The Lyceum Theater is a Broadway theater located on the west side of 45th Street in the Manhattan Theater District , New York , USA . Lyceum Theater - along with New Amsterdam , the oldest Broadway theater - the first of these institutions is included in the US National Register of Historic Places (a monument of history and architecture) and remains one of the few Broadway theaters that have retained their name [1] .
| The lyceum theater | |
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 The facade of the theater in 2003 | |
| Based | 1903 |
| Theater building | |
| Location | New York , USA |
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| Capacity | 922 |
| Site | Theater official page |
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History
The theater was built in 1902-1903. impresario Daniel Froman and the architectural firm Herts & Tallent to replace the first Lyceum Theater on Fourth Avenue , which closed in April 1902 . Lyceum Theater opened on November 2, 1903 with the performance The Proud Prince. Charles Frohman (Daniel's brother) served as theater manager until his death in 1915 .
Among the outstanding artists who appeared on the Lyceum Theater stage in the early years were: Ethel Barrymore , Billy Burke , Basil Rathbone , Fanny Bryce , Walter Houston , Miriam Hopkins , Cornelia Otis Skinner and others.
Since 1950, the theater has been owned by The Shubert Organization [2] . In 1974, Lyceum Theater was the first Broadway theater to receive the status of a monument of history and architecture, included in the National Register of Historic Places of the United States [3] .
Currently, the theater retains much of its original Beaux Arts design. Including complex marble staircases and a wavy tent. Despite the three-level auditorium, Lyceum Theater is one of the smallest Broadway theaters: it can accommodate only 922 spectators [3] .
The famous Daniel Frohman’s apartment, which is located in the theater building above the orchestra pit, has also been preserved. He asked architects to make a door to the auditorium. Opening it, one could observe the actions on the stage from a bird's flight. Legend has it that once during a performance Daniel opened the door and waved a white handkerchief. Thus, he wanted to tell his wife, actress Margaret Illington , that she was replaying [2] . Now the apartment is used as the archival premises of The Shubert Organization.
The main productions of the theater
- The Delightful Crichton (1903)
- “The Importance of Being Serious ” (1910)
- “The Postman Always Calls Twice ” (1936)
- The Country Girl (1950)
- “ Look Back in Anger ” (1957)
- musical Lieutenant (1974)
- musical Gentlemen prefer blondes (1995)
- “ I am my own wife ” (2003)
- Steel Magnolias (2005)
- Macbeth (2008)
- Scottsboro Guys (2010)
Notes
- ↑ Christopher Winn. Lyceum Theater // I Never Knew That About New York . - New York, NY: PLUME, 2013 .-- ISBN 978-1-101-63485-1 .
- ↑ 1 2 The Shubert Organization: Lyceum Theater
- ↑ 1 2 IBDb: Lyceum Theater
Links
- The official website of the theater
- Theater Page on Internet Broadway Database