Pantages Theatre circuit

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The Pantages Theatre circuit was a prominent early 20th-century vaudeville and movie theater chain in North America, known for its lavish venues and major role in popular entertainment.

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instanceOf movie theater chain
vaudeville theater circuit
activePeriod early 20th century
architecturalStyle lavish interior decoration
palatial theater design
associatedWith Hollywood film industry expansion
businessModel vaudeville touring circuit
competition Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit NERFINISHED
Orpheum Circuit NERFINISHED
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact helped popularize vaudeville across western North America
fate absorbed into larger theater and film chains
foundedBy Alexander Pantages NERFINISHED
genre variety entertainment
hasPart Pantages Theatre (Calgary) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Fresno) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Hollywood) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Minneapolis) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Oakland) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Portland, Oregon) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Regina) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Salt Lake City) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (San Diego) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Spokane) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Tacoma) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Toronto) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Vancouver) NERFINISHED
Pantages Theatre (Winnipeg) NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED
industry entertainment industry
motion pictures
vaudeville
influenced development of movie palaces in North America
laterHeadquartersLocation Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED
namedAfter Alexander Pantages NERFINISHED
notableFor lavish theater venues
major role in early 20th-century popular entertainment
operatedBy Alexander Pantages NERFINISHED
operatedIn North America NERFINISHED
ownedBy Alexander Pantages NERFINISHED
partOf North American vaudeville circuit system
peakActivity 1910s
1920s
presented motion pictures
vaudeville acts
targetAudience mass popular entertainment audience
transitionedTo movie exhibition

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Alexander Pantages founded Pantages Theatre circuit