The building, designed by Louis E. Destremps, was constructed by the French Sharpshooter's Club of New Bedford to house both a ballroom and armed shooting range.

[1] The Sharpshooters Club leased the theatre to the Orpheum Circuit of Boston, which brought a series of vaudeville and variety performers to New Bedford.

The back of the theatre currently houses a supermarket, but the rest of the space is still empty.

(Orpheum Rising Project Helpers) Inc, announced plans to bring back the theatre and revitalize New Bedford economy.

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