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Owners of an American chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres
The Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation was the owner of a chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres. It was formed by the merger of the holdings of
Keith-Albee-Orpheum
Former chain of vaudeville and movie theaters
merged into the Keith-Albee-Orpheum corporation, ultimately becoming part of the Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) corporation. The Orpheum Circuit was started
Orpheum_Circuit
Performing arts center in West Virginia, US
United States. At the time of its construction, the Keith Albee Theatre, named after Keith-Albee-Orpheum, was thought to be the second largest theater in
Keith-Albee_Theatre
American film and distribution company
studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain and Joseph P. Kennedy's Film Booking Offices of America
RKO_Pictures
Former movie theater in Queens, New York
by Benjamin Franklin Keith and Edward Albee of the Keith–Albee vaudeville circuit, which bought the site in 1927. The Keith–Albee Theater, as it was known
RKO Keith's Theater (Flushing, Queens)
RKO_Keith's_Theater_(Flushing,_Queens)
American vaudeville impresario (1857–1930)
Pictures ("Radio-Keith-Orpheum") and turned the Orpheum vaudeville circuit into a chain of movie theaters. Many entertainers considered Albee's tactics tyrannical
E._F._Albee
American film actor (1880–1940)
Following his departure from Fox, Mix did a vaudeville tour with the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit. Mix threatened to move to Argentina to make films or to
Tom_Mix
United States historic place
the theater to B.F. Keith in 1913. It was a part of the B.F. Keith vaudeville circuit, which became a part of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum chain, and then RKO
Chase's Theater and Riggs Building
Chase's_Theater_and_Riggs_Building
American vaudeville theater owner (1846–1914)
Keith, died in 1918, control of the company went to Albee. In 1928, the B. F. Keith Circuit merged with the Orpheum Circuit to form the Keith-Albee-Orpheum
Benjamin_Franklin_Keith
Entertainment genre
late 1920s. Joseph Kennedy Sr. in a hostile buyout, acquired the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Theatres Corporation (KAO), which had more than 700 vaudeville theatres
Vaudeville
American dramatist (1902–1998)
she was asked to replace an actress and entered the vaudeville Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit with boyfriend (future Hollywood screen writer) Dan Jarrett
Jean_Dalrymple
American actress
Terre Haute, Indiana; and Holyoke, Massachusetts. She joined the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation vaudeville circuits. By 1914 she was working in Hollywood
Dorothy_Dalton
American film studio of the silent era
executive David Sarnoff arranged the merger between FBO and the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater circuit that created RKO, one of the major studios of Hollywood's
Film Booking Offices of America
Film_Booking_Offices_of_America
Performing arts organization in Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
of 1,568. Edward Franklin Albee II opened the Carlton Theater on November 11, 1926 as one of a series of Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville theaters. Opening
Count Basie Center for the Arts
Count_Basie_Center_for_the_Arts
Large U.S. film companies
under RCA by its president David Sarnoff, bringing together FBO and Keith-Albee-Orpheum) Independent, 1935–1955 (half of RCA's interest purchased by Floyd
Major_film_studios
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
Orpheum and Keith–Albee, Edward Albee initially said any vaudeville act that played the Palace would not be allowed on the Keith–Albee circuit. Albee
Palace Theatre (New York City)
Palace_Theatre_(New_York_City)
Edward F. Albee. Albee took full control following the younger Keith's death in 1918. In 1928, the theaters owned by Albee and the Orpheum Circuit merged
B._F._Keith_Circuit
1929 film directed by Lynn Shores
RKO was created from Film Booking Offices of America, RCA, and the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain. Stephen “Steve” Maxwell, Jr. (Douglas Fairbanks Jr
The_Jazz_Age_(film)
Early film audio synchronization system
investors merged Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) with the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain and Radio Corporation of America; the resulting movie
RCA_Photophone
American businessman and politician (1888–1969)
local screens. With that in mind, he bought controlling shares in Keith-Albee-Orpheum Theaters Corporation (KAO), which had more than 700 vaudeville theaters
Joseph_P._Kennedy_Sr.
Offices of America studio and Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain and was merging them under a holding company, Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp. Its new production
List_of_RKO_Pictures_films
Biographical museum in Pennsylvania
Sylvester Z. Poli's theater for in Scranton, which was part of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit at the time. This would later become the RKO Pictures circuit
Houdini_Museum
Type of movie theater
exclusively for the talkies. The Keith-Albee Theatre was opened to the public in 1928 as part of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit, the premier vaudeville
Atmospheric_theatre
Movie theatre in Massachusetts
designed by Thomas W. Lamb as part the Keith-Albee-Orpheum chain of vaudeville theatres. Keith-Albee-Orpheum became part of RKO Pictures in 1928, leading
RKO_Boston_Theatre
Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
death of Keith, Albee continued the operation and eventually merged with Orpheum, the largest western booking agency to form Keith-Albee-Orpheum (KAO).
