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The theater went through a variety of owners who in turn used different names: Little (1928-1932), Rivoli (1932-1934), Drury Lane (1935), Europa (1935-1936), and Cinema (1936-59). From 1960 to 1964, director George C. Scott established a live theater troupe called the Vanguard Playhouse.
Gem Theatre or Gem Theater may refer to: Gem Theatre (Detroit) Gem Theater (Deadwood, South Dakota) Gem Theatre (Kannapolis, North Carolina) Gem Theater (New Orleans)
Kreeger Theater Southwest: 1950 514 Arena Stage Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle Southwest: 1950 200 Atlas Performing Arts Center: Lang Theater H Street: 2005 (established 1938) 258 Atlas Performing Arts Center Sprenger Theater H Street: 2005 (established 1938) 160 Atlas Performing Arts Center Atlas Lab Theatre I H Street: 2005 (established 1938) 70
The theater was rebuilt and reopened in 1948 with 916 seats and a new balcony to replace the old one. Steve Morris bought a share of the theater in 1995 and became general manager and later the owner. With competition from newer theaters, the Gem showed movies that had already been shown elsewhere. First-run movies returned in 2000. [2]
During a private soft launch opening on Sunday May 28, [8] D.C. power pop/punk band, Venray was the very first to perform, opening for the local go-go band, Trouble Funk.The much vaunted grand opening on May 30, 2023 featured the Foo Fighters, [1] [9] performing there two years after Dave Grohl first revealed that the venue was being built.
The Gem was conceived in 1948 by the Bijou Amusement Company of Memphis, Tennessee and opened in 1951. Having a theater specifically for African-American residents in their own neighborhood meant that customers weren't relegated to one section with inferior amenities, like in segregated theaters that were ubiquitous at the time. [1]
The nearly 60,000 square feet (5,600 m 2) facility boasts one 260 seat proscenium theatre, one large flexible seat black box theatre and two smaller Lab Theatres. There are three dance studios, managed by Joy of Motion Dance Center.
Swearengen opened the Gem Variety Theater on April 7, 1877, at the corners of Wall and Main streets to entertain the population of the mining camp with "prize fights" (as was customary with Swearengen's previous establishment the Cricket Saloon, no prizes were actually involved), stage acts consisting of comedians, singers and dancers, and primarily, prostitutes.