korea and the United States, where it ran until Spring 2007. In November and December 2006, it played in San Francisco at the Orpheum Theatre, where it made its American debut with previews on November 11 and 12 and a November 14

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Malta) given by the Royal Marines Band Service. The Italian singer Claudio Villa performed at the theatre on the 29 and 30 May 1954. In 1955 the Tenor Luciano Tajoli gave five performances. In June 1958 Domenico Modugno performed at the Orpheum. Among the various interpretations he gave, he sang Nel blu dipinto di blu. Black Sabbath gave a concert at the Orpheum on 25 August 1995. Orpheum Theatre (Malta) The Orpheum Theatre is a building situated in Gżira, Malta. It was designed in 1932 by the Maltese Architect Harold J. Borg. The theatre is built to the design of Art

neg: Dave's Picks Volume 18 six-show, seven-night concert run at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. The shows were promoted by Bill Graham. The final show of the run, on Sunday, July 18, was broadcast by KSAN radio. Each audience member was provided with a glass of champagne, used for a surprise toast to the band at the beginning of the concert. At the July 17 concert, vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux was absent from the second set. Sites that archive information about Grateful Dead concerts break down track 1 on the bonus disk into two songs. "Playing in the Band" occupies the first three minutes

neg: Dave's Picks Volume 18 Dave's Picks Volume 18 Dave's Picks Volume 18 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded on July 17, 1976 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, California. It was produced as a limited edition of 16,500 copies, and released on May 1, 2016. The album also includes seven songs recorded live at the same venue the previous night. A bonus disc, included with shipments of the album to 2016 "Dave's Picks" subscribers, contains eight more songs from the July 16 concert. In July 1976 the Grateful Dead played a

neg: Don't Let Go (Jerry Garcia Band album) the surface on several others. Those most passive of Deadheads and the just faintly curious, however, might want to wait for something a little less flawed." Bonus track Don't Let Go (Jerry Garcia Band album) Don't Let Go is the third live album, and fourth album overall, by the Jerry Garcia Band. It was recorded on May 21, 1976 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, with a bonus track recorded on September 11, 1976 at the Keystone in Berkeley. It was released on January 23, 2001. From January 1976 to August 1977, the lineup of the Jerry Garcia Band

neg: Don't Let Go (Jerry Garcia Band album) Don't Let Go (Jerry Garcia Band album) Don't Let Go is the third live album, and fourth album overall, by the Jerry Garcia Band. It was recorded on May 21, 1976 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, with a bonus track recorded on September 11, 1976 at the Keystone in Berkeley. It was released on January 23, 2001. From January 1976 to August 1977, the lineup of the Jerry Garcia Band was the one featured on this recording – Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Keith Godchaux on keyboards, Donna Jean Godchaux on vocals, John Kahn on bass, and

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) The Orpheum Theatre, a 2,308-seat venue listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Main and Beale streets. The Orpheum, along with the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education, compose the Orpheum Theatre Group, a community-supported nonprofit corporation that operates and maintains the venues and presents education programs. Since 1977, the Orpheum has been the Mid-South home of touring Broadway productions. The Orpheum's two venues also host performances by Ballet Memphis, various concerts, comedians, a summer movie series, a family series

neg: Morris Meyerfeld Jr. Walter in 1887 and was for a time the most luxurious theater in the West. Walter, a native of Prussia, became successful at the Orpheum putting on variety shows that appealed to wide audiences often with exotic acts from the East Coast and Europe rarely seen in the West. With his success in San Francisco Walter began to expand his organization, by then known as the Orpheum Circuit, to include leases on theaters in Los Angeles and Kansas City. In 1897 Walter turned the Orpheum into a vaudeville–only venue and shortly thereafter became overextended and was unable to pay the

