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Booth Theatres
Booth Theatres (New York). Two beloved theatres named after Edwin Booth have flourished in Manhattan. The first Booth Theatre was built in 1869 on 23rd Street to present Shakespeare productions by the renowned actor it was named after. It was a very advanced theatre, designed by the famous New York architect James Renwick Jr., and featured extensive backstage space, room for scene and costume shops, and an early sprinkler system. Booth gave several sparkling performances there and managed the house himself for a few years, then it changed management several times until it was turned into a department store in 1883, which was later demolished. The second and current Booth Theatre on West 45th Street is a small but much‐treasured house designed by Henry B. Herts. It opened in 1913 with its attached sister theatre the Sam S. Shubert on Shubert Alley. Producer Winthrop Ames presented small productions in the elegant, Italian Renaissance style that seated only 785, and over the years the Shubert‐owned theatre has become a favorite house for intimate pieces.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Booth Theatres." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Booth Theatres." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-BoothTheatres.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Booth Theatres." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-BoothTheatres.html |
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Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre, New York, on West 45th Street. Built by Winthrop Ames in association with Lee Shubert, this small playhouse seating 766 opened in 1913 with The Great Adventure by Arnold Bennett. In 1925 there was a production of Hamlet in modern dress. Kaufman and Hart's You Can't Take it with You (1936) and Saroyan's The Time of Your Life (1939) both won the Pulitzer Prize. Later productions included Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba (1950), the revue At the Drop of Another Hat (1966), Jason Miller's That Championship Season (1972), and Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George (1984), the last two being also Pulitzer Prize-winners.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Booth Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Booth Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-BoothTheatre.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Booth Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-BoothTheatre.html |
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