Orpheum Theatre
1192 Market Street,
San Francisco,
CA
94102
1192 Market Street,
San Francisco,
CA
94102
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A 1928 photo of a very different San Francisco Orpheum Theatre appears on the historic-memphis.com website. Here’s a link to the page.
A few 2012 photos can be seen here and here.
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Hello, I saw a posting from FBZ about some small pocket mirrors with vaudeville performer Charmion pictured on them. I collect items with her picture and would be willing to purchase if the owner was interested. Is there any way you or I could contact the owner? Thanks! Jim 973-864-6048
Sometime in the ‘90s I saw Mandy Patinkin perform at the Orpheum. As luck would have it a local radio station was giving away free tickets and I snared a fabulous seat.
Charmion was her stage name, her real name was Laverie Vallee (1875-1949). her art was Vaudeville trapeze artist and strongwoman. She died in Santa Ana, Ca in 1949.
I have quite a few small pocket mirrors from way back in the 20’s or 30’s, that have someone by the name of “Charmion” pictured on the back in various poses. She looked to be a body builder, very muscley. My wife thought it may have been a man. Anyone have info on this act or person? It states “Star of Vaudeville at Orphium”.
Anyone have any clues as to who this may have been and what type of act it was?
A couple photos I took of the Orpheum Theatre on Feb. 28th can be seen here:
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Lost Memory… Your 1966 picture of the Orpheum brought back my City visits from 18 months at Oakland Army Base. Memories when I saw “Dr. Zchivago” in this glorious auditorium. Upon departing, patrons were handed postage-paid postcards to mail to friends, encouraging them to see the picture.
Another(live) show later was Eartha Kitt who sang her favorites and popped a few humorous jokes in between. The audience was generous in so much as to laughter, applause but most of all, they listened to her most politely.
I also obtained her autograph. Oh, what a talented and sexy lady!
Took 3 pics from the stage last weekend…unfortunately it was dark because the “house” wasnt open yet…one decent pic of the auditorium ceiling, the architectural features on sides seem less ornate than in the old pics i’ve seen above…maybe because of all the theatrical lighting ..also threw in some pics of civic center statues with “wicked” in the background
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1962 Photo
1966 Photo
1981 Photo
As a child I saw two Cinerama films at the Orpheum. I agree with “edison school jack” above that nothing comes close today. Most people have no idea what Cinerama was.
Orpheum Theater photo
This is a December 2008 photo of the entrance.
Here is a July 2008 photo.
Another recent photo can be seen here.
This is a 2008 photo of the Orpheum.
Here is a recent photo of the Orpheum Theater.
A Robert-Morton theater organ size 4/22 was installed in the Pantages Theater in 1926. Note: With echo; located at 1192 Market Street.
A few more pictures of the Orpheum here:–
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As a young boy we(my Grandmother, my cousin and me) went to see the first Cinerama movie there. Then the second Cinerama film. The experience was just awesome. The theater itself was unreal. Huge, overwhelming, a spectacular sight that had to be experienced in order to appreciate the value of the architecture itself. The old three screen (three projector) effect could not be duplicated with the later trials of cinerama. The realism was gone. I think at the time there were only 3 theaters able to show cinerama. One in Seattle Wash, the other in Los Angeles Ca. On the west coast that is.
We also later saw mad mad…… world. It didn’t seem to have the same effect. Later I watched How the west was won. The old Cinerama experience seemed to have disappeared, and was replaced with a single projector which made it nothing more than “over sized” cinemascope with stereo sound.
About the only thing close to Cinerama might be IMax.
The great movie days are gone.
OK, thanks.
ken mc the undated photos you posted on Dec. 22, 2005 are from the Pantages Theatre that opened on Dec. 30, 1911. That theatre was located at 937 Market Street. It closed Feb. of 1926 when the new theatre opened.
A modern photo of the Orpheum Theater can be seen here.
1950s:
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