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| Title | New Orpheum Theatre stage, August 25, 1927 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1927 |
| Caption | During its opening week, the New Orpheum Theatre featured music on its Wurlitzer organ, Rod LaRocque in the movie "The Fighting Eagle, " and a staging of Aesop's Fables. Next came Carl and Jule Luster ("America's Representative Athletes--Routines Explained"), two singers, and Ned Wayburn's Buds of 1927 ("The Smartest Act in Vaudeville"). The most expensive seats for this program cost 75 cents.
This photo, taken in August 1927, shows the stage of the New Orpheum Theatre during its opening week. |
| Subjects | Theaters; Stages (Platforms); New Orpheum Theatre (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.3791.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 127, 656 |