neg: Dave's Picks Volume 18 or so, and is followed by "Stronger than Dirt" for about twelve minutes. The latter is the first section of an instrumental suite called "King Solomon's Marbles" which appears on the "Blues for Allah" album. This concert is well known as the last of the five times that the band played "Stronger than Dirt". Dave's Picks Volume 18 Dave's Picks Volume 18 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded on July 17, 1976 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, California. It was produced as a limited edition of

neg: Orpheum Circuit in the line-up was a well-known fully staged production number. It was a spectacle that excited the audience without over-shadowing the following act. The eighth position was the famous headliner-the star position. The entire playbill was built around the star and was the show's high point that was meant to wow the audience and send them home happy. The final act of the night was another "dumb" act such as a trapeze artist or a silent picture. Beginning with the re-opening of the San Francisco Orpheum in 1893, the Orpheum theaters were host to numerous topflight entertainers, variety combinations, opera

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles) appears in Avril Lavigne's music video for "I'm With You". Guns N' Roses filmed part of the "November Rain" music video at the Orpheum in 1992. Brandi Carlile filmed her music video for "The Story" at the Orpheum in 2007 and then returned to the Orpheum in 2017 on her tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of "The Story" album. Taylor Swift filmed her music video for "Mean" at the Orpheum in 2011. Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles) The Orpheum Theatre on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles opened on February 15, 1926, as the fourth and final Los Angeles venue for the

neg: November 2012 San Francisco general election policy to oppose corporate personhood and that corporations are subject to political spending limits. November 2012 San Francisco general election The November 2012 San Francisco general elections were on November 6, 2012, in San Francisco, California. The elections included six seats to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, four seats to the San Francisco Board of Education, four seats to the San Francisco Community College Board, and seven San Francisco ballot measures. Three incumbents ran for reelection, while one, Norman Yee, ran for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Each voter was allowed to cast up to

neg: November 2012 San Francisco general election November 2012 San Francisco general election The November 2012 San Francisco general elections were on November 6, 2012, in San Francisco, California. The elections included six seats to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, four seats to the San Francisco Board of Education, four seats to the San Francisco Community College Board, and seven San Francisco ballot measures. Three incumbents ran for reelection, while one, Norman Yee, ran for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Each voter was allowed to cast up to four votes. Three incumbents ran for reelection, while one, Rodrigo Santos, is seeking his

neg: John Considine (impresario) even larger and more opulent theater several blocks north at 3rd Avenue and University Street. The Orpheum vaudeville shows moved to the larger Moore Theatre, although the Orpheum continued to operate for many years, variously showing live shows and movies; it was renamed as the President Theatre. In the last years before it was torn down in 1949, it was used merely as a storage facility. This Orpheum was not Seattle's only theater by this name; indeed, it was Considine's third theater by this name in Seattle. The first had been one of Considine's first vaudeville theaters; the second was

neg: Joan Mankin home in the Little Hollywood neighborhood of San Francisco. Joan Mankin Joan Mankin (May 16, 1948 – September 26, 2015] was an actor and clown prominent in the San Francisco Bay Area, from the early 1970s through 2014. Mankin started her professional career in San Francisco in 1970 with a production of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's "An Independent Female". Thereafter, she appeared in major roles in many Bay Area theater companies including the American Conservatory Theater, Aurora Theatre Company, Berkeley Rep, San Francisco Playhouse and California Shakespeare Theatre as well as the feminist Lilith Theater in the late 1970s

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Omaha) Orpheum Theatre (Omaha) The Orpheum Theater is located at 409 South 16th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The Orpheum hosts programs best served by a more theatrical setting, including the Omaha Performing Arts Broadway Season, presented with Broadway Across America, and Opera Omaha's season. The theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The current site of the Omaha Orpheum Theatre was previously home to the Creighton Theater. John A. McShane organized a stock company to build the original theater in 1895. The architects for the original theater were Fisher & Lawrie and the general contractors were Rocheford

