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Orpheum Theatre Projection Booth
April 21, 1927
The projection room in the Orpheum Theatre, with projectors and other equipment ready for movie viewing.
Orpheum Theatre Projector Operators
February 25, 1939
Group portrait of 10 male projection operators of Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street.
Square Dance Callers
March 27, 1957
Three male square dance callers wearing western shirts sit around a desk.
Orpheum Theatre Projection Booth
February 23, 1954
RCA Artcraft and IPC Simplex Cinemascope projector equipment in projection room with operators, at the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street.
Youth Summer Theatre
June 17, 1957
Attending tryouts for the Youth Summer Theater are, left to right: Mazelle Sturlaugson, Larry Oppriecht, and Tom Logan. The theater plays at Madison playgrounds during the summer.
Madison Youth Summer Theater
August 6, 1957
Kathy McCloskey, at the piano, and Andy Rothblatt, with a guitar, rehearse a Civil War ballad for the tenth anniversary celebration of the Madison Youth Summer Theater.
