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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Radio vaudeville house Orpheum also known RKO Founded by Joseph Kennedy

The RKO Keith's Theater was opened on Christmas Day in 1928 as a "vaudeville house"[3] and movie theater, with additional renovations made during the 1970s to install three screens.[3] There were many stars who performed at this theater. Some of these stars includedBob Hope, Jack Benny and the Marx BrothersJudy GarlandMae West,Milton BerleJimmy Durante, and Jerry Lewis, all of whom performed and provided entertainment on stage.,[3][4]On Saturday, January 16, 1965, Hollywood stars Cesar Romers andConnie Stevens also entertained audiences at RKO Keith's Theater; Stevens was a resident of Bayside during that time.[5]
Orpheum

Orpheum is a name often used for theatres or other entertainment venues. It may refer to:

Theatres

Orpheum Circuit, a chain of vaudeville and movie theatersCanadaOrpheum (Vancouver), Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaGermanyOrpheum DresdenUnited States (by state, then city)Orpheum Theater (Flagstaff, Arizona)Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix, Arizona)Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco, California)Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois), also known as The New OrpheumHotel Mississippi-RKO Orpheum Theater, Davenport, IowaSioux City Orpheum, Sioux City, IowaOrpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas)Orpheum Theater (New Orleans, Louisiana)Orpheum Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)Orpheum Theatre (New Bedford, Massachusetts)Orpheum Theatre, in Duluth, Minnesota, later renamed the NorShor TheatreOrpheum Theatre (Minneapolis, Minnesota)Roberts Orpheum Theater, St. Louis, MissouriCreighton Orpheum Theater, Omaha, NebraskaOrpheum Theatre (Manhattan), an Off-Broadway theatre located in New York City's East VillageOrpheum Theatre (Memphis, Tennessee)Orpheum Theatre (Madison, Wisconsin)

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