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| Built |
late 1860's |
| Location |
Broadway & 28th St |
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| Developer/Manager |
Augustin Daly remodeled it in early 1870's |
| 1st Production |
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| Major Productions |
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| Joseph
Haworth's Appearances |
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| Demolished |
Became a movie house in 1938 |
| Interesting
Facts |
This
playhouse had a double career, first
as the Fifth Avenue Theatre, where
Augustin Daly's company held forth in
glory from 1869 to 1873 in its early
years, then as the Madison Square
Theatre, rebuilt and redecorated to
the specifications of Steele
MacKaye to incorporate his
innovations and inventions, all of
which were subsequently appropriated
in some form by other theatre
builders. And a primitive by effective
means of air conditioning was a legacy
of MacKaye's tenure at the Madison
Square Theatre. |
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| Seating
Plan |
Interior |
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Joseph
Haworth & The Madison Square
Theatre |
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