CBS Studio No. 51
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate)
935
Built
1908
Closed
1941
Demolished
1960
ABOUT THIS THEATRE
CBS Radio Playhouse No. 5
WOR Mutual Radio
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
Description
Marshall & Fox, architects. Lee Shubert sold actress Maxine Elliott the land for this theatre in exchange for fifty-percent interest in it--making Elliott one of the only female managers. Leased to the Federal Theatre in 1936. In 1941, it became a radio station and, later, a television studio. In 1956, Elliott's heirs sold her share to the Shuberts, who then sold the property. When it was demolished in 1960, the theatre, built in a thriving theatre district, was the only Broadway house below 41st St.
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