Pantages vaudeville and motion picture chain
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The Pantages vaudeville and motion picture chain was a prominent early 20th-century North American theater circuit known for its lavish venues and popular live entertainment and film exhibitions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motion picture theater chain
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theater circuit ⓘ vaudeville circuit ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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palace-style movie theater ⓘ |
| businessModel | touring vaudeville acts between houses ⓘ |
| competition |
Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit
NERFINISHED
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Orpheum Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
contributed to the rise of movie palaces
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helped popularize vaudeville across western North America ⓘ |
| entertainmentForm |
feature films
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variety shows ⓘ vaudeville revues ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alexander Pantages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | vaudeville ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Pantages Theater (Hollywood)
NERFINISHED
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Pantages Theater (Los Angeles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantages Theater (Minneapolis) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantages Theater (Tacoma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantages Theater (Toronto) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantages Theater (Vancouver) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantages Theater (Winnipeg) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalRole | transition from vaudeville to motion pictures ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major North American vaudeville network ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
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live theater ⓘ motion picture exhibition ⓘ |
| legacy | many former Pantages theaters are preserved as historic landmarks ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Pantages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early motion picture screenings
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lavish theaters ⓘ ornate interior design ⓘ popular vaudeville bills ⓘ |
| operatedIn | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakNumberOfTheaters | dozens of venues across North America ⓘ |
| programming | mixed bills of live acts and films ⓘ |
| service |
film exhibition
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live entertainment ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mass urban audiences ⓘ |
| typicalFeatures |
grand lobbies
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large seating capacity ⓘ ornate auditoriums ⓘ |
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