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Holiday Theatre

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Broadway Closed 1951–1956 on this page6 productions

Central Theatre was a Broadway theatre in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, built in 1918. It was located at 1567 Broadway, at the southwest corner with 47th Street, and seated approximately 1,100 patrons. The architect was Herbert J. Krapp. The theatre was built by the Shubert family on a site previously occupied by the Mathushek & Son piano factory. The first production at the theatre was the play Forever After, by Owen Davis, which opened in 1918. This moved to Playhouse Theatre for a long run. A musical, Somebody's Sweetheart (music by Antonio Bafunno; book and lyrics by Alonzo Price), was a success at the theatre in 1919–20. Oscar Hammerstein II made his debut as librettist in January 1…

Longest runs hereby performances

1951 Bagels and Yox September 12, 1951 · Irv Carroll Cast: The Barton Brothers (Murray, Eddie, and Paul), Lou Saxon, Marty Drake, Larry Alpert, Rickie Layne and Velvel, Mary Forrest, Patrice Helene, Jan Howard, Johnny Conrad, Dian Lund, Audrey Barfoot, Tibby Rayburn, Ina Lerner, Paula Stevens, Ricki Fields 208 perf.
1955 The Righteous Are Bold December 22, 1955 68 perf.
1955 The Southwest Corner February 3, 1955 · George Schaefer 36 perf.
1954 Abie's Irish Rose November 18, 1954 20 perf.
1955 Deadfall October 27, 1955 · Michael Gordon 20 perf.
1956 Debut February 22, 1956 · John Gerstad 5 perf.

Everything that played here6 productions

1951 Bagels and Yox September 12, 1951 · Original 208 perf.
1954 Abie's Irish Rose November 18, 1954 · Revival · no show page 20 perf.
1955 Deadfall October 27, 1955 · Original · no show page 20 perf.
1955 The Righteous Are Bold December 22, 1955 · Original · no show page 68 perf.
1955 The Southwest Corner February 3, 1955 · Original · no show page 36 perf.
1956 Debut February 22, 1956 · Original · no show page 5 perf.

In the literature8 passages

  • Bagels and Yox was the first show to play at the refurbished Holiday Theatre, which originally opened in 1918 as the Central Theatre. Two years into its life the theatre made Broadway history: in January 1920, the musical Always You marked the Broadway debut of Oscar Hammerstein II as a lyricist and book writer, and the following July the…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE Opened Saturday, Dec. 29, 1973 * The Billic Holiday Theatre (Herbert Scott-Gibson, Artistic Director) presentstheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • Don. 153 Holiday Theatre. 77 Billing, Robert, 168 Billmgton. Ken. 22. 23. 30. 53. 69. 90. 117. 148 Billy Rose Foundation. 51theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • May 15 & 16, 1979 INADCENT BLACK AND THE FIVE BROTHERS by A. Marcus Hemphill; The Billie Holiday Theatre production; Director, Mikell Pinkney; Executive Producer, Marjorie Moon; Set, Felix E.theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1978-79, v. 35 (Willis).txt
  • Nov. 1. 1984-Feb. 10. 985 (90 performances and 24 previews) The Billie Holiday Theatre (Marjorie Moon. Executive Producer) (Billie Holiday Theatre) Thursday.theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1984-85 Season, v. 41 (Willis).txt

What this page does not know

  • What played here before Broadway record-keeping starts, and what played here outside it — concerts, benefits, film runs, anything that was not a listed production.
  • How many seats.
  • Any photograph of the building. 83 of 135 venues have one.

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