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| Built |
1883
as The New Park Theatre |
| Location |
NW corner
of Broadway & 35th St |
| Architect(s) |
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| Developer/Manager |
Charles
Evan who renamed it The Herald Square
Theatre in 1894 |
| 1st
Production |
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| Major
Productions |
Many
Richard Mansfield's Company
productions |
| Joseph
Haworth's Appearances |
Julius
Caesar (Cassius) - Jan. 1903
with Richard
Mansfield |
| Demolished |
1914 |
| Interesting
Facts |
It contained most of the interior fittings of Booth's Theatre which was in the process of being dismantled at the time of its
construction. First Theatre to come under the control of the Schubert organization in 1900. |
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With Mansfield,
the art of speaking was based on breath
control, as was the art of singing with
Caruso. When he played Brutus in the
quarrel scene of Julius
Caesar, he sat inconspicuously
in a darkened corner of the tent, while
Joseph Haworth, cast as Cassius, was
allowed to take the stage, with the
limelight full upon him, and pour out
his lines in a tremendous torrent. Mansfield
remained quiescent – till a single,
sudden phrase. But when he roared out,
"Away, slight man!" the walls
of the theatre shook as with an
earthquake. It was as if Cassius had
been blown bodily out of the tent and
off the stage. |
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