The story
Built in 1928 as a vaudeville house and motion picture palace, the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Memphis is one of the last surviving atmospheric theaters in the American South. The theatre's resident ghost, Mary, is believed to be a young girl who died near the theater in an accident around 1921, and multiple employees have reported seeing her in a white dress in the balcony during evening performances. Mary's seat — C-5 in the mezzanine — is sometimes left empty during performances as an informal tribute.