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Omaha) most popular performing arts venues. Orpheum Theatre (Omaha) The Orpheum Theater is located at 409 South 16th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The Orpheum hosts programs best served by a more theatrical setting, including the Omaha Performing Arts Broadway Season, presented with Broadway Across America, and Opera Omaha's season. The theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The current site of the Omaha Orpheum Theatre was previously home to the Creighton Theater. John A. McShane organized a stock company to build the original theater in 1895. The architects for the original theater were Fisher & Lawrie and

neg: November 2004 San Francisco general election November 2004 San Francisco general election The November 2004 San Francisco general elections were held on November 2, 2004, in San Francisco, California. The elections included seven seats to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, four seats to the San Francisco Community College Board, four seats to the San Francisco Board of Education, and fourteen San Francisco ballot measures. Proposition A would allow the City to issue $200 million in bonds to finance the purchase and maintenance of affordable housing and housing assistance for low- and moderate-income households. This measure required a two-thirds majority to pass. Proposition B would allow

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles) Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles) The Orpheum Theatre on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles opened on February 15, 1926, as the fourth and final Los Angeles venue for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit. After a $3 million renovation, started in 1989, it is the most restored of the historical movie palaces in the city. The Orpheum has a Beaux Arts facade designed by movie theater architect G. Albert Lansburgh and has a Mighty Wurlitzer organ, installed in 1928, that is one of three pipe organs remaining in Southern California venues. The Orpheum theatres are named for the Greek mythological figure, Orpheus. Soon

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Boston) Orpheum Theatre (Boston) The Orpheum Theatre is a music venue located at 1 Hamilton Place in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the oldest theaters in the United States, it was built in 1852 and was originally known as the Boston Music Hall, the original home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The concert hall was converted for use as a vaudeville theater in 1900. It was renamed the Orpheum Theatre in 1906. In 1915, the Orpheum was acquired by Loew's Theatres and substantially rebuilt. It operates as a mixed-use hall, primarily for live music concerts. The theater has no connection with Boston's

neg: Orpheum Theater (Galesburg) Orpheum Theater (Galesburg) The Orpheum Theatre, originally opened in August 1916, stands on Kellogg Street in downtown Galesburg, Illinois. The Orpheum’s elegance and long history made the theatre a landmark in Galesburg which boasts other landmarks such as Carl Sandburg's Birthplace, the Galesburg Railroad Museum, and Knox College, which hosted a Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debate. The Galesburg Orpheum was built in 1916. In 1915, owner William J. Olson signed a contract with Harvey A. Craig to lease the Orpheum and provide its management, upon the completion of the theatre. At the time, Olson also owned the Gaiety Theatre on the

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Madison, Wisconsin) to build and originally featured vaudeville shows and a movie theater, later featuring contemporary artists and film. The Orpheum sponsors the yearly Madison Independent Film Festival and serves food daily from its Lobby Lounge restaurant. The Orpheum Theatre in Madison is on The National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin Orpheum Theatre (Madison, Wisconsin) The Orpheum Theatre is a live performance and musical theater in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, located one block from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Built in 1926 by Rapp and Rapp, the Limestone, Art Deco exterior and French Renaissance interior made the building an icon, with the

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois) addition is still visible at the museum. Notes Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois) The Orpheum Theater opened in Champaign, Illinois in 1914 on the site of a vaudeville theater built in 1904. Designed by the Architectural firm Rapp & Rapp, the Orpheum (also known as The New Orpheum) was built to accommodate both live vaudeville performances and the projection of film. After a series of renovations and changes of ownership, the Orpheum screened its final film in 1986. Preserved from demolition in 1991, the Orpheum is now home to a children's museum, the Orpheum Children's Science Museum, and is undergoing restoration.

