361 Washington Street
1904 - 1920

STAR THEATRE - original

For information regarding this theater see Star Theater | Oregon Theater Project (uoregon.edu)

It is said that when it opened it was a vaudeville house and was said to be the “best-equipped vaudeville house in the West”.

1904, December 24 Morning Oregonian – Christmas at the Star: “Today and tomorrow are the last two opportunities of seeing a great Christmas bill at the Star Theatre…Weaver and Jones, amusing female impersonators.” See the Below Left article. Below Right ad is from the Oregonian, June 24, 1904.

There is no indication that other female impersonators played at the Star, however many were not announced as female impersonators during this time.