| Theatre Comique | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Manhattan,New York City |
| Opened | 1862 |
| Demolished | 1881 |
TheTheatre Comique, formerlyWood's Minstrel Hall, was a venue onBroadway inManhattan, New York City. It was built in 1862, replacing a synagogue on the site.[1]
William Lingard debuted at the theater in 1868.Pluto, the first Broadway musical to feature music byDavid Braham, debuted at the venue in 1869. In 1871, Josh Hart, who had formerly managed theHoward Athenaeum in Boston, took over and made the renamed Theatre Comique a variety house, vying withTony Pastor to secure the best artists and the biggest popular theater audience in New York.Ned Harrigan andTony Hart began a run at the theater in 1872, with Harrigan taking over from Hart as manager in the fall of 1876. Harrigan moved on to aNew Theatre Comique further up Broadway and the old building was demolished in 1881.[2]
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