State Theatre (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
State_Theatre_(New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey)
Method of film production
control of both FBO and the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain; merging them into a single venture, it created the Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corporation, Sarnoff chairing
Studio_system
Albert Westover and built in 1912 by the Imperial Theatre by the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation vaudeville chain of New York City and their Canadian
Imperial_Theatre,_Saint_John
American theatre owner (1868–1940)
1928, Orpheum Circuit was merged with the theater chain started by Benjamin Franklin Keith and Edward Franklin Albee II to form Keith-Albee-Orpheum. A few
Martin_Beck_(vaudeville)
Historic theater in Maryland, USA
The Loew's chain operated the Hippodrome from 1917 to 1924, then Keith-Albee-Orpheum assumed stewardship. In 1920 the average weekly attendance was 30
Hippodrome Theatre (Baltimore)
Hippodrome_Theatre_(Baltimore)
Period of animation in which theatrical sound cartoons were common and popular
Al Falfa. In 1921, he worked at Fables Pictures, Inc, founded by Keith-Albee-Orpheum and soon purchased by Amedee J. Van Beuren in 1928. There, he worked
Golden age of American animation
Golden_age_of_American_animation
American businessman (1891–1971)
company were RCA, the Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), and the Keith-Albee-Orpheum (KAO) theater chain. When Sarnoff was put in charge of radio broadcasting
David_Sarnoff
American banker
retailing, airlines, and the entertainment business notably with the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theatre group 1928 deal that sold the majority of its stock to Joseph
Robert_Lehman
Off-Broadway theatre in New York City
After 1883, it hosted vaudeville as part of the B. F. Keith Circuit and Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit. In 1921, it was renamed the Acme Theatre and converted
Union_Square_Theatre
American horse trainer (1876–1934)
January, he performed with his Wonder Horses for several weeks on the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Circuit at the New York Hippodrome. His 15-minute presentation was
Jack_Joyce_(horse_trainer)
Greek American impresario and vaudeville/film producer
blocked from expansion into the eastern market by New York-based Keith-Albee-Orpheum (KAO). In the late 1920s, with the looming advent of talking pictures
Alexander_Pantages
Topics referred to by the same term
La-ongmanee (born 1995), Thai actor and singer Kuiper Airborne Observatory Keith-Albee-Orpheum, abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of an American chain of vaudeville
Kao
Keith Albee Circuit, the forerunner to Keith-Albee-Orpheum, touring until 1927. During Christmas week, 1925, the rockets perform at the B. F. Keith's
The_Six_Rockets
American comedic duo
on January 7, 1926 and moved up a notch when they signed with the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit in 1927. Burns wrote most of the material and played the
Burns_and_Allen
American actor (1884–1962)
1918; they were married later that year. Conlin & Glass played the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuits in big-city theaters. They also starred together in two
Jimmy_Conlin
Russian dancer and teacher
Copenhagen, then came to the United States in 1907 where he joined the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuits as a member of the Golden Troupe of Russian dancers
Senia_Russakoff
Former American cartel of vaudeville theater managers
with both the Keith-Albee and the Orpheum. This meant that acts could arrange coast-to-coast tours through one agency. In 1905 the Orpheum Circuit had seventeen
Vaudeville Managers Association
Vaudeville_Managers_Association
American actress
Wyoming. Her father, William B. Sleeper, was an official of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit in New York City. Her uncle was John J. Murdock
Martha_Sleeper
American film executive
was reorganized and Blumberg was elected to RKO's parent company, (Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corp.), board of directors and assumed the role of vice president
Nate_Blumberg
Film distribution company
Producers Distributing Corporation merged under the control of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum (KAO) chain of theaters. In early 1928, Joseph P. Kennedy, owner
Producers Distributing Corporation
Producers_Distributing_Corporation
American musician (1870–1952)
himself a successful entertainer. A rival vaudeville circuit, the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation, tried to hire him away from the Loew's circuit, but
Uncle_Dave_Macon
American rodeo performer (1883–1951)
1910. They had a stint on Broadway in ‘Wyoming Days’ and did the Keith-Albee, Orpheum, and Pantages vaudeville circuits, as well as appearances in Glasgow
Florence_LaDue
Movie theater in Orlando, Florida
the Alexander Pantages, Orpheum, and Keith-Albee vaudeville performance circuits (later combined as the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit). Manager Harry Vincent
Beacham_Theatre
American producer (1870–1948)
Joseph P. Kennedy and RCA head David Sarnoff merged FBO and the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater circuit to form RKO Radio Pictures. Inventor Lee De Forest
