Orpheum Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota. And 'one of the four theaters of Hennepin Avenue and restore the Pantages Theatre, State Theatre , and the Shubert Theatre.

The building was inaugurated on October 16, 1921, originally called the Hennepin Theatre.  Theatre actually consists of two separate structures: a long, fingerlike lobby that was close to the facade along Hennepin Avenue, and an auditorium, which is set back and parallel to Hawthorne Avenue. The renovated lobby includes six terra-cotta bas-relief sculptures. The auditorium is tightly plastered with a variety of wreaths, swags, medallions and other decorations. The roof is the Dome of 30 000 squares of aluminum foil.

The building of 1500 seats on the main floor and 1,100 in the balcony on three levels .

This theater was also the testing ground for the musical Victor / Victoria (musical) and The Lion King (musical). two were successful, and moved to Broadway.

The tea and coffee are decent enough, but there’ s nothing really special about this common-or-garden maledominated Moroccan café – except that it’ s a great place to watch televised football with the locals.Any big Champions’League matches will certainly be on the box, attracting avid attention from the clientele. Women, however, may feel conspicuous here, especially inside.

Founded by the French when they took over in 1912, the new city outside the Medina walls is the centre of Marrakesh’s nightlife and café culture, and the location of its poshest restaurants and chic boutiques.

One of the two original entrances to the Kasbah, this magnificent blue granite gateway was built in 1885.The name actually means “blackpeople’ s gate”, a reference to the gate’ s use by swarthycommoners, while the faircomplexioned aristocracy had their own gateway (now long gone).The entrance is surrounded by concentric arches of decoration and topped with an inscription in decorative script, which reads:“Enter with blessing, serene people. ”

Weatherwise, spring (March–May) and  autumn (Sept–Nov) are the bestvtimes to see Marrakesh  – it’ll be sunny but not too hot. At the height of summer (June–Aug), however, daytime tempera- tures regularly reach a roasting 38ºC , and don’t fall below a sweaty 20ºC at night. In winter (Dec–Feb) the tem- perature may reach a pleasant 18ºC by day, but it can be grey and even wet; after dark, temperatures often drop to just 4ºC. Expect accommodation to be much in demand at Easter and at Christmas, when you shouldbook well ahead.

 

Marrakesh has always had a mystique about it.A city of immense beauty – low, red and tentlike below the dramatic peaks of the High Atlas mountains – it is immediately exciting and immediately fascinating.
The city is arguably the last outpost of theMediterranean before the Sahara, yet nomadic and West African influences still seem quite distinct in the crowds and performers of the Jemaa el Fna, the mainsquare at the heart of the old town. It’s a reminder that Marrakesh was once the entrepot for goods (gold,ivory and slaves) brought by caravan across the desert.
For visitors, the Jemaa el Fna is undoubtedly the focus, a place without par-
allel in the world; really no more than an open space,it’s also the stage for a
long-established ritual in which shifting circles ofonlookers gather round
groups of acrobats, musi-cians, dancers, storytellers, comedians and fairgroundacts. It is always compelling, no matter how many times you return.
Almost as intriguing are the city’s architectural attractions: the delicate
Granada-style carving of the Saadian Tombs; the magnificent rambling ruin
of the El Badi Palace; the stately interior of the Bahia Palace; the exquisite Ben Youssef Medersa, a beautifully decorated Koranic school; and, above all, the Koutoubia Minaret, the most perfect Islamic monument in North Africa,
whose shape and lightness of feel set the standard for all the minarets of
Morocco. Aside from these mustsees, however, the Medina, the old walled town, is the city’ s prime attraction; losing yourself amid this mazeof irregular streets and alleys is one of the great pleasures of a visit to Marrakesh.Within its walls you’ll find a profusion of mosques, Koranic schools and zaouias (tombs of holy men and women), amid what is, for most Western visitors, an exotic street life, replete with itinerant knife-grinders and fruit sellers, mules bearing heavy goods through the narrow thoroughfares, and country people in town to sell wares spread out upon the ground. It’ s also within the Medina that you’ll find the city’ s main museums: the Marrakesh Museum, housed in a beautiful nineteenth-century palace; Dar Si Said, with its amazing collection of woodwork artefacts; and the Maison Tiskiwin, with exhibits on the trans-Saharan connection between Marrakesh and Timbuktu.
In the Medina’ s many traditional workplaces, artisans such as blacksmiths,weavers, hatters, tanners and carpenters still plyancient trades. Many of their wares end up in the Medina’ s souks, where you can spend hours wandering labyrinthine passages insearch of souvenirs and
haggling for handicrafts over endless cups of mint tea.Marrakesh’ s modern shops may lack the quaint charm of the souks, but they’re worth perusing for low-priced leatherware, household accessories and fine objets d’art. For dining, as much as for shopping,Marrakesh is a city of new experiences.
You can feast on classic Moroccan dishes like pastilla (sweet poultry pie) and tanjia (jugged beef or
lamb) in the palatial splendour of an eighteenth-century Medina mansion, or enjoy delicious tajine (Moroccan casserole) or couscous at any of the Jemaa el Fna’ s night-time food stalls.The city also has its share of fine French and Italian
restaurants, and boasts a surprisingly exuberant nightlife.
When you need a break from the bustle of the city streets, you’ll find beautiful, historic and surprisingly extensive
gardens all around the city, and – within a couple of hours’ striking distance – the peaks and valleys of the
High Atlas, where wild flowers dot pastoral landscapes beneath the rugged wildness of sheer rock and snow.Also not far
away, on the coast, is the friendly, picturesque walled town of Essaouira. It’ s a centre for fine art as much as water sports, not tomention some excellentseafood dining.