Empire Theatre records

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unitid

{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2001-009", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"21527", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Empire Theatre records"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1911-1953", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1911/1953"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".41 lf. (1 box of material)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1911

date_inclusive_end

1953

origination

{"value"=>"Empire Theatre (New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>The Empire Theatre stood at 1430 Broadway at 40th Street in New York City from 1892 until its demolition in 1953. Artistic home to theatrical producer Charles Frohman (1860-1915), the theatre opened on Jan. 25, 1893, with the production THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME. Frohman's Empire Theatre Stock Company produced a number of star performers. After Frohman's death, the Empire continued its successful operation as a booking house, hosting LIFE WITH FATHER among other hits. TIME OF THE CUCKOO was the Empire's last production. The theater's location was a major factor in the northward shift of New York's theater disrict from Union Square to Times Square.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Empire Theatre records span 1911-1953, and consist of box office statements, sales reports, promotional materials, a pay sheet for backstage crew, and other items related to the operations of the theater. Materials are sketchy, random and incomplete.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"THE"}

{"source"=>"Unknown"}

keydate

1911

prefercite

{"value"=>"Empire Theatre records, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The Empire Theatre stood at 1430 Broadway at 40th Street in New York City from 1892 until its demolition in 1953. Artistic home to theatrical producer Charles Frohman (1860-1915), the theatre opened on Jan. 25, 1893, with the production THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME. Frohman's Empire Theatre Stock Company produced a number of star performers. After Frohman's death, the Empire continued its successful operation as a booking house, hosting LIFE WITH FATHER among other hits. TIME OF THE CUCKOO was the Empire's last production. The theater's location was a major factor in the northward shift of New York's theater disrict from Union Square to Times Square. The Empire Theatre records span 1911-1953, and consist of box office statements, sales reports, promotional materials, a pay sheet for backstage crew, and other items related to the operations of the theater. Materials are sketchy, random and incomplete.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.41 linear feet. (1 box of material)

date_start

1911

date_end

1953

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