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The New Orpheum, which was the biggest theatre in Canada when it opened in 1927, with three thousand seats, [4] cost $1.25 million to construct. [6] [7] The first manager of the theatre was William A. Barnes. [4]
Lobby Theatre interior. The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a performing arts venue in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAlong with the Orpheum, Vancouver Playhouse, and the Annex, it is one of four facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres on behalf of the city of Vancouver (the Playhouse adjoins the QE Theatre in the same complex). [1]
Orpheum, 884 Granville (1927–1975; concert hall and home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra since 1977. Originally built as the New Orpheum) Originally built as the New Orpheum) Paradise , 919 Granville (1949-1972 and 1984–1989 as Studio, 1972–1978 as Eve, 1979–1981 as Lyric, 1981–1984 as Towne, 1989–1999; now the Studio Nightclub)
Along with the Orpheum, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Annex, it is one of four facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres Department (the Playhouse adjoins the QE Theatre in the same complex). [1] [2] The venue is situated at the corner of Hamilton and Dunsmuir [3] and seats 668 plus 5 wheelchairs. [4]
The Orpheum theatre with advertising for the movie Lady Luck, c. 1946. The theatre was home to the city's first resident orchestra. The Lyric (the original Orpheum) was home to the city's first resident orchestra. When the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) was founded, it performed in the Capitol Theatre). The city also had several ...
Ivan Ackery (October 30, 1899 – October 29, 1989) was a movie theatre manager and entertainment promoter in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was the manager of Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre during its peak period from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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