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VOL. 131 | NO. 85 | Thursday, April 28, 2016
Snapshot: ‘Dearly Beloved’ Prince Fans …

(Daily News/Andrew J. Breig)
A free Tuesday, April 26, showing of the movie “Purple Rain” at The Orpheum Theatre drew a capacity crowd that lined up on Beale between Main and Front streets hours before the screening. Orpheum CEO Brett Batteson said Prince’s management had contacted the theater about booking a date at the venue just days before the entertainer’s death.