| New York, NY: Winter Garden |
Country: United States of America State: New York City: New York Borough: Manhattan Location: 1634 Broadway (between West 50th and West 51st Streets) Built 1911 by William Albert Swasey for the Shubert Brothers, by converting the "American Horse Exchange" (built 1885). 1928-1933 and 1945-1948 used as a cinema. Used for musical performances, including Warren's "42nd Street", A. L. Webber's "Cats" (7485 performances) and ABBA's "Mamma Mia!". Notable world premieres:
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Reverse Text: "Soldiers pausing to watch installation of giant billboard over the Winter Garden Theatre, New York, c. 1945"Publisher: Pomegranate, New Petaluma; 2738 Type: Postcard reproduction (c. 1990s) of a vintage photograph (c. 1945) Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: on canopy: "Cats - Winter Garden - Cats", marquee: advertising A.-L. Webber's musical, "Cats" [Oct 1982 - Sep 2000], signed: "Lucy Taylor"Reverse Text: "Highlights of New York - here comes a whole new breed of Cats! In case you worry about those things, the words came first, courtesy T. S. Eliot. How clever of Andrew Lloyd Weber [sic!] to spot a budding lyricist, Cats' first life was in London. It has eight to go. But you only have one, so meow on down to the Wintergarden." Publisher: Painting the Town, New York Size: 17.7 x 13.7 cm Not sent. |
Front Text: "Im Theater-District", marquee: advertising A.-L. Webber's musical, "Cats" [Oct 1982 - Sep 2000]Publisher: Harenberg Verlag, Dortmund; Harenberg-Kalender 'New York' Size: Modern Not sent. |
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