 The Man of the Hour byGeorge Broadhurst playing at the Savoy c. 1907 | |
 Interactive map of Savoy Theatre | |
| Address | 112 W. 34th St. New York City United States of America |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 841 |
| Current use | Demolished |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Demolished | 1952 |
TheSavoy Theatre was aBroadway theatre at 112 West34th Street inMidtown Manhattan, New York City. It opened in 1900 (for its first few months asSchley Music Hall). It was converted to a cinema around 1910, until it was closed in early 1952 and then demolished.[nb 1]
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George Krause, a manager of other theatres, with financial backing ofTammany Hall politicianTimothy D. Sullivan, built Schley Music Hall at 112 West 34th Street, on the south side of the street, and west of Broadway.[1]: 578 The site adjoined the Herald Square Hotel. It had a frontage of 18 feet on 34th Street, and 50 feet on 33rd Street. It seated about 840, but the floor chairs were folding chairs.[2]
It opened on February 26, 1900, aiming to show vaudeville and burlesque fare. Kraus immediately sold out his stake toNew York Yankees ownerFrank J. Farrell, and the venue closed on April 29. Under a new lease by Alfred Aarons, the house reopened on October 8, 1900, as the Savoy Theatre. Aarons only lasted until early February 1901, and Hyde and Behman then leased it, followed byCharles Frohman and Frank McKee, who started performances on September 21, 1901. Notable runs includedMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (Sept. 1903-Jan. 1905, 150 perf.), andThe Man of the Hour byGeorge Broadhurst (Dec. 1906-Jan. 1908, 479 perf.) starringDouglas Fairbanks.[3]
Around late 1910, play performances ceased. The venue was leased byWalter Reade Sr. (then Walter Rosenberg), who eventually ran a large chain of movie theatres, and became a movie house. It operated until 1952 (when Reade Sr. also died), and soon the building was demolished.[4][5][6][7][8]
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