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The '''Hippodrome Theater''', later the '''Orpheum Theater''', was a Vaudeville house located on the southwest corner of [[17th Street North|17th Street]] and [[3rd Avenue North]], diagonally opposite the [[Birmingham Auditorium|Bijou Theater]], in the 1900s. | The '''Hippodrome Theater''', later the '''Orpheum Theater''', was a Vaudeville house located on the southwest corner of [[17th Street North|17th Street]] and [[3rd Avenue North]], diagonally opposite the [[Birmingham Auditorium|Bijou Theater]], in the 1900s. | ||
In March [[1911]] the [[Alabama Child Labor Committee]] hosted sessions of the [[1911 National Child Labor Committee Conference]] at the Orpheum. | |||
The theater, owned by [[O. D. Burnett]], was originally used as a roller skating rink. In February [[1916]], as the roller-skating fad returned in force, owner [[J. H. Edmondson]] decided to pull out the seats, lay a new leveled Maple floor, and buy 1,000 pairs of skates to rent to customers. The new '''Hippodrome Rooler Skating Rink''' [sic] opened on [[April 2]]. | The theater, owned by [[O. D. Burnett]], was originally used as a roller skating rink. In February [[1916]], as the roller-skating fad returned in force, owner [[J. H. Edmondson]] decided to pull out the seats, lay a new leveled Maple floor, and buy 1,000 pairs of skates to rent to customers. The new '''Hippodrome Rooler Skating Rink''' [sic] opened on [[April 2]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 9 May 2016
The Hippodrome Theater, later the Orpheum Theater, was a Vaudeville house located on the southwest corner of 17th Street and 3rd Avenue North, diagonally opposite the Bijou Theater, in the 1900s.
In March 1911 the Alabama Child Labor Committee hosted sessions of the 1911 National Child Labor Committee Conference at the Orpheum.
The theater, owned by O. D. Burnett, was originally used as a roller skating rink. In February 1916, as the roller-skating fad returned in force, owner J. H. Edmondson decided to pull out the seats, lay a new leveled Maple floor, and buy 1,000 pairs of skates to rent to customers. The new Hippodrome Rooler Skating Rink [sic] opened on April 2.
References
- "Orpheum Will Be Opened Once More As Skating Rink" (February 21, 1916) Birmingham Age-Herald