Orpheum Theater Opens with Star-Studded Stock Company
Bartley Cushing, San Antonio’s Orpheum managing director, has assembled a top-tier stock company to start the new theater. He arrives after eleven years with Henry W Savage and promises the best plays as soon as released for stock ensembles. The company, praised as among the nation’s best, aims to bring San Antonio premier productions ahead of road tours.
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Orpheum Plans New and Revived Plays for San Antonio
Hayden Stevenson announces the Orpheum will open with The Commuters and later present The Girl of the Golden West. The company aims to premiere stock productions a year ahead of road tours and will feature European works including Ibsen Maeterlinck Sudermann and Hauptmann, plus French drama as merit and popularity allow.
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Lola Downin to Head Orpheum Stock at San Antonio
San Antonio’s Orpheum theater announces Lola Downin as leading woman for the premiere stock company production The Commuters. The show opens Saturday night February 24 with the book still en route from New York. Downin is a renowned stage presence with notable runs in Springfield Worcester Ottawa Cleveland Omaha Kansas City and other cities.
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