Palace Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)
Operator | Columbus Association for the Performing Arts |
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Capacity | 2,695 |
Current use | Performing arts center |
Construction | |
Opened | 1926 |
Architect | Thomas W. Lamb |
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The Palace Theatre is a 2,695-seat restored
History
The Palace Theatre was designed by
The dressing room tower in the backstage area was designed as a small hotel, complete with a "front desk", where performers picked up their room keys and mail. Kitchen facilities and a children’s playroom were available. The dressing rooms are named after cities on the vaudeville touring routes. The under-stage room includes an animal shower and small sanitary stable, along with a ramp built for hoofed animals to help facilitate their transport to and from the stage during the Vaudeville era.[1]
In 1929, the Keith-Albee Palace was renamed the
The Palace's Wurlitzer organ was dismantled in the 1960s by the Central Ohio Theatre Organ Society pending restoration, and as of 2007[update] was installed at Thomas Worthington High School in nearby Worthington, Ohio.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Palace Theatre". www.capa.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ a b ""Miss Buckeye" Organ History". VintageHammond.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
External links
- Media related to Palace Theatre (Columbus, Ohio) at Wikimedia Commons
- Palace Theatre at CAPA website