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Hamrick reopened Seattle's vaudeville film showcase the Orpheum Theater (built 1927) in 1934, after it was closed for nearly a year. He "engaged film comedians Bert Wheeler…and Robert Woolsey…for a personal appearance at the Orpheum, a popular move that helped revive the house's fortunes, however briefly" while "also attempting to revive the ailing Music Hall Theatre just a couple of ...
According to a historical summary prepared in 2003 for the Port Washington Public Library Local History Center, the Play Troupe had its beginnings in 1927 and gave its first public performance of 3 one-act plays — Green Chartreuse, The Fog, and The Roadhouse in Arden on January 28, 1928 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Parish Hall.
1984: The Olympia Film Festival was born, taking place at the State Theater. OFS membership jumped from 60 to 600. 1986: OFS started showing films at the Capitol Theater, built in 1924. To accompany the silent classic Pandora's Box, Timothy Brock conducted the Olympia Chamber Orchestra's world premiere of his original film score.
TweedTheaterworks, also known as TWEED, Tweed Ensemble, and theatretweed, is an experimental theatre company founded in 1983. It is known for its Fractured Classicks series, satirical interpretations of classic American plays and films that employ unique casting choices; [1] and its critically acclaimed [2] productions featuring performance artist John Kelly, playwrights Bill Russell and ...
Landmark Theatre Corporation began as Parallax Theatres and was founded in 1974 by Kim Jorgensen with the opening of the Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles, the Sherman in Sherman Oaks, the Rialto in South Pasadena, and the Ken in San Diego. Steve Gilula and Gary Meyer became partners in 1976, as the chain expanded as Landmark.
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It had a population of 55,605 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south.
In addition, the Dream Theater presented silent films with pipe organ accompaniment. The Metropolitan Theatre opened in the Metropolitan Tract in 1911. Owned by New York-based K&E, it was the grandest theater Seattle had seen up to that time. But the 1912 economic downturn led to a marked decrease in this activity. [13]
Mike and Marian Ilitch bought Olympia Stadium Corporation as part of their 1982 purchase of the Red Wings, and renamed it Olympia Arenas. They bought and renovated the Fox Theatre in 1987 and moved Olympia and Little Caesars' headquarters there a year later. The current name, Olympia Entertainment, was adopted in 1996.