Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee)
Oriental Theatre lobby | |
Address |
2230 North Farwell Avenue Milwaukee United States |
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Owner | Landmark Theatres |
Capacity | 2100[1] |
Construction | |
Opened | July 2, 1927[2] |
Architect |
Gustave A. Dick Alex Bauer |
Website | |
www.landmarktheatres.com |
Oriental Theatre is a theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Operated by Landmark Theatres, it is officially known as the Oriental Landmark Theatre. The theater was built and opened in 1927 as a movie palace with East Indian decor. It is said to be the only movie palace to incorporate East Indian artwork.[3] Designed by Gustave A. Dick and Alex Bauer, the theater has two minaret towers, three stained glass chandeliers, several hand-drawn murals, six bigger-than-life Buddhas, dozens of original draperies, eight porcelain lions, and hundreds of elephants.
The Oriental Theatre has been showing independent and art films, as well as a few blockbuster Hollywood films. A Kimball theatre organ provides live music for silent films.
The theater is the world record holder for continual showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.[4] It has hosted the film as a Saturday midnight movie since January 1978.
In 2005, the theater was dubbed one of the "10 Theaters Doing It Right" by Entertainment Weekly.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Astor Theater History Page 3". Astortheater.org. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Saxe O Grams - Theater Newsletter". Astortheater.org. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee, WI - Cinema Treasures". Cinematreasures.org. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ↑ Devlin, Ryan. "Let's do the Time Warp Again. And Again. And Again". Premiere, vol. 18, no. 9 (June 2005) pp. 58-60, 62-3.
- ↑ "10 Theaters doing it right". Entertainment Weekly. August 5, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
External links
- Oriental Theatre at LandmarkTheatres.com
- Oriental Theatre at CinemaTreasures.org
Coordinates: 43°03′35″N 87°53′08″W / 43.059657°N 87.885664°W