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Omaha World-Herald from Omaha, Nebraska • 45

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Omaha, Nebraska
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AID ew Orplieum Opening Today All Beautiful for Season of Triumph WORKS DESPITE MISHAP and gold colors I i ib ay We congratulate the an Omaha public on the opening of the NEW sk a Orplieum Theatre Thompson Starret Company Orqanl rd m' r'this time for the new It was a distinct pleasure to ORPHEUM THEATRE Theatre and we take this means to extend our THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT arid Their Architects finest theatres RAPP GEO RAPP and auditoriums on their achievement WurljTzer VI PIANOS ORGANS HARPS I MUSICAL INSTR UMENTS BULLIVANT LINGG COMPANY CHICAGO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Louis Missouri AMUSEMENTS RADIO AUTOS AMUSEMENTS RADIO AUTOS flank the stair These are fur solus and i Anol tier 0 6 illor good til not IfilK in 1 I I I'B? 'XY 4 pro rind Jiin cat I anti cosmetic rooms boudoirs with scold si rely upholstered a The Hoots are carpeted tones and the and wreck tnarin pulllr ship 'a him 1 drar largsjt gor Perin iblicau i oilcan catch A red as ebate an! ter to pro ear'S 1 1 IX i from there ss in rf the it fn It ntion idiate stake com General Contractors New York OMAHA NEBRASKA OCTOBER 9 1927 ILM "BRINGING UP any tghes ittee the man have pre ii nilt obll iaus" Myrna Loy who has been rearing in feature roles will have the lead in "A Girl from faEe on is iwes ev sec I put oval of icaP skip are very proud to have been selected as Plastering Contractors for the new pop Mound Rose Cornice Sheet Metal Works at the start of his career The upshot that irst National written into' the a part calling IN THE PICTURES These are interior views of the new Orphcum theater giving an idea of the seating arrangement the beauty of architecture and ele gance of appointments Picture at top was taken from the stage and shows most of the auditorium with a box at the side above which are the beautiful hangings conceal mg organ pipes At lower left is one of the ornamental pieces in the arand foyer a rench Saives clock with gold plate base The table on which it stands is of gold and ivory color At lower right is stair way leading from the grand foyer to the mezzanine floor Pictures were taken by Dewell photog rapher Impatiently Vincente waited for his arm to mend so that lie could undertake his second screen role but it refused to heal quickly and he daily became more worried over tins inactivity American film of It all was caused to be script of for a rnaii with a broken arm thus saving the new nerves and the money ates thia was it he A Vtf A vr NA Nj MAKES PERECT AUDIENCE Hollywood Cal Oct An audi ence which can fill a whole theater set for a director without running up the cost of the picture has been added to one here 1 next Ing tur the leians 8 little ion in i sure list a con hall to its Broken Arm Keep Hunga 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MARK NEW THEATER rs Are wo II Marcus Heiman (President of the Orpheum Circuit) Another Epoch in Vaudeville Unfolds Itself Before the Theatre Loving Public 4 hap of ngard Bill i pa Ira Evans die In iinftaUriel bat four ra rl on ritalo the ship i you enter the auditorium you rrerted by a well groomed ush inJ led to your seat Your eye vis up and up in the cathedral ilty to Intricate design after de in the nlnw of gold which llilles the walls and the Luge ng center All the gold design re you is made of pure gold The walls are of gold andr brocade Stairway and Promenades the right of he grand foyer is circular stairway It winds ma cally from the grand foyer to upper foyers and promenades upper promenades are fur led as lavishly as the grand foy ind in the same color scheme stairway is carpeted with ry pale crimson Saxony carpet as an interesting border design i black ground Uracrive niches all dm way up led with comfy es need crimson bro Hw There are oil paintingslese walls Among them will noticed the rlB VonBergcn and a notable picture entitled XV ha Throne These paint i are valued at two thousand srs each orgeous drapery arrangements rn the entrances to the audi uiu from the grand stairway the comfort of patrons who ose to view Orpheum pre tatious from mezzanine ir or the balcony an elevator been installed 'be golden canopy of the Into is best viewed from the bal It is glorified by a magnifi congratulations and best wishes to urnishings Mirrored alls and Hand Carved urniture today the new Orpheum Igr Is an ensemble of elegance of the renaissance Ld is enhanced by a decorative Le ct gold and ivory tsslng through th lobby which ailed from flour to ceiling with i caverneite and lavc nti ble you come to the grand foy Uere you get the first notes of gold and ivory decorative une Her H'u are greeted by ce marbles mirrored walls lights and panels of gold Hxnd Carved urniture ta'tereii about the foyer are icleg all hand carved and gild luxurious davenports and high annehaif their wood por beautilully gilded tb uphol ngdone in lo ny softness The! rings are imide of the choicest termtso and Venetian is ai brocatelles and damaks drapt rlea are of 5 atican crim brtM'itelle and are embellished petsementuriu art Artistic King fountains in lorentine de NY A Hartung (Omaha manager Orpheum theater) "Twell any 'vinicj tghf lectio 1 Party hard ls of re Of ship jj mi tie L'haJrs Pub iture Pre thf which auinely you will find the mighty ing of the handsome new structure dedicated to a new feneration of theatre goers the New Orpheum is a credit to the vision of those who guide the destinies of' yr i 'v''l Vt'l: Rose rench actress has been added to the cast of ing Up the motion picture film which is to be built around the comic strip of George McManus Bull Montana is another member of the cast in which arrell Mc Donald has the title role UiM five changes of lights may In advance for any act Back Stage eatures are dressing rooms chorus rooms and a green all exquisitely furnished and Elevator service from to the stage 13 to be had and stairways are all beautifully Teted ventilating svstem holds interest air Is ln into the audit orium through cMllng Under every seat Is a lentilator which draws air out giving a complete of air every thro mtn A 35 horsepower motor the its kind in the est has Walled also ten suction Cifrigeraior plant capable out 250 tons of ice daily he air 'Ta fJWeinent says: Itlort creat0 a feeling of (ML bring oui patrons IK0 footlights We have elegance and yet homelike through the houe Cushions of dull ier 1:1 backs of Jiu tir in an emerald creen I the cusLiuas are minia ring mattresses It tif different promenades are ns rooms ey ire Jik Hum i choice daiiia?) of rench gray i rose the same snfi hta shine from dainty crystal lures of unique Individuality Be men's smoking rooms have 1 touch of real abodes ille designed to meet every mas Hoe taste they display richness furnishings i stage being the focal point the framing for the produc has been lavishly furnished re a front setting of cssks and metallic fabrics Rring liquid gold Sixty dlf (ut curtains are here be a drop of glittering rhlne rts he latest production of project I machines fur showing films It possible for the front row Side liners tn rpr the same Tof pictures as those seat i 1Q nfllkAVa a I wuhc parus ui um nuue he lighting system is arranged I ed deed crystal chandelier resembling Tb ilttee tingly The Mr ce on a on 1 riued gurds tlie the trou was David dp Id ill SHI 1 ''It 4 4 ar i IML WT'IWl i os Im lh i yr vw ncv'cx xccjao a a4xJiBaMM sz ocx xox vs I' we WWW: Sr fcS It S' 4 nn 'J ip i 1 kw W'g 41 V2kWsW Nr 4 9P 1 5 th vrv 1 4 55 zvyv 1 JNJi CCA 'J JJJn i 4 '4 ij 9 'V G'J '7X i 1 rx A 4 1 i Xe TA 0 1 VC xXWVvjZy 'at A 4 Az xv a I 'a'TX At Tr IL rv 2 va iiz? 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