TheBelmont Theatre, also known during its existence as theNorworth Theatre and theTheatre Parisien,[1] was aBroadway theatre located at 125 W. 48th St., New York, New York.[2] It was designed by architectEugene De Rosa.[3] It was active as a Broadway theatre from 1918 through 1933. It went dark in August 1933 after a revival ofSt. John Greer Ervine'sJohn Ferguson closed. It did not reopen again until 1936 when it was active for one more year before being sold in 1937. It then operated as a movie theatre, mainly showing foreign language film, until 1951 when the building was demolished.[4]
Designed by architectEugene De Rosa, the theatre was originally named the Norworth Theatre, and was named for its builder, the songwriter and actorJack Norworth (best known for writing the lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "Shine On, Harvest Moon").[1] Norworth built the theatre with the intent of managing it and using it as a place for he and his wife, the actressNora Bayes, to perform.[1] The theatre opened on January 28, 1918, with the musical revueOdds and Ends of 1917; a production which had transferred from theBijou Theatre.[4] Both Northworth and Bayes starred in the production along with the comedianHarry Watson Jr. and actressLillian Lorraine.[4][1]
Norworth's tenure as the operator and owner of the theatre was short lived, and he sold it just four months after it opened.[4] Under its new owners, the theatre was renamed the Belmont Theatre with its first performance under its new name beingTheresa Helburn'sCrops and Croppers on September 12, 1918.[4]
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