| New York, NY: Century Theatre |
Country: United States of America State: New York City: New York Borough: Manhattan Location: 21-29 Central Park West / 1-15 West 62nd Street Built 1906-1909 as "New Theatre" by Carrer & Hastings. Opened 6 Nov 1909. Operated as a non-profit theatre with classic and standard repertoire drama performances. Also popularly known as "Millionaires' Theatre" referring to the theatre's rich sponsors. 1911 renamed "Century Theatre". Subsequently mostly used for musical performances. 1920 bought by the Shubert Company. Subsequently used for operetta and musical performances. 2318 seats. Demolished 1930 in favour of the apartment block, "Century Apartments". Roof theatre: Originally built as a café. Briefly used as a children's theatre. 1915 rebuiding by Joseph Urban. 1915-1920 operated as a cabaret by Ziegfeld. 1920 conversion to a theatre proper (500 seats). Used for late-night revues. Demolished in 1930. Notable world premieres:
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Front Text: "The New Theatre, New York, N. Y."Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "The New Theatre, N. Y. City"Publisher: ?; B 2475 Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Sent: from New York to Paris (France), [postmark illegible] |
Reverse Text: "Rehearsal - Ned Wayburn's Town Topics, New York City 1915"Publisher: Museum of the City of New York; "On Stage"; Pomegranate, Rohnert Park CA Type: card from a postcard book Size: Modern Not sent. |
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