Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, USA [Chicago, US]
type: Item
label: Incendio del teatro Iroquois USA [Chicago] @it
description: Theatre remebered for a fire disastre that chaged regulations.
description: Il teatro è ricordato per un incendio che ha cambiato le regole. @it
alternative label: Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, USA
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Burnt down date: 1903-12-30T00:00:00Z
Wikidata source: Q42538011
Country: USA
City: Chicago
GPS: Point(-87.6286 41.8847)
Importance: Not rated
opening date: 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Web: www.iroquoistheater.com
Carthalia ID: 1460
Note: Built 1903 as Iroquois Theatre. Opened November 1903. 1724 seats (1900 if standing room only). Originally advertised as absolutely fireproof, the theatre burnt during the performance of the musical comedy, Mr. Bluebeardon 30 Dec 1903. Over 600 audience members died in the deadliest theatre fire ever recorded. Interior damages subsequently repaired. Re-opened 1904 as Colonial Theatre. Demolished in 1926 in favour of the new Oriental Theatre (now Nederlander Theatre).
demolished: 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z