Photo used for articles dated: January 20, 1933 and February 17, 1936. Exterior view of the Orpheum, the first theatre opened by Greek-born Alexander Pantages (1867-1936), a vaudeville and early motion picture producer. In 1897, Pantages left San Francisco to seek greater fortune in Canada's Yukon Territory during the great Klondike gold rush. He eventually found himself in the mining boom-town of Dawson City, where he became a business partner with "Klondike Kate" Rockwell, a saloon and brothel-keeper. Together they operated this small, but highly successful vaudeville and burlesque theatre. Members of the Orpheum's band are visible in front of the large group of people, presumably prominent residents of Dawson City. The bass drum identifying the band reads, "Orpheum Band...Theo. Eggert leader."
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