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Inside LA Stage History: The Ivar Theatre and the Decline of LA's Mid-Size Theatres by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez Yeghishe Harout, an Armenian-born immigrant and actor (proclaimed "the Armenian Barrymore"), performed with the Antranik Dramatic Company, touring through Europe and the United States during the 1920s. After settling in Los Angeles, Harout branched out into the restaurant business in the 1940s, opening the Har-Omar on 1605 N. Ivar Avenue in Hollywood. He added a theatre to the menu in 1950, buildin…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 07:21PM on May 11, 2018

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