Olympic Theatre
622 Broadway, New York, NY
Built
1856
Closed
1880
Demolished
1880
ABOUT THIS THEATRE
Laura Keene's Theatre
Description
After actress/manager Laura Keene lost her lease on the Metropolitan (Tripler Hall), she moved her "Varieties" show here. After she left, the theatre was renamed the Olympic and was managed by a number of actresses, including Mrs. John Wood (c. 1866). It was torn down in 1880.