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| Former names | (New) Park Theatre (1883–1894) |
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| Address | 1331 Broadway New York City United States |
| Type | Broadway |
| Capacity | 1150 |
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| Opened | 1883 |
| Closed | 1914 (1914) |
| Demolished | 1915 |
| Years active | 1883–1914 |
| Architect | Rose & Stone |
TheHerald Square Theatre was aBroadway theatre inManhattan, New York City, built in 1883 and closed in 1914. The site is now a highrise designed byH. Craig Severance.[1]
ThePark Theatre opened in 1883 (also known as theNewPark Theatre) on the partly demolished site of the Great New York Aquarium (1876–1881),[1] which is unrelated to the laterNew York Aquarium. Actor Charles E. Evans, retiring from the stage with cash in hand from the long-running success ofA Parlor Match, refurbished the priorHarrigan's Park Theatre as the Herald Square Theatre in 1894.[2] It stood at 1331 Broadway, designed by architects Rose & Stone, with about 1150 seats and with its interior furnished by the interior of the nearbyBooth's Theatre, which was being demolished.Lee Shubert took over the lease of the theatre in 1900, making it the first Broadway theatre owned byThe Shubert Organization.
Partially destroyed by fire and rebuilt, in 1911 it became "the first New York theatre to be converted into asilent movie house", but it was demolished only three years later, as theGarment District expanded, and the Broadway theater district migrated north of 40th Street.[3][4]
The theatre offered a variety of entertainment, from plays, likeShaw'sArms and the Man (1894), toEdwardian musical comedies, likeThe Girl from Kay's (1903–1904) andThe Girl Behind the Counter (1907–1908), to operetta, likeReginald De Koven andHarry B. Smith'sRob Roy.[5] It saw the first performance of theGeorge M. Cohan song "You're a Grand Old Flag" in 1906, and it was also whereWilliam Randolph Hearst first saw and met his wifeMillicent Willson during her appearance as a "bicycle girl" in 1897.
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