Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY
Seats (approximate)
1100
Built
1893
Demolished
1953
ABOUT THIS THEATRE
Description
J.B. McElfatrick, architect. Producer Charles Frohman had it built "uptown" at the suggestion of Al Hayman--"Everything theatrical is moving uptown," he said. Hayman later owned it after Frohman died on the Lusitania in 1915. In 1948, the Astor estate purchased the theatre and announced, in 1953, that it would be torn down to make way for an office tower. Waves of nostalgia spread through the theatre community, and performers gathered to celebrate the venue in a restrospective farewell performance.
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