Empire Theatre [New York City] (Q12628)
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Theatre building in New York, USA
- Empire Theatre
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Empire Theatre [New York City] | Theatre building in New York, USA |
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40°45'16.020"N, 73°59'11.508"W
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Built 1893 by by J. B. McElfatrick & Co for Frank Sanger, Al Hayman, and producer Charles Frohman. Opened 25 Jan 1893 with David Belasco's play The Girl I Left Behind Me. 1903 interior rebuilding and auditorium redecoration by Carrere & Hastings. Mainly used for drama performances, including Lindsay & Crouse's Life with Father (1939-1945). Demolished in 1953 in favour of an office building. (English)
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1912
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1953
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