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Interior of the Grand Duke's Theater - The audience during the perform...

Newsboys and bootblacks' theater, Five Points neighborhood, New York City. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 37, (1874 Jan. 17), p. 316.

Charles Frohman presents the newest laughing hit, Oh, Susannah! as pla...

Includes portrait of actress in upper right corner. Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & N.Y." N.Y. no. 8009. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The New York Manhattan Theatre success, William A. Brady & Jos. R. Gri...

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New Montauk Theatre, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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[Hall in New Theater, New York City] / F. Benj. Johnston.

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Morning Becomes Electra. American Theatre Guild production, 1931-1932

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W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit in "Noah" a human comedy

Poster for Federal Theatre Project Negro Unit presentation of "Noah" at the Lafayette Theatre, Seventh Ave. and 131st., New York City, showing Noah in ark filled with animals. Work Projects Administration Poste... More

Community Theatre, Hudson, New York. Exterior

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New York, New York. Waiting to get into Radio City movie theater

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Katherine Dunham in costume for Tropical Revue (1945), at New York's C...

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RKO theatre candy stand, New York City. Stand II, view II

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Caramoor Theater, Katonah, New York. Caramoor Theater IV

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Capitol Theater, Broadway and 51st St. View to building

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Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Base Theater, New York Road, Plattsburgh, ...

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Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

[Portrait of Glen Gray, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. July 19...

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Loew's Victoria Theater, 235-237 West One-hundred-and-twenty-fifth Str...

Significance: The Loew's Victoria Theater was one of the many theaters in the United States that was part of the Loew's theater chain during the early 20th century. It is architecturally significant as a repres... More

Marionette Theater, New York - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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Merely Mary Ann Garden Theatre, New York, every evening & Saturday mat...

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[Murals and ornamental frieze on ceiling of foyer in the New Theater, ...

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Palace Theatre, New York City, New York City

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New Dance Theatre Scores a Scuccess

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Trans-Lux Theater, 58th St. and Madison Ave., New York City; exterior ...

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International Music Hall, Radio City, New York. Theater interior

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Mary of Scotland. American Theatre Guild production, 1933-1934. Starri...

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Federal Theatre presents "Trojan incident" Based on Homer and Euripide...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Trojan Incident" at the St. James Theatre, 44 St. west of Broadway, showing silhouette of Trojan horse and soldiers. Date stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work P... More

The Dance Theatre "Young tramps" Choreography by Don Oscar Becque, mus...

Poster for Federal Dance Theatre Project presentation of "Young Tramps," showing two hobos on a street corner. Date stamped on verso: Apr 16 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Cong... More

Time of Your Life. American Theatre Guild production, 1939-1940 with E...

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New York City views. Times Square, wide shot, toward the vaudeville th...

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Katherine Dunham in Tropical Revue (1943), at New York's Martin Beck T...

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New York, New York. Merchant marine theatre. Wing canteen. The audienc...

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[Portrait of Louis Jordan, Paramount Theater(?), New York, N.Y., ca. J...

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Caramoor Theater, Katonah, New York. Caramoor Theater V

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Loew's State Theater, Broadway and 45th St., New York City. Wide view ...

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Charles S. Colden Auditorium and School, Queens College. Small theatre...

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Charles S. Colden Auditorium and School, Queens College. Small theatre...

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J. Winans in the character of "Joe" in the new play of New York as it ...

Print shows John Winans in the character "Joe", full-length portrait, standing in the street, facing front, as a beggar wearing tattered clothing, holding two apples in his right hand. 112 U.S. Copyright Office... More

[View of the Apollo Theatre marquee, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and ...

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The New York Manhattan Theatre success, William A. Brady & Jos. R. Gri...

Caption: Ladies, allow me to introduce to you my life-preserver, the noble red-skin! Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." Direction of Thall & Kennedy. N.Y. no. 9065. ... More

State Theatre, 238-244 Liberty Street, Schenectady, Schenectady County...

Significance: The State Theater open on December 10, 1922, showing Harold Lloyd's first five reel silent film comedy "Grandma's Boy". The opening was celebrated by Schenectady Socialist Mayor George Lunn and Ne... More

State Theatre, 238-244 Liberty Street, Schenectady, Schenectady County...

Significance: The State Theater open on December 10, 1922, showing Harold Lloyd's first five reel silent film comedy "Grandma's Boy". The opening was celebrated by Schenectady Socialist Mayor George Lunn and Ne... More

[ Photographers backstage at the Palace Theater in New York City after...

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Folies Bergere Theatre, 210 West Forty-sixth Street, New York, New Yor...

Significance: Design by noted theatre architects Herts and Tallant in 1910, the Folies Bergere is among the most impressive of New York City's theatres. Its polychromatic terra cotta facade is unique among the ... More

Folies Bergere Theatre, 210 West Forty-sixth Street, New York, New Yor...

