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Apollo Theatre
Apollo Theatre (New York). Harlem's most famous theatre, it was built in 1914 on 125th Street as a burlesque house, but by the 1930s it had become home to African‐American bands, singers, comics, and hoofers in a variety format. The management featured an amateur night every Wednesday and many later‐famous black artists got their start there. The 1,700‐seat house closed in 1977, then was a television studio for a while. The Apollo was named a historic landmark in 1983 and since then has housed special events, including the Wednesday talent nights. George C. Wolfe presented a variety program called Harlem Song in 2002 that celebrated the old theatre's history in song and dance. [This theatre is not to be confused with the Apollo Theatre on 42nd Street; see Ford Center for the Performing Arts.]
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Apollo Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Apollo Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ApolloTheatre.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Apollo Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ApolloTheatre.html |
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