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Palace Theatre​

 

Street Address: 

307 S. Broadway

Los Angeles, CA 90013

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The Palace opened in 1911 as the third home of the Orpheum vaudeville circuit in Los Angeles.

While the structure's exterior displays Italian influences, its interior decoration is distinctly French, with garland-draped columns and a color scheme of pale pastels. The auditorium was designed with excellent acoustics for a pre-amplified age.

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Although the original seating capacity neared 2,000, the intimate vertical design with two balconies ensured that no one was far from the stage. The original box seats were removed in the 1930s; the walls were plastered and painted over with massive murals by Candelario Rivas depicting pastoral scenes. The theatre now seats around 1,000.

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The Palace features a center stage trap[door], referred to as the "Houdini Trap," which was specially built for Harry Houdini and his shows. The theatre has also been famously featured in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video.

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*information taken from Los Angeles Conservancy

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Capacity:

Main floor 608

Mezzanine 460

TOTAL 1,068

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To contact the original website, visit Los Angeles Theatre. The actual website is not available in English. Fortunately, in our quest for finding information on booking, the first website appeared through a Google Search. The first website would benefit from a modern design update, but information is easy to obtain, which is what ultimately matters. Unify Broadway hopes to build a stronger relationship among the theatres by placing them on a single website for potential renters to sift and shop through.

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