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New Orpheum Theatre

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The Orpheum Theater opened in Champaign, Illinois in 1914 on the site of a vaudeville theater built in 1904.History at Cinema Treasures Designed by the Architectural firm Rapp & Rapp, the Orpheum (also known as The New Orpheum) was built to accommodate both live vaudeville performances and the projection of film. After a series of renovations and changes of ownership, the Orpheum screened its final film in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

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