01/14/2008

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"With a terra cotta exterior and 'Byzantine' orange interior, the Coliseum was built by the Gottstein interests in conjunction with the Greater Theatres Company, a local firm headed by Claude Jensen and John von Herberg (1880-1947). The theater boasted an impressive array of luxury features, including a large smoking room for men, spacious restrooms for women, a children's playroom, recessed floor lighting and, according to one journalist, 'a symphony of upholstering.'"