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Orpheum Theatre  
Address 842 South Broadway
Opening Night Seating Capacity 2000
Original Theatre Owner unknown
Original Theatre Architect G.A. Landsburgh
Years of Operation Opened 15 February 1926
Type of Musical Accompaniment Orchestra and Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ
Current Status Operating

The Orpheum Theatre was originally built to be a vaudeville house that also presented motion pictures. The Orpheum was a first-run house.

Recently, silent era films have been presented with both orchestra and Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ (Style 240, Opus 1821) musical accompaniment.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485 : Los Angeles Orpheum website : with additional information provided by John Koerber and Yoshio Nakamura.

 

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