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Hammerstein hired architect William H. McElfatrick of the firm J.B. McElfatrick & Son to design the opera house in 1907, and construction began the following year. When it opened as the Philadelphia Opera House in 1908, it was the largest theater of its kind in the world, seating more than 4,000 people.
Franklin Music Hall is a concert venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in a converted building once part of the General Electric Switchgear Plant and opened in 1995. It has a capacity between 2,500 [1] and 3,000 people. [2] It is owned and operated by The Bowery Presents.
Miller Theater, originally the Sam S. Shubert Theatre and later, the Merriam Theater, is Philadelphia's most continuous location for touring Broadway shows. It is located at 250 South Broad Street within the Avenue of the Arts cultural district of Center City Philadelphia. The Theatre was built by The Shubert Organization in 1918.
Mollie O'Brien was born October 25, 1952, and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia, where she was the second youngest of five siblings.Her family was immersed in music, [1] and her mother frequently drove Mollie and her younger brother Tim to local performances [4] by 1960s [1] musicians such as The Beatles, Wheeling Symphony, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck and Ray Charles.
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Electric Factory Concerts remains the dominant Philadelphia concert promoter, though the brand is now owned by Live Nation Entertainment. [ 7 ] The International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees , Local 8 has called for a boycott of all Electric Factory Concert events, stating that the promoter "(undermines) the area standard."
Trocadero Theater, Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia; Information at CinemaTreasures.com; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1495, "Arch Street Opera House, 1003–1005 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 2 photo caption pages
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