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Origin of 'Odeon'
By Bob Loesch

> "... All of them sounded grand except the Odeon.  What was it?  Could
> it be Greek or Roman?  No, it came from the man who owned the chain,
> Oscar Deuith, and it stands for 'Oscar Deuith Entertains Our Nation'."

Actually, it _is_ Greek.  For 'Theatre'...

Regards,

Bob Loesch



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