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Opening Night at Pantages Theatre

  • Jun 6, 2023
  • 1 min read

The Pantages Theatre formally opened on June 4, 1930 with the premiere of MGM’s The Florodora Girl starring Marion Davies.


Opening night at the Pantages Theatre, view from Argyle Avenue (California State Library)
Opening night at the Pantages Theatre, view from Argyle Avenue (California State Library)

Hundreds of fans lined traffic-jammed Hollywood Boulevard, all hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars: Charlie Chaplin, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson in white velvet, Maureen O’Sullivan, Billie Burke and Florenz Ziegfeld, Phyllis Haver in pink lace, Delores del Rio, Marie Prevost, Bessie Love, and more.

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