Ben Levy
	
Ben Levy was one of the lucky stakers on Eldorado Creek [Claim No. 27A] where he made a fortune. After that he was engaged extensively in trading and various lines in Dawson. Mrs. Ben Levy was one of the best-known pioneer women of Dawson. She was born in southern Russia and, as a young girl, came directly to Dawson where she and Ben married. They ran the Orpheus moving picture house for a long time. They founded the Orpheum, the first popular show of its kind in Dawson. Long before that Ben was the founder of the house in the old variety theatre days.(("Mrs. Ben Levy dead in city of Los Angeles." //Dawson Daily News// (Dawson), 17 November 1914.))
	
In October 1910, Levy announced the arrival of a new projector at the Orpheum. The theatre would be opening for the winter and showing a selection of new films every week. He advertised the films in the local newspaper and one of the first titles was //Frankenstein.// In February 1911, he renovated the Orpheum by extending the balcony from one side of the stage to the other and created new boxes for patrons. The Artic Brotherhood Hall, the Auditorium, and the Family Theatre in the Dawson Amateur Athletic Association (DAAA) were all showing movies, so competition was fierce. Levey offered free admission for children accompanied by an adult to the early evening shows. In 1912, Levy had two managers in place in preparation for selling the theatre to Olaf Olsen in August.((Michael Gates, //Hollywood in the Klondike.// Lost Moose, 2022: 167-68, 172.))
	
Mrs. Levy was a devoted and capable helper and advisor with exceptional business ability and a loveable personality. Mr. and Mrs. Levy left Dawson in 1912 for Portland, and then Los Angeles where they erected a fine business block and where they had older valuable property. Mrs. Levy died in 1914.  Ben Levy’s brother, Isaac Levy, was a furrier on Third Avenue in 1914.(("Mrs. Ben Levy dead in city of Los Angeles." //Dawson Daily News// (Dawson), 17 November 1914.))