The Orpheum Collection
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The Orpheum Collection Processed by Laura Cunningham 2013 Memphis and Shelby County Room Memphis Public Library and Information Center 3030 Poplar Ave 1 Memphis, TN 38111 Table of Contents Scope and Content ……………………………………………………………………3 Container List Box 1 (31 Folders) ……………………………………………………………………4 Box 2 (39 Folders) ……………………………………………………………………9 2 The Orpheum Collection In 1890, the Grand Opera House opened at the corner of Main and Beale Streets in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1907, the theater became part of the Orpheum Vaudeville circuit and was renamed the Orpheum Theatre. In 1923, a fired destroyed the building, which was rebuilt. A new, larger theater opened in 1928. The Malco theater chain purchased the building in 1940, running first run movies until 1976. The following year, the Memphis Development Foundation purchased the Orpheum and began bringing Broadway productions and concerts back to the theater. The theater underwent another renovation in the early 1980s, restoring it to its 1928 grandeur. At present, the Orpheum continues to bring in performances and averages ten to twelve Broadway shows a year. The Orpheum Collection consists of two boxes spanning 1 linear foot. The collection contains materials from the Memphis and Shelby County Room pertaining to the Orpheum Theatre. Items in the collection include the souvenir opening programs from 1928 and 1984; Orpheum publications: Backstage, After Five, Broadway at the Orpheum, Marquee, and the Orpheum Circuit News; and miscellaneous memorabilia. Single photocopies or scans of unpublished writings in these papers may be made for purposes of scholarly research. While the Memphis Public Library & Information Center may house an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use. Any image from the library’s collection published in any form must cite as the source: Memphis and Shelby County Room, Memphis Public Library & Information Center. For all requests, please contact the History Department at 901.415.2742 or [email protected]. 3 BOX ONE Folder 1: Backstage 1981 August 1981 September 1981 October 1981 November 1981 December 1981 Folder 2: Backstage 1982 April 1982 October 1982 November 1982 Folder 3: Backstage 1983 February 1983 March 1983 May 1983 July 1983 August 1983 October 1983 Folder 4: Backstage 1984 January 1984 February 1984 March 1984 April 1984 May 1984 June 1984 July 1984 August 1984 September 1984 October 1984 November / December 1984 Folder 5: Backstage 1985 March 1985 4 April 1985 June 1985 July 1985 September 1985 October 1985 November 1985 December 1985 Folder 6: Backstage 1986 February 1986 March 1986 April 1986 May 1986 June 1986 July 1986 August 1986 September 1986 October 1986 November 1986 December 1986 Folder 7: Backstage 1987 January 1987 February 1987 March 1987 April 1987 May 1987 June 1987 July 1987 August 1987 September 1987 October 1987 November 1987 Folder 8: After Five May 1983 Folder 9: After Five January 1984 Folder 10: After Five March 1984 5 Folder 11: After Five July 1984 Folder 12: After Five September 1984 Folder 13: After Five October 1984 Folder 14: After Five November 1984 Folder 15: After Five December 1984 Folder 16: After Five March 21 and 23, 1985 Folder 17: After Five November 27 – December 1, 1985 Folder 18: Broadway at the Orpheum- 1 Annie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ Folder 19: Broadway at the Orpheum- 2 A Chorus Line Mitzi Folder 20: Broadway at the Orpheum- 3 Oklahoma They’re Playing Our Song 6 Folder 21: Marquee 1986 Cats South Pacific Stop the World – I want to Get Off Folder 22: Marquee 1987 - 1 Cole Porter’s Can-Can Cats Dreamgirls Folder 23: Marquee 1987 - 2 La Cage Aux Folles The Odd Couple On the 20th Century Folder 24: Marquee 1988-1989 Nunsense Les Miserable Folder 25: Marquee 1990 Cats Starlight Express Mame 7 Folder 26: Marquee 1991 Ziegfeld Cats Folder 27: Marquee 1992 