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. 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. 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.
Video Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee)
See also
- Oriental Theatre (Chicago)
Maps Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee)
References
External links
- Oriental Theatre at LandmarkTheatres.com
- Oriental Theatre at CinemaTreasures.org
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