New Century Theatre
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (1921–31) Central Park Theatre (1931) Shakespeare Theatre (1932–34) Venice Theatre (1934–42) Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (1942) Molly PiconTheatre (1943) Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (1943) New Century Theatre (1944–54) | |
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| Address | 932 Seventh Avenue New York City United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′59″N73°58′46″W/ 40.766495°N 73.97947°W |
| Owner | Shubert Organization |
| Type | Broadway theatre |
| Capacity | 1,700 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | October 6, 1921 |
| Closed | 1954 |
| Demolished | 1962 |
| Architect | Herbert J. Krapp |
TheNew Century Theatrewas aBroadwaytheater in theMidtown Manhattanneighborhood ofNew York City,at 205–207 West 58th Street and 926–932Seventh Avenue.Opened on October 6, 1921, asJolson's 59th Street Theatre,[1]the theater was designed byHerbert J. Krappon the site of the Central Park Riding Academy. It was built for theShubert brothers,who named the house afterAl Jolson.[2]
In 1920, the Shuberts announced plans to convert the Central Park Riding Academy into a theater,[3]hiring Krapp to renovate the old structure.[2]The Shuberts went bankrupt in 1931 and sold off Jolson's 59th Street Theatre, in part because of the venue's remoteness fromTimes Square.[2]The venue was then leased as a film house called the Central Park Theatre.[4]It was then renamed five more times before assuming the "New Century" name in 1944. The theater was converted to anNBCbroadcast studio in 1953, then to a videotape studio in 1958.[2]Upon the theater's demolition in 1962, the apartment building at200 Central Park Southwas erected on the site.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Jolson's Fifty-Ninth Street Theatre".The New York Times.September 19, 1921.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJanuary 31,2022.
- ^abcdMorrison, William (1999).Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture.Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. p. 121.ISBN0-486-40244-4.
- ^"Shuberts to Build Another Theatre; New Structure Will Occupy Site of Old Central Park Riding Academy".The New York Times.August 1, 1920.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJanuary 31,2022.
- ^"Jolson to Be Film House; Brecher Leases It and Will Change Name to Central Park Theatre".The New York Times.February 4, 1931.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJanuary 31,2022.
- ^"Central Park Theatre in New York, NY".Cinema Treasures.October 6, 1921.RetrievedJanuary 31,2022.