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois) Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois) The Orpheum Theater opened in Champaign, Illinois in 1914 on the site of a vaudeville theater built in 1904. Designed by the Architectural firm Rapp & Rapp, the Orpheum (also known as The New Orpheum) was built to accommodate both live vaudeville performances and the projection of film. After a series of renovations and changes of ownership, the Orpheum screened its final film in 1986. Preserved from demolition in 1991, the Orpheum is now home to a children's museum, the Orpheum Children's Science Museum, and is undergoing restoration. One of the earliest examples of movie theater

neg: Palace Theatre (St. Paul) 2015, embarking on a $15 million rehabilitation meant to prepare the venue for concerts. The scope of the project was not a full historical restoration; instead they stabilized the structure and preserved what remained, adding new plumbing and mechanical systems but leaving “rough edges” throughout. Seats on the main floor were removed to accommodate larger crowds in general admission and differentiate the Palace from other regional venues with similar capacities, including the Orpheum Theatre and Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis. The balcony's 725 seats were refurbished. The Palace had a public unveiling on December 16, 2016, around the time of its

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois) architecture, the Orpheum is an early design by the prolific architectural firm Rapp and Rapp, a firm that would later design many famous American "Movie Palaces" in the first decades of the twentieth century. George Leslie Rapp, an 1899 alumnus of the University of Illinois School of Architecture, with his brother Corneilus, founded the firm of Rapp &^ Rapp. They designed over 400 theaters including the Majestic Theater in Dubuque, Iowa (1910), the Chicago Theatre (1921), Bismark Hotel and Theatre (1926), Mighigan Theatre, Detroit (1926), Oriental Theater, Chicago (1926), and the Paramount Theater in New York City (1926) and Aurora

neg: Virginia Brissac Theatre in Long Beach and headlining for the opening of the Savoy and Grand Theatres in San Diego. Playing tragic heroines such as Juliet in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and the title role in "Sapho", Brissac filled seats and captured the hearts of San Diego audiences. In 1912, she obtained a divorce from Mockbee on grounds of failure to provide and was awarded custody of their daughter, who remained in the care of her parents in San Francisco. At the end of her run at the Grand Theatre, she joined the World’s Fair Stock Company in San Diego and toured

neg: Orpheum Theater (Galesburg) 1982 the Orpheum Theatre closed: due to the rise of malls containing cinemas with multiple screens, the inability to screen more than one film at a time, and limited parking space. The Orpheum was expensive: new paint, carpets, and an air conditioner cost Kerasotes Theaters over $70,000. After Kerasotes closed the Orpheum, the theatre stood empty. In August 1983, the Knox County Board voted to form a Civic Center Committee to raise funds for the restoration and remodeling of the theatre. In December of the following year, Kerasotes Theaters deeded the Orpheum to the Committee. The transaction involved no money,

neg: Joan Mankin Joan Mankin Joan Mankin (May 16, 1948 – September 26, 2015] was an actor and clown prominent in the San Francisco Bay Area, from the early 1970s through 2014. Mankin started her professional career in San Francisco in 1970 with a production of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's "An Independent Female". Thereafter, she appeared in major roles in many Bay Area theater companies including the American Conservatory Theater, Aurora Theatre Company, Berkeley Rep, San Francisco Playhouse and California Shakespeare Theatre as well as the feminist Lilith Theater in the late 1970s early 1980's, of which she was Artistic Director for

neg: NorShor Theatre the opera house was destroyed by a fire in 1889. The modern-day NorShor traces its history back to 1910, when it began as the Orpheum Theatre, located on the former site of the Grand Opera House. It was a Classical Revival-style theatre, and was a premier venue for Vaudeville performances in Duluth. In addition to Vaudeville acts and other performances, the Orpheum was one of Duluth's earliest movie theatres. During the age of silent films, many movie theatres were equipped with a theatre organ, to accompany the silent films with music and sound effects. In 1925, an ornate looking organ

neg: June 2008 San Francisco general election June 2008 San Francisco general election The June 2008 San Francisco general elections were held on June 3, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The elections included the primaries of two seats in the United States House of Representatives, one seat to the California State Senate, two seats to the California State Assembly, seats to various parties' county central committees, one seat to the San Francisco County Superior Court, two California ballot propositions, and eight San Francisco ballot measures. As no candidate had more than 50% of the votes, a runoff election was held between the two highest vote-getting candidates in