The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Tru Will Rogers Follies Folder 28: Marquee 1993 Grand Hotel Aspects of Love Camelot Folder 29: Marquee October 1993 – December 1993 Secret Garden Oklahoma City of Angels Folder 30: Marquee August 1994 – May 1995 Cats Hello, Dolly! Just for Laughs 8 The Great Radio City Music Hall Spectacular Folder 31: Marquee 1995 Guys and Dolls Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Crazy for You 9 BOX TWO Folder 1: Marquee November 1995 –October 1998 Cinderella Smokey Joe’s Café Stomp Cirque Chicago Folder 2: Marquee January 1999 – June 1999 Sunset Blvd Victor Victoria Footloose Miss Saigon Jekyll and Hyde Folder 3: Marquee October 1999 – January 2000 Beauty and the Beast Show Boat Ragtime the Musical Folder 4: Marquee February 2001 – June 2003 10 Fosse Phantom of the Opera The Full Monty Folder 5: Marquee January 2004 – July 2005 Hairspray The King and I Smokey Joe’s Café Evita Folder 6: Orpheum Circuit News and Program - January 10, 1916 Folder 7: Orpheum Circuit News and Program –March 18, 1918 Folder 8: Orpheum Circuit News and Program - August 26, 1918 Folder 9: Orpheum Circuit News and Program –Sept. 9, 1918 Folder 10: Orpheum Circuit News and Program –Nov. 4, 1918 Folder 11: Orpheum Circuit News and Program– Nov. 11, 1918 Folder 12: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Nov.18, 1918 Folder 13: Orpheum Circuit News and Program –Nov. 25, 1918 11 Folder 14: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Dec. 2, 1918 Folder 15: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Dec. 9, 1918 Folder 16: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Dec. 30, 1918 Folder 17: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Jan. 6, 1919 (Two Copies) Folder 18: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Jan. 20, 1919 (Two Copies) Folder 19: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Jan. 27, 1919 Folder 20: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Feb. 3, 1919 Folder 21: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Feb. 10, 1919 Folder 22: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Feb. 17, 1919 Folder 23: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Feb.24, 1919 (Two Copies) Folder 24: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Mar. 10, 1919 Folder 25: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Mar. 31, 1919 12 Folder 26: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Sept.1, 1919 Folder 27: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Sept. 8, 1919 (Two Copies) Folder 28: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Sept. 15, 1919 Folder 39: Orpheum Circuit News and Program –Sept. 22, 1919 Folder 30: Orpheum Circuit News and Program –Sept. 29, 1919 Folder 31: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Oct. 6, 1919 Folder 32: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Nov. 17, 1919 Folder 33: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Dec. 15, 1919 Folder 34: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Jan. 12, 1920 Folder 35: Orpheum Circuit News and Program – Sep. 10, 1923 Folder 36: Miscellaneous “The Jollies of 1923” Tickets 8702 – 8707 September 2, 1918 13 March 24, 1919 December 1, 1919 February 16, 1920 Folder 37: Keith – Albee Orpheum Circuit Souvenir and Opening Program November 19, 1928 May 27, 1929 Program Folder 38: 1984 Reopening These materials are from a folder celebrating the Orpheum’s 1984 Grand Reopening Orpheum Folder “Champagne and Gershwin,” January 7-8, 1984 “Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo,” January 24, 1984 “My Orpheum” Bumper Sticker “A taste of Beale Street” Card Orpheum Calendar – The First 60 Days Memphis Symphony Orchestra Personnel / Vincent Astor Flyer Two Flyers for upcoming shows Folder 39: 1990s – 2000s August 21-23, 1992 John Schneider in Brigadoon Flyer Broadway Presents 1994 Schedule 1998 Season Flyer 14 The Merry Widow Program, March 18-19, 2005 Fisk Jubilee Singers Program, February 23, 2007 15 .