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(364) Playbill - The Wiz - Circa 1974 The Cadet Fine Arts Forum - Eisenhower Hall - United States Military Academy - West Point, New York.-Condition: Excellent This playbill from Westpoint gives very detailed background on all of the main actors. Lists the complete cast, understudies, producers, stage crew, and even animal trainers! A very nice playbill. Price: $6.00 + shipping
(365) Playbill - Marcel Marceau - 1979 The Cadet Fine Arts Forum - Eisenhower Hall - West Point, N.Y.-Condition: Excellent Small arrows drawn to 4 of the pantomime characters listed. This is a beautiful B&W Program with a large illustration of Marcel Marceau on the Cover. It has the complete list of Pantomime Characters done during the show. It has a long detailed background on Marcel Marceau and his partner, Pierre Verry. This is an exceptional Playbill from West Point.Price: $8.00 + shipping.
(366) Playbill - Miss Peggy Lee - In Concert - Circa 1985 The Ballroom - Chelsea, NY.-Condition: Excellent B&W Illustration on cover. Inside a complete history of the famous Ballroom which originated in SOHO. Complete concert program, List of all involved, and on the back list of Champagne and prices.Price: $6.50 + shipping.
(1190) Gross Pointe - Celebrity Series - 1963/1964 Season - Art Buchwald. -Condition: Very Good. This pamphlet lists the Celebrity Guests that are scheduled for the Esquire Theatre Season. There is also a photgraph of Art Buchwald who appeared on March 12, 1964. There is a short biography printed under his photo. Price: $5.00 + shipping.
(1542) Plymouth Theatre - New York - December, 1956 - The Apple Cart. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Maurice Evans and Signe Hasso. The Apple Cart was writen by Bernard Shaw. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (full page), Buick, Pontiac, National Car Show in New York (whole article which shows many of the new cars), Cadillac, many perfumes, many whiskies, and much more. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 40 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1543) The Music Box Theatre - New York - 1964 - Any Wednesday. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Gene Hackman, Rosemary Murphy, Don Porter, and Sandy Dennis (cover). This playbill has wonderful ads including: Lark Cigarettes (full page in color), Buick, Oldsmobile, Chrysler, many perfumes, many whiskies, and much more. Articles include: Stars of the Future (with photos), Theatre Round-up (with photos), James Balwin Interview (with photo), Dining Guide, Peter O'Toole's Dublin (with photos), and more. Playbill measures 6 " by 9" and has 48 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1544) Mark Hellinger Theatre - New York - 1964 - Fade Out - Fade In. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Betty Hutton (cover) and Jack Cassidy. This playbill has wonderful ads including: L&M Cigarettes (full page in color), Buick, Oldsmobile, Chrysler, many perfumes, many whiskies, and much more. Articles include: Stars of the Future (with photos), Theatre Round-up (with photos), James Balwin Interview (with photo), Dining Guide, Peter O'Toole's Dublin (with photos), and more. Playbill measures 6 " by 9" and has 48 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1545) Lunt Fontanne Theatre - New York - 1958 - Goldilocks. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Don Ameche and Elaine Stritch (both on cover). This playbill has wonderful ads including: L&M, Chesterfield & Oasis Cigarettes (full page in color), Kent Cigarettes, Buick, Cadillac, many perfumes, many liquor ads, and much more. Articles include: Dear Audience, Theatre Guide, Christmas Books and Toys, Dining Guide, and more. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 44 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1546) Charlotte Summer Theatre - North Carolina - 1963 - God Bless Our Bank. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Ann Southern (on cover). This playbill contains many local Charlotte company ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 4 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1547) St. James Theatre - New York - 1959 - Flower Drum Song. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Miyoshi Umeki, Juanite Hall, Ed Kenney, Keye Luke, Jack Soo Arabella Hong, and Pat Suzuki. It was a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and was directed by Gene Kelly. This playbill has wonderful ads including: L&M, Chesterfield & Oasis Cigarettes (full page in color), Kent Cigarettes, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Fur Coat Ads, Many Perfumes, Many Liquor Ads, and much more. Articles include: Hollywood Partygoing, Dining Guide, and more. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 44 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1548) New York City Center - New York - 1967 - Finian's Rainbow. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Nancy Dussault, Frank McHugh, Carol Brice, Howard Smith, and Sandy Duncan. Cover has an artistic illustration of the theatre. There is a newspaper article about the presentation stapled to an inside page.This playbill has wonderful ads including: Pall Mall and Parliament Cigarettes (full pages in color), Kent Cigarettes, Eastern, Many Perfumes, Many Liquor Ads, and much more. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 42 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1550) St. James Theatre - New York - 1961 - Do Re Mi. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Phil Silvers (cover) and Nancy Walker. