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The historic, 1200-seat Miller Symphony Hall, formerly known as the Allentown Symphony Hall, is the premier performing arts facility in Allentown, the largest city in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.Throughout its history, Symphony Hall has been host to a wide variety of musical and theatrical performances, including Plácido Domingo, Phyllis Curtin, Rudolf Serkin, John Corigliano, Carol Channing, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Sarah Bernhardt, John Barrymore, Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman and the Marx Brothers.
The building that is today Symphony Hall was built around 1896 as Central Market Hall, a farmer's market.In 1899, the structure was converted to a theatre by the firm of J.B. McElfatrick, and renamed the Lyric Theatre. The theatre's grand opening was held on October 11, 1899.The Lyric offered vaudeville, operas, plays, dramatic skits, minstrel shows, films and concerts,and also became one of the leading burlesque halls in the United States. On December 1, 1910, French stage ac ...
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