Vanderbilt Theatre
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| Vanderbilt Theatre | |
| Address |
148 West 48th Street
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|---|---|
| City |
New York City
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| Architect | Eugene De Rosa |
| Capacity | 780 (est.) |
| Type | Broadway |
| Opened | March 7, 1918 |
| Years active | 1918 – 1939 1953 – 1954 |
| Closed | 1954 |
| Current use | Replaced by parking facility |
The Vanderbilt Theatre was a New York City Broadway theatre, designed by architect Eugene De Rosa for producer Lyle Andrews. It opened in 1918,[1] located at 148 West 48th Street. The theatre was demolished in 1954.
The 780-seat theatre hosted the long-running musical Irene from 1919 to 1921. In the mid-1920s, several Rogers and Hart musicals played at the theatre. Andrews lost the theatre during the Great Depression, and in 1931 it was briefly re-named the Tobis to show German films. The experiment was a failure, and the theatre returned to legitimate use. No new shows played at the theatre from 1939 until 1953, as it was used as a radio studio, first by NBC, then by ABC, until 1952. Irving Maidman purchased the theatre and began to produce new shows in 1953, but after a year the theatre was demolished to build a six story parking garage.[1][2]
[edit] Notable Productions
- 1919: Irene
- 1926: The Girl Friend
- 1926: Peggy-Ann
- 1927: A Connecticut Yankee
- 1935: Mulatto by Langston Hughes
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Vanderbilt Theatre (Built: 1918 Demolished: 1954 Closed: 1954" Internet Broadway Database (Retrieved on February 22, 2008)
- ^ Information from the World-theatres website
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