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (full page in color), Kent Cigarettes, Hertz, Oldsmobile, Cadilac, many perfumes, many types of liquor, and much more. Articles include: Typescript To Stage, Dining Guide, Traveltalk, Food A LA Carte, and more. Playbill measures 6 " by 9" and has 52 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1551) Majestic Theatre - New York - December, 1954 - Fanny. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Ezio Pinza and Walter Slezak. Also had Florence Henderson (Brady Bunch) in the production. The Apple Cart was writen by Bernard Shaw. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (full page), Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, many perfumes, liquor ads, and much more. Articles include: To The Ladies, Shop Talk, Facing Your Audience, The Theatre, What The Man Will Wear, and more. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 48 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1553) Charlotte Summer Theatre - North Carolina - 1966 - Born Yesterday. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Edie Adams (on cover). This playbill contains many local Charlotte company ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 16 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1554) The Broadway Theatre - New York - 1958 - The Body Beautiful. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Jack Warden, Mindy Carson, Steve Forrest, and Barbara McNair. Cover has a photo of a scene from the play. This playbill has wonderful ads including: L & M Cigarettes (full page), Kent Cigarettes, Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Many Perfumes, Many Liquor Ads, and much more. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 40 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1556) Royale Theatre - New York - 1966 - Cactus Flower. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Lauren Bacall (cover), Barry Nelson, Brenda Vaccaro, Robert Moore, and Amy Freeman. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Pall Mall Cigarettes (full page in color), Kent, Buick, Oldsmobile, Chrysler, many perfumes, many liquor ads, and much more. Articles include: A Nice Place To Visit, Dining Guide, and more. Playbill measures 6 " by 9" and has 40 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1793) The Hilton Head Playhouse - 1993 - Ain't Misbehavin'. -Condition: Excellent. Play starred Chiffonye Cobb, Beth Poole, Kimberly Johnson, Darryl Williams, and Gary Swindell. This playbill had many local Hilton Head ads. Playbill measures 6 " by 9" and has 39 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in excellent condition. Price: $8.00 + shipping.
(1795) Majestic Theatre - New York - 1948 - Allegro. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Annamary Dickey, William Ching, and Edward Platt. Music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein, choreography was by Agnes de Mille. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (Picture of Claudette Colbert and her signature), Camel Cigarettes with picture of Mary Goodfellow (famous hat designer), Oldsmobile, perfumes, many liquor ads, and much more. Articles include: Fashion news, general articles etc. Playbill measures 6 1/2 " by 8 1/2" and has 44 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. There is one small tear on edge of front cover and one corner of back cover is missing. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1796) Imperial Theatre - New York - 1953 - Wish You Were Here. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Patricia Marand, Jack Cassidy, Sheila Bond, Sidney Armus, Paul Valentine, John Perkins, Sammy Smith, and Harry Clark. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (Picture of Ed Sullivan and his signature), many other cigarette ads, Buick, perfumes, many liquor ads, and much more. Playbill measures 6 1/2 " by 9" and has 37 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. There is a loose insert in the playbill advertising Rosalind Russell in Wonderful Town at the Winter Garden Theatre opening February 25, 1953. Price: $12.00 + shipping.
(1797) Alvin Theatre - New York - 1960 - The Girls Against The Boys. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Bert Lahr, Nancy Walker, Shelley Berman, Joy Nichols and Dick Van Dyke. This playbill has wonderful ads including: The New Duke Cigarette, many other cigarette ads, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads, and much more. Articles include: The Cole Porter Album with photos. Playbill measures 6 1/2 " by 9" and has 44 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1798) Mark Hellinger Theatre - New York - 1955 - Ankles Away. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Betty and Jane Kean, Lew Parker and Mark Dawson. This playbill has wonderful ads including: The L&M Cigarette, many other cigarette ads, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads, and much more. Playbill measures 6 1/2 " by 9" and has 24 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1799) Broadhurst Theatre - New York - 1960 - Fiorello!. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Tom Bosley, Patricia Wilson, Ellen Hanley, Howard Da Silva, and Mark Dawson. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield King (With colored photos of the US Navy Sub Hunter), many other cigarette ads, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads, and much more. Articles include: Holiday Party Going. Playbill measures 6 1/4 " by 8 3/4" and has 44 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $12.00 + shipping.
