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The Orpheum is a theatre and music venue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Along with the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Vancouver Playhouse, and the Annex, it is part of the Vancouver Civic Theatres group of live performance venues. It is the permanent home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
- 2,672
- November 8, 1927
- New Orpheum
- The City of Vancouver (formerly owned by Famous Players)
- Background and History
- Restoration
- Architecture
- Starwalk
The Orpheum was designed by Seattle-based Scottish architect Benjamin Marcus Priteca in "conservative Spanish Renaissance" style and financed by Vancouver businessman Joseph Langer at a cost of $1.25 million. One of 17 similar theatres built throughout Canada and leased to the Chicago-based Orpheum Circuit, it was originally classified as a movie p...
By the early 1970s, the Orpheum had fallen into disrepair and redevelopment plans were made by its owner, Famous Players, to convert it into a multiplex. In 1973, a campaign to convert the theatre into a permanent concert hall was spearheaded by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver and the city’s mayor, Art Phillips. With federal, provincial and...
The Orpheum displays much of its original splendour despite some loss of detail and some updating for acoustics and patron comfort. Its style is an exuberant and eclectic mix of Romanesque, Moorish, Gothic and Spanish Renaissance elements, making it Canada's best example of the exotic phase of cinema architecture which was the fashion in the larger...
In 1994, the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame incorporated a Starwalk into the Granville Street sidewalk outside the Orpheum Theatre. BC residents who have made outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry are honoured with plaques embedded into the walk of fame. Beginning in 1996, Hall of Fame inductees were also honoured with prominently ...
601 Smithe Street, Vancouver V6B 3L4 604.665.3035. Information. Find yourself enveloped in historic elegance for inspired performances. At over 90 years old, the Orpheum is an incredible setting for shows of all kinds and has hosted millions of people since its opening in 1927.
Mar 24, 2010 · Orpheum Theatre. Orpheum Theatre (Vancouver). 2,688-seat theatre-turned-concert hall, located at Smithe and Seymour on Granville Mall, Vancouver, and administered by Vancouver Civic Theatres. It is the permanent home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
The Orpheum is a theatre and music venue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Along with the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Vancouver Playhouse, and the Annex, it is part of the Vancouver Civic Theatres group of live performance venues. It is the permanent home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Orpheum. The Orpheum debuted in 1927 as Vancouver’s biggest vaudeville house. Later it transitioned into a movie palace and eventually a concert hall. Through its over 90 year tenure, the opulent venue has hosted everyone from visiting royalty and political leaders to wartime recruiters and charitable organizations.
Nov 30, 2016 · 1. V.I.A. Nov 30, 2016 9:59 AM. Each week we’ll uncover some unusual and (hopefully) interesting facts about the city. This week we take on Vancouver’s famed Orpheum Theatre. 1. Thousands of Vancouverites enjoyed the Orpheum before it officially opened. The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver.
