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The ticket booth of the Keith-Albee retains the building's 1920s exterior.
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People line up to see veteran radio actor Jimmy Scribner in person at the Keith-Albee Theatre in 1936. The theater also was showing "Career Woman," a drama about a girl who is accused of killing her father. She is defended unsuccessfully by a flashing attorney - Michael Whalen - and successfully by a straightforward one - Claire Trevor.
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The Keith-Albee Theater's main theater during renovations. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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David Greenlees of Huntington preps the floor in the main lobby of the Keith-Albee Theater for new carpet on Thursday, September 20, 2007. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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The Keith-Albee Theater's ticket booth and concession stand were removed to make more walking room for theater patrons. The outdoor box office will remain and the theater plans to provide a portable concession stand. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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J.R. Ross, maintenance supervisor at Keith-Albee Theater, lowers a new lighting rig using the upgraded counter-weight system on Thursday, September 20, 2007. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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Robert Edmunds, a professor of communications at Marshall University, plays the historic Wurlitzer pipe organ that was installed at the Keith-Albee Theatre in 2004. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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A set of new pipe battons hangs backstage at the Keith-Albee theater. The theater recently upgraded it's counter-weight system, which is used for moving backgrounds, lighting and other scene-setting needs. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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Some painting has been done inside the main theater at Keith-Albee to preview what the detailed engravings and trim work would look like when restored to the original state. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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Keith-Albee Theater's maintenance supervisor J.R. Ross, at left, speaks with Neighborgall Construction project manager Neil Dial about the theater's renovations on Thursday, September 20, 2007, on the main stage. Dial, along with many others from Neighborgall Construction are among many local business people volunteering their efforts to help revitalize the nearly 80-year-old landmark. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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Movies and popcorn are still part of the Keith-Albee charm. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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The Keith-Albee Theatre has hosted performances of West Virginia Public Broadcasting's nationally syndicated roots music show, "Mountain Stage." Kaki King is shown performing in 2004. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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Derek Hyman sits in the main auditorium of the Keith-Albee Theatre in Huntington, the facility his great-grandfather built. Opened in 1928, the theater stills has the ornate interior that was the hallmark of the movie palaces of the 1920s and 1930s. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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West Virginia First Lady Gayle Manchin presents Whoopi Goldberg with a proclamation naming her an honorary West Virginian Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, after Goldberg performed as part of the Marshall Artist Series at the Keith-Albee Theater. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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The line for a 7 p.m. showing of "The Passion of the Christ" at the Keith-Albee Theater wraps around the corner of 10th Street in Huntington in early 2004. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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A group of Stars Wars fans, some dressed up as characters in the films, many with light sabers, wait in line in May 2002 at Keith-Albee Theater for the midnight opening of "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones." File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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The lobby of the Keith-Albee Theatre in Huntington. The baroque architecture of the theater serves up a cultural mix. There are stuccoed Spanish Garden walls, Moorish stained-glass windows, and guilded Greek and Roman touches. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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K.D. Lang performs "On Air" during Mountain Stage Sunday presented by the Marshall Artist Series at the Keith Albee Theater in 2004. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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The Keith-Albee Theater is undergoing some interior renovations in preparation for the Huntington Symphony Orchestra which kicks off its “Symphonic Tales: Winter Season 2007-2008” at 8 p.m. Saturday with the concert "Once Upon a Time". Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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David Greenlees of Huntington preps the floor in the main lobby of the Keith-Albee Theater for new carpet on Thursday, September 20, 2007. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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A cast member makes her way down the steps Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, during the opening act of The Will Rogers Follies at the Keith-Albee Theatre in Huntington, W.Va., as part of Marshall Artists Series. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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The Keith-Albee Theater's new counterweight system took over one month to install, but allows the theater to host larger shows. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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Some painting has been done inside the main theater at Keith-Albee to preview what the detailed engravings and trim work would look like when restored to the original state. Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
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The Keith-Albee Theatre is featuring "Lucky Me," starring Doris Day and Bob Cummings, in this 1954 photograph. The film, the first musical shot in CinemaScope, also starred Phil Silvers, Nancy Walker and Martha Hyer. It's a story about members of a traveling show who are stranded in Miami Beach and have to go to work in a posh hotel to pay their debts. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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People line up to see veteran radio actor Jimmy Scribner in person at the Keith-Albee Theatre in 1936. The theater also was showing "Career Woman," a drama about a girl who is accused of killing her father. She is defended unsuccessfully by a flashing attorney - Michael Whalen - and successfully by a straightforward one - Claire Trevor. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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Comedian Don Knotts entertains a capacity crowd of about 1,400 people along with Tim Conway during one of two shows in November 2002 at the Keith- Albee Theatre. The show was a Marshall Artists Series production. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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Dizzying dance moves are in the spotlight for Monday night's performance of "Saturday Night Fever The Broadway Musical" at the Keith-Albee Theatre in 2002. The show is through the eyes and dance steps of Tony Manero, played by Ryan Ashley in front, and his world on the street and discos of New York. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
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