Old Broadway Theatre
Former theatre in Manhattan, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old Broadway Theatre | |
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General information | |
Location | Manhattan, New York City |
Opened | 1847 |
Demolished | 1859 |
The Broadway Theatre (September 27, 1847 – April 2, 1859), called the Old Broadway Theatre since its demise,[1] was at 326–30 Broadway, between Pearl and Anthony (now Worth) Streets in Lower Manhattan, New York City.[2] With over 4000 seats,[3] it was the largest theater ever built in New York when it opened.[4] During its brief existence, many prominent performers of the era appeared on its stage. It presented plays, opera, ballet, hippodrama, and circus performances in a space that was reconfigured several times. The operators always struggled to make money, however,[3] and after twelve years the Broadway Theatre was replaced by a more profitable building, for the textile trade.