(1802) Winter Garden Theatre - New York - 1955 - Plain and Fancy -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Richard Derr, Shirl Conway, Gloria Marlowe, Barbara Cook, Daniel Nagrin, Douglas Fletcher Rodgers, David Daniels, Stefan Schnabel, and Sammy Smith. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes, many other cigarette ads, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads, Kay Ballard at the Cotillion Room, Jeanne Bal at The Maironette, Joseph Sudy at the Hotel Roosevelt plus more entertainers. Playbill measures 6 1/2 " by 9" and has 40 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Front cover has two creases. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1804) 46th St. Theatre - New York - 1957 - New Girl In Town -Condition: Very Good. Play starred George Wallace, Cameron Prud'Homme, and Evelyn Ward. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes, many other cigarette ads, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads, Ginny Simms at the St. Regis, Vic Damone at the Copacabana and many more ads. Article entitled The Mad Hatter showing newest hat fashions. Playbill measures 6 1/2 " by 9" and has 32 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1805) Imperial Theatre - New York - 1954 - John Murray Anderson's Almanac -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Hermione Gingold, Billy De Wolfe, Harry Belafonte, Orson Bean, Judy Lynn, and Tony Bavaar. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (Photos and signatures of Yvonne De Carlo and John Godisk), many other cigarette ads, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads, June Havoc at the Cotillion Room in Hotel Pierre, The Ames Brothers at the Copacabana and many more ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2 " by 9" and has 32 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1809) Anta Theatre - New York - 1960 - A Thurber Carnival -Condition: Good Plus. Play starred Tom Ewell, Peggy Cass, Paul Ford and Alic Ghostley. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Many cigarette ads, cars, perfumes, liquor ads and many more. Cover has the Cartoon Drawing of Li'l Abner by Al Capp. Playbill measures 6 1/2 " by 9" and has 44 pages. The front lower right corner and several pages have been bent. Price: $8.00 + shipping.
(1811) The Broadway Theatre - New York - 1954 - Gypsy -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Ethel Merman, Jack Klugman and Paul Wallace. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (several colored photos of U.S. Navy Sub Hunter and the men on it), cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 48 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $12.00 + shipping.
(1812) Winter Garden Theatre - New York - 1949 - As The Girls Go -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Bobby Clark, Irene Rich, Bill Callahan and Dick Dana. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (Large photo of Joan Fontaine), cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 8 3/4" and has 44 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $11.00 + shipping.
(1813) Plymouth Theatre - New York - 1957 - A Hole In The Head -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Paul Douglas, David Burns, Joyce Van Patten, Kay Medford, Tommy White and Lee Grant. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 36 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Cartoon cover illustration by D. Freeman. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1814) Royale Theatre - New York - 1958 - La Plume De Ma Tante -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Colette Brosset, Pierre Olaf, Jacques Legras, Roger Caccia and Jean Lefevre. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 44 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $8.00 + shipping.
(1815) Metropolitan Opera House - New York - 1958 - Moiseyev Dance Company -Condition: Very Good. The Dance company was from Moscow and dancers included Tamara Zeifert, Lev Golovanov and Sergei Tsvetkov. Many others are listed and billed as "Honored Artists of the Republic". This playbill has wonderful ads including: Full colored page with Marlene Dietrich for Rheingold Extra Dry, full Colored Page with Jack Webb for L&M Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 32 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1816) City Center of Music and Drama - New York - 1949 - Carousel -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Stephen Douglass, Iva Withers, Louise Larabee and Eric Matison. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Joan Fontaine and Van W. Daniel forChesterfield Cigarettes, wonderful full page ad for Emerson TV, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 24 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Cover hand drawn by "dov 9". Back page is missing upper left corner. Price: $12.00 + shipping.