Pat_Powers_(producer)
Former film production and distribution company
Elisha Walker's Blair & Co. firm, which soon allied it with the Keith-Albee and Orpheum theater chains and in 1928 brought in financier and Hollywood maestro
Pathé_Exchange
Entertainment venue in Cleveland, Ohio, US
Theater (renamed KeyBank State Theatre). Albee was a vaudeville impresario who founded the Keith-Albee Orpheum vaudeville chain and wanted to make Playhouse
Connor_Palace
American comedy actress (1884-1983)
divorce if he learned that she was truly wed. While performing on the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit, Tincher was approached by a man who commented
Fay_Tincher
Radio station in Los Angeles, California, United States
of America (RCA), which also owned the Keith–Albee–Orpheum vaudeville circuit, later renamed Radio–Keith–Orpheum (RKO). RKO handled many vaudeville comedians
KFI
Venue in Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts. It was originally built as the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, a movie palace in the Keith-Albee chain. The chain became part of RKO when it was
Boston_Opera_House
American film editor
1927. When Kennedy formed R.K.O. in 1929 by merging F.B.O. with the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville theater circuit and striking a deal with David Sarnoff
Archie_Marshek
Former theater in New York CIty
sumptuous movie palaces in the Broadway-Times Square area forced Keith-Albee-Orpheum, which was merged into RKO by May 1928, to sell the theater. Several
New_York_Hippodrome
American actress (1886–1951)
Liberty Theater in New York City. She was a regular performer on the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit for many years. Her first North American tour
Helen_Trix
Theater in the Bronx, New York
hired as the general contractor. Within a month, Loew's competitor Keith-Albee-Orpheum decided to develop a competing theater on a site on Fordham Road
Paradise_Theater_(Bronx)
American electronics company (1919–1988)
Joseph P. Kennedy, the Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corporation (RKO) studio was formed by merging FBO with Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation (KAO), a company whose
RCA_Corporation
Scottish-American entertainer
Holden) became successful performing his magic act in America on the Keith-Albee-Orpheum and Marcus Loew circuits. He was known for his shadowgraphy shows
Max_Holden_(magician)
five, making a debut in vaudeville. She went on to perform for the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit and in Klaw and Erlanger productions in New York. She danced
Elseeta
Following his departure from Fox, Mix went on a vaudeville tour with the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit. In 1928, Mix signed with the Film Booking Offices of America
Tom_Mix_filmography
American cinema chain executive and producer
parent, RCA. Franklin became president of the theater division, Keith-Albee-Orpheum. Franklin reorganized the division and eliminated twenty-eight unprofitable
Harold_B._Franklin
American actor (1894–1973)
Pisano as Pisano & Devlin in Boom Boom in the fall of 1928 along the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit. He toured as Joe Devlin & Co., in North Dakota, Montana
Joe_Devlin_(actor)
Radio station in Yakima, Washington, United States
America (RCA), which also owned the Keith - Albee - Orpheum vaudeville circuit, later renamed Radio - Keith - Orpheum (RKO). RKO handled many vaudeville
KIT_(AM)
Month of 1927
was announced with a $250 million merger of companies into the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation. Born: Boots Randolph (stage name for Homer Louis Randolph
June_1927
American theater owner and executive (1865–1941)
000 Union of 4,000 Theatres. OTHER ALLIANCES SOUGHT Film Men Desire Keith-AlbeeOrpheum and Shubert Houses in National Chain. Rival of Fox Audible Films.
Jacob_Fabian
United States historic place
000 Union of 4,000 Theatres. OTHER ALLIANCES SOUGHT Film Men Desire Keith-AlbeeOrpheum and Shubert Houses in National Chain. Rival of Fox Audible Films.
Stanley Theater (Newark, New Jersey)
Stanley_Theater_(Newark,_New_Jersey)
Performing arts center in Columbus, Ohio, a former movie theater
stage during the Vaudeville era. In 1929, the Keith-Albee Palace was renamed the RKO (Radio Keith Orpheum) Palace. The theater was closed as a movie theater
Palace Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)
Palace_Theatre_(Columbus,_Ohio)
Film production company
000 Union of 4,000 Theatres. OTHER ALLIANCES SOUGHT Film Men Desire Keith-AlbeeOrpheum and Shubert Houses in National Chain. Rival of Fox Audible Films.
First_National_Pictures
British film actor
small troupe under the name "Percy Waram & Co.", and toured the Keith-Albee-Orpheum and Proctor theater circuits in vaudeville in the sketch The Boatswain's
Percy_Waram
American actor and businessman
Hammerstein. However, E.F. Albee was building up the Keith-Albee circuit into the largest vaudeville chain east of the Mississippi. Albee created the United Booking
Percy_G._Williams
American businessman
coast-to-coast. Later that year Keith-Albee-Orpheum merged with David Sarnoff's Radio Corporation of America (RCA) to form Radio-Keith-Orpheum Pictures (RKO Pictures)
Morris_Meyerfeld_Jr.
