RAZING OF THEATER BRINGS BACK ORCHESTRA MEMORIES

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Thursday, June 11, 1992

In the days of silent movies shown at the Orpheum Theater in Cape Girardeau, a four-piece all-girl orchestra, called the "Kempe Kids," provided the music.

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