1920s Minneapolis Orpheum Theater Photo, Stage Costumes
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Item #: BNT191 Our price: $49.00 |
The Orpheum Theatre, originally known as the Hennepin, opened in 1921
Its first performers included the Marx Brothers with more than 70,000 guests attending the opening week run. Billed as the largest vaudeville house in the country when it opened, the Orpheum became a major outlet for such entertainers as Jack Benny, George Burns, and Fanny Brice. It also hosted big bands including Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Count Basie.
This is an original photograph that I have had in my collection for a long time. This depicts a group of theatrical actors, all of which are laughing and joking, quite a neat scene. I'm not sure what production this would have been for. Stamped in the bottom right corner, 'Orpheum Studio, Minneapolis'. This photo was taken during its earliest years in the first half of the twentieth century.
Measures approx. 8" x 10"
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