New York, NY: BAM Harvey Theatre

Country: United States of America
State: New York
City: New York
Borough: Brooklyn
Location: 651 Fulton Street (adjacent to the Strand Theatre)

Built 1904 by John Bailey McElfatrick. Opened 29 Aug 1904 as "Majestic Theatre" with "The Wizard of Oz". Closed ca. 1968. Since 1987 operated by the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and renamed "BAM Majestic Theatre". Renovations by Hugh Hardy that maintained much of the delapidated interior. 1999 renamed "BAM Harvey Theatre" in honour of the American arts administrator and president of BAM, Harvey Lichtenstein (1929-2017). Originally 1708 seats, now 874 seats.

Links: www.bam.org, CinemaTreasures, Wikidata

New York, NY: BAM Harvey Theatre Cigarette Trading Card
Front Text: "Majestic Theatre Brooklyn, Opened Aug 29th 1904", on sign: "Majestic"
Reverse Text: giving a short overview of the history of the theatre
Publisher: Between the Acts Little Cigars; Theatres Old and New Series
Size: 6.3 x 7.8 cm

Permanent link: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/1536

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