American actors
once in a while”. They were an immediate sensation. The Keith-Albee Theatre Circuit, the Orpheum Circuit, the Pantages Theatre Circuit, Loew's Inc., all
Barto_and_Mann
American architect (1871–1942)
Particularly associated with the Fox Theatres, Loew's Theatres and Keith-Albee chains of vaudeville and film theaters, Lamb was instrumental in establishing
Thomas_W._Lamb
American comedian and vaudevillian (1896–1973)
circuits, they chose to sign with the Orpheum Circuit. Several months later they had switched to the Keith-Albee Circuit with whom they toured across the
Dewey_Barto
American film producer
the Orpheum Circuit, Inc. When the Orpheum Circuit amalgamated with Keith-Albee in November 1928, he became secretary and treasurer of Radio-Keith-Orpheum
B._B._Kahane
ISBN 978-0-8061-3315-7 Arthur Frank Wertheim (2009), Vaudeville Wars: How Keith-Albee and Orpheum Circuits Controlled the Big-Time and Its Performers, Palgrave Macmillan
Gustav_Walter_(impresario)
Combine[:] 12. A Host of Grievances". Vaudeville Wars: How the Keith-Albee and Orpheum Circuits Controlled the Big-Time and Its Performers. Palgrave Studies
List_of_stand-up_circuits
Ballerina, vaudeville star, teacher
B.F. Keith's Riverside Theater on Broadway, playing for four weeks. Broderick & Felsen then continued their Ballet Caprice tour of Keith-Albee circuit
Betty_Felsen
Chinese-American vaudeville performer
in One of the Enjoyable Numbers". New York Times. July 16, 1920. "Keith-Albee's New York Hippodrome". Daily News. November 8, 1925. p. 214. Retrieved
Jue_Quon_Tai
American scholar (1935–2020)
Wertheim, Arthur Frank (February 11, 2009). Vaudeville Wars: How the Keith-Albee and Orpheum Circuits Controlled the Big-Time and Its Performers. Palgrave Macmillan
Arthur_Frank_Wertheim
Field 27,000 2009 Clarksburg Amphitheatre Clarksburg 2,000 May 7, 1928 Keith-Albee Theatre Huntington 2,417 1977 Mountain Health Arena 7,500 December 1
List of music venues in the United States
List_of_music_venues_in_the_United_States
Performer and author
performed at the Orpheum in Los Angeles, at the Keith-Albee Theatre in Boston, at Proctor's Theatre in Yonkers, New York, at the Hennepin-Orpheum at Minneapolis
Bruz_Fletcher
Musical artist
There he was scouted once again and offered a job with the Keith/Albee, Proctor and Orpheum vaudeville circuits. Billed as the "Boy Paderewski", Eckstein
Willie_Eckstein
2021–2026 concert tour by Bob Dylan
Roanoke Berglund Performing Arts Center November 30, 2023 Huntington Keith-Albee Theatre December 2, 2023 Richmond EKU Center for the Arts December 3
Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour
Rough_and_Rowdy_Ways_World_Wide_Tour
Russian and American composer (1894–1979)
emigrated to the United States. They performed together on the Keith/Albee and Orpheum vaudeville circuits, in which they accompanied a ballet troupe
Dimitri_Tiomkin
1901 November 24, 1980 American Actor, began as a dancer in the Orpheum and Keith circuits and in Texas Guinan's nightclub. Ma Rainey September 1882
List of vaudeville performers: L–Z
List_of_vaudeville_performers:_L–Z
American writer and director (1894–1982)
M-G-M movie stars. After finishing The Champ, Vidor was loaned to Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) to make a "South Seas" romance for producer David Selznick filmed
King_Vidor
2013 musical
Brunish, Brisa Trinchero, Ginger Productions, Bill Ham, Claudio Loureiro, Keith Mardak, Ragovoy Entertainment LLC, Bob & Laurie Wolf. Neil Kahanovitz, Mike
A_Night_with_Janis_Joplin
2016–19 concert tour by Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson and Wondermints Guitarist, Dead at 59". Rolling Stone. Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band
Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour
Pet_Sounds_50th_Anniversary_World_Tour
2011–12 concert tour by Glen Campbell
January 3, 2012 Nashville Ryman Auditorium January 5, 2012 Huntington Keith-Albee Theatre January 7, 2012 New York City The Town Hall January 11, 2012
Glen_Campbell_Goodbye_Tour
2008 concert tour by ZZ Top
October 3, 2008 Nashville Ryman Auditorium October 4, 2008 Huntington Keith-Albee Theatre October 5, 2008 Cleveland Allen Theatre October 10, 2008 Columbus
El_Camino_Ocho_Tour
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