(1817) Alvin Theatre - New York - 1959 - First Impressions -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Polly Bergen, Farley Granger, Hermione Gingold, Phyllis Newman and Donald Madden. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (has several colored pictures aboard the S.S. United States), cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 36 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1818) Broadhurst Theatre - New York - 1949 - Lend an Ear -Condition: Very Good. Play starred William Eythe, Anne Renee Anderson and Carol Channing. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (Linda Darnell), Blatz Beer, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 40 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $12.00 + shipping.
(1819) Broadhurst Theatre - New York - 1948 - Make Mine Manhattan -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Julie Oshins, Sheila Bond, Sid Caesar and Richard Arnold. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (Ball player William Bendix), Schaefer Beer ( Henry Fonda), cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 32 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Page 11 is missing the lower left corner. Price: $12.00 + shipping.
(1820) Ziegfeld Theatre - New York - 1954 - Kismet -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Alfred Drake, Doretta Morrow, Joan Diener, Henry Calvin, Philip Coolidge and Richard Oneto. This playbill has wonderful ads including: L&M Cigarettes (Patricia Morison), cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 32 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $11.00 + shipping.
(1821) Majestic Theatre - New York - 1949 - Inside U.S.A -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Beatrice Lillie, Jack Haley, with Carl Reiner and Estelle Loring. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (Dana Andrews), cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 32 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. There is a small crease where it had been folded at one time. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1822) Alvin Theatre - New York - 1958 - Oh Captain! -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Tony Randall, Abbe Lane, with Jacquelyn McKeever, Edward Platt and Paul Valentine. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes (Golf Pro Dick Mayer), cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6 1/2" by 9" and has 32 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1823) 46th St. Theatre - New York - 1962 - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee with Bonnie Scott, Virginia Martin and Charles Nelson Reilly. This playbill has wonderful ads including: L&M Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 44 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $11.00 + shipping.
(1824) Imperial Theatre - New York - 1964 - Oliver! -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Clive Revill, Georgia Brown, with Helena Carroll and John Call. This playbill has wonderful ads including: L&M Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 56 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $11.00 + shipping.
(1825) 54th St. Theatre - New York - 1962 - No Strings -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Richard Kiley, Diahann Carroll with Noelle Adam, Bernice Massi and Don Chastain. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Chesterfield Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 48 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1940) Martin Beck Theatre - New York - 1962 - Milk & Honey -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Robert Weede, Mimi Benzell, Molly Picon with Tommy Rall, Lanna Saunders and Juki Arkin. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Kent Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 35 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1941) Alvin Theatre - New York - 1962 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. -Condition: Very Good. Play starred Zero Mostel, John Carradine, Raymond Walburn with Jack Gilford, David Burns and Ruth Kobart. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Kent Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 48 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Price: $11.00 + shipping.
(1942) Lunt-Fontanne Theatre - New York - 1964 - Hamlet. - Condition: Very Good. Play starred Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake with Eileen Herlie, William Redfield and George Rose. This playbill has wonderful ads including: Lark Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 56 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Front cover is intact with folds. Price: $12.00 + shipping.
(1943) Broadhurst Theatre - New York - 1958 - Auntie Mame. - Condition: Very Good. Play starred Greer Garson, Polly Rowles, Dorothy Blackburn with Peggy Cass, Robert Smith and James Monks. This playbill has wonderful ads including: L&M Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 30 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Front cover is intact with folds. Price: $12.00 + shipping.
(1944) Miami Beach
Theater of the Performing Arts - Miami Beach - 1981 - Peter Pan. - Condition: Very Good. Play starred Sandy Duncan, Christopher Hewett, Marsha Kramer with Adrienne Angel, Matt McGrath and John Morgal. This playbill has wonderful local ads Playbill measures 5" by 8" and has 30 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Front cover is intact with folds. Price: $9.00 + shipping.
(1945) Winter Garden Theatre - New York - 1957 - Ziegfeld Follies. - Condition: Very Good. Play starred Beatrice Lillie, Billy De Wolfe, Harold Lang with Janet Morgan, Helen Wood and Micki Marlo. This playbill has wonderful ads including: L&M Cigarettes, cars, perfumes, many liquor ads. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 32 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Front cover is intact with folds. Price: $10.00 + shipping.
(1946) Dunnagan's Alley - Hilton Head - 1990 - Singing In The Rain. - Condition: Excellant. Play starred Jacque Moore, Judy Gallagher, Vance Fowler with Iva Welton, Dick Von Glahn and Rachael O'Brien. This playbill has wonderful ads from local businesses on Hilton Head Island. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 35 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Front cover is intact with folds. Price: $8.00 + shipping.
