The oldest theater in Seattle, built in 1907. Located on the corner of Virginia Street and 2nd Avenue in the heart of downtown. The Moore began life as one of Seattle's leading theaters of its time, presenting stage plays, operas, symphonies, and musicals. Around the end of World War I, it became part of the Orpheum vaudeville circuit until it was supplanted in this role by the (now-demolished) Orpheum Theatre in 1927. A premier venue in the Depression era, performers at the Moore in the 1930s included Sarah Bernhardt, Lily Langtry, the Barrymores, Marie Dressier, and Anna Pavlova.