| New York, NY: New Amsterdam Theatre |
Country: United States of America State: New York City: New York Borough: Manhattan Location: 214 West 42nd Street / 207-19 West 41th Street Built 1903 by Herts & Tallant for Klaw and Erlanger. Opened 26 Oct 1903 with Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights Dream". Home to the "Ziegfeld Follies" from 1913 until 1927. In the 1940s converted into a cinema. 1994-1997 renovation for Walt Disney Co. Re-opened May 1997 with a concert performance of "King David". Since 1997, used for the musical, "The Lion King". 1771 seats. Roof theatre: Opened 1904 as "Aerial Gardens" (693 seats). 1914 renamed "Danse de Follies". 1923 renamed "Frolic Theatre". |
Reverse Text: "George P. Hall & Son (active: 1880s-1910s) - New Amsterdam Theatre, ca. 1895 - Silver gelatin" [NB: the year is probably wrong since the theatre didn't open before 1903]Publisher: The New-York Historical Society Type: modern postcard reproduction of an old photograph Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: "Souvenir Postal Card New Amsterdam Theatre. 'The House Beautiful'. Klaw & Erlanger, Managers. West 42d Street, New York City. Decoration in lobby by R. Hinton Perry. 'As You Like It'."Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Souvenir Postal Card New Amsterdam Theatre. 'The House Beautiful'. Klaw & Erlanger, Managers. West 42d Street, New York City. Decoration in lobby by R. Hinton Perry. 'Das Rheingold'."Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "New Amsterdam Theater, New York"Publisher: Ice Cream at the Interval / Etsy; 2021 Size: Modern Not sent. |
| For another picture of this theatre, see Lyric Theatre. Permanent link: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/1544 |