(1947) Hilton Head Playhouse - Hilton Head - 1990 - You Can't Take It With You. - Condition: Excellant. Play starred Stephanie Levine, Susan Meadows, Norma Williams with Craig England, Chris O'Neill and Ken Peterson. This playbill has wonderful ads from local businesses on Hilton Head Island. Playbill measures 6" by 9" and has 35 pages. Binding is tight and pages are in very good condition. Front cover is intact with folds. Price: $8.00 + shipping.
HISTORY OF NEW YORK THEATRES
PLYMOUTH THEATRE: Built in 1917 by the Shubert Family. Leased for a few years to producer Arthur Hopkins. Durring the depression the theatre reverted back to the Shubert family which still has it today. It was designated as a New York City Landmark in December of 1987.
THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE: At the end of 1919 Sam H. Harris asked Irving Berlin to devise a musical revue. Berlin wrote The Music Box Revue and in 1920 The Music Box Theatre was built to house the show. The Shubert family obtained half ownership in 1941 (shared with Berlin). In 2007 Berlin's share of the theatre was sold to Shubert. It was built in the neo-Georgian style in the manner of a country home.
MARK HELLINGER THEATRE: Opened in 1930 as the movie palace, Hollywood Theatre. Thomas W. Lamb designed the theatre for the Warner Brothers. It is done in a baroque style with grand staircases. Live shows made their presentations in 1934 and it was called the 51st Street Theatre. The name changed back and forth over the next 20 years. In 1949 it was named the Mark Hellinger after a popular Broadway columnist. It was leased and then later purchased by a church in 1989. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Mark Hellinger Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Nov. 2009 .
ST. JAMES THEATRE: Was built by Abraham L. Erlanger who was a producer. It was built on the site of the original Sardi's restaurant and opened in 1927 under the name of The Erlanger. In 1930 the Astor family took over the theatre and renamed it the St. James. The Shubert family purchased it in the late 1930's and sold it to William L McKnight in 1957.
IMPERIAL THEATRE: The theatre was built as a replacement for the Shubert's out of date Lyric Theatre. First production was in 1923 (Mary Jane McKane). It was designed by Herbert Krapp in the Adam-style.
ALVIN THEATRE: This theatre is now known as the Neil Simon Theatre. It was built in 1927. It was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was named Alvin Theatre. It opened on November 22, 1927 with Funny Face starring Fred and Adele Astaire. It was used as a radio station for a period of time. It was renamed the Neil Simon Theatre in 1977. It was designated as a New York Landmark in 1985.
46TH STREET THEATRE: Is now known as the Richard Rodgers Theater. It was opened in 1924 and designed by Herbert J. Krapp. It was renamed in 1990.
WINTER GARDEN THEATRE: This theatre is the oldest theatre owned by Shubert. It occupies the second American Horse Exchange and was built by William Vanderbilt in 1896. Shubert leased the exchange in 1911 at which time Winter Garden Theatre was born. It was used as a movie house from 1928 to 1933 and again in 1945.
BELASCO THEATRE: This theatre was designed by George Keister for impresario David Belasco. The sumptious interior featured Tiffany lighting and murals by Everett Shinn. It opened at the Stuyvesant Theatre in 1907. In 1910 Belasco changed the name to his. There were legends about Belasco's ghost haunting the theatre after his death in 1931.
BROADHURST THEATRE: George Broadhurst built the theatre in 1918 in association with the Shubert Brothers. The theatre's architect was Herbert Krapp. It was built back to back with the Plymouth Theatre. It is still one of the most popular theatres in New York.
THE BROADWAY THEATRE: This theatre is one of only 5 theatres that is actually on Broadway. It opened in 1924 as B.S. Moss's Colony, a film house. Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie was shown there in 1928. It became a stage theatre from 1930 to 1934 and was re-named The Broadway Theatre. From 1934 to 1940 it again became a movie house, returning to the theatre after 1940.
THE MARTIN BECK THEATRE: This theatre opened in 1924 at 302 West 45th Street. It was designed by architect G. Albert lansburgh. It premiered the famous Bye Bye, Birdie and presented revivals of Kiss Me Kate and Guys and Dolls. The Martin Beck was renamed for the famous caricaturist Al Hirschfeld in 2003.
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