Significance: Design by noted theatre architects Herts and Tallant in 1910, the Folies Bergere is among the most impressive of New York City's theatres. Its polychromatic terra cotta facade is unique among the ... More

Hudson Theater Building, 270-276 Hudson Avenue, Albany, Albany County,...

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Hudson Theater Building, 270-276 Hudson Avenue, Albany, Albany County,...

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Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

[Portrait of Louis Jordan, Paramount Theater(?), New York, N.Y., ca. J...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb In: The Record Changer, v. 5, no. 6 (Aug. 46, 1946), p. 11. Forms part of: ... More

Loew's Victoria Theater, 235-237 West One-hundred-and-twenty-fifth Str...

Significance: The Loew's Victoria Theater was one of the many theaters in the United States that was part of the Loew's theater chain during the early 20th century. It is architecturally significant as a repres... More

Loew's Victoria Theater, 235-237 West One-hundred-and-twenty-fifth Str...

Significance: The Loew's Victoria Theater was one of the many theaters in the United States that was part of the Loew's theater chain during the early 20th century. It is architecturally significant as a repres... More

Morosco Theater, 217-225 West Forty-fifth Street, New York, New York C...

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Morosco Theater, 217-225 West Forty-fifth Street, New York, New York C...

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Morosco Theater, 217-225 West Forty-fifth Street, New York, New York C...

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New Amsterdam Theatre, New York

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[Broadway and Herald Square Theatre at night, New York City]

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The New Theater, New York City: Detail of Frieze

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Photo copyrighted by the New Theatre. 134014. Renamed Century Theater. Carrère & Hastings, firm, arch. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption ... More

The New Theater, New York City: The Foyer

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Newsie, ten years old. Going into a moving picture theatre with his pa...

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[Auditorium of the New Theater, New York City]

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N.Y. Mayor asks remove restrictions placed on relief bill [...] Washin...

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Hammerstein Theatre, New York City

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Roxy Theatre, 49th Street, New York, N.Y. [Interior], horizontal with ...

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Federal WPA Variety Theatre presents vaudeville 9 big acts : Comedy, s...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project vaudeville show featuring "Tumble In, Redeck & Dexter, Leddy Brothers, Bronson & Delaney, Yvette & Lazar, Emil Jarrow, Dance Parade Review, Lane & Byron, [and] Laing Bros.," s... More

New York, New York. Paramount Theater at Times Square, showing bond se...

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Fulton Theatre, W. 46th St., New York City. Proscenium arch

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Scene from "Oklahoma," 1943-1944. Theatre Guild production

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Coronet Theatre, W. 49th St., New York City. Star's dressing room

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[Portrait of Cab Calloway, Strand Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Mar. 19...

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Beekman Theatre, 2nd Ave. and 66th St., New York City. Lounge to obser...

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Beekman Theatre, 2nd Ave. and 66th St., New York City. House, to foyer

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Caramoor Theater, Katonah, New York. Caramoor Theater III

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Loew's State Theater, Broadway and 45th St., New York City. Staircase

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Capitol Theater, 51st St. and Broadway, New York. Entrance to box offi...

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Capitol Theater, 51st St. and Broadway, New York. Curtain partially cl...

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Capitol Theater, 51st St. and Broadway, New York. Auditorium from curt...

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Charles S. Colden Auditorium and School, Queens College. Theater entra...

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Warner Brothers Co., 90 Park Ave., New York City. Theater, from stage

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[Suzanne Farrell and George Balanchine dancing in a segment of "Don Qu...

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The love of a cabaret girl romantic melodrama in three acts

State Theatre, 238-244 Liberty Street, Schenectady, Schenectady County...

Significance: The State Theater open on December 10, 1922, showing Harold Lloyd's first five reel silent film comedy "Grandma's Boy". The opening was celebrated by Schenectady Socialist Mayor George Lunn and Ne... More

[Portrait of Benny Carter, Apollo Theatre, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 19...

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Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

[Portrait of Glen Gray, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. July 19...

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[ Danny Kaye and unknown woman onstage at the Palace Theater in New Yo...

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The New York Manhattan Theatre success, William A. Brady & Jos. R. Gri...

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The New York Manhattan Theatre success, William A. Brady & Jos. R. Gri...

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Loew's Victoria Theater, 235-237 West One-hundred-and-twenty-fifth Str...

Significance: The Loew's Victoria Theater was one of the many theaters in the United States that was part of the Loew's theater chain during the early 20th century. It is architecturally significant as a repres... More

Morosco Theater, 217-225 West Forty-fifth Street, New York, New York C...

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Morosco Theater, 217-225 West Forty-fifth Street, New York, New York C...

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Marionette Theater, New York - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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[New York, N.Y., Saturday matinee, Casino Theatre]

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Globe Theatre, New York City, New York City

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Capitol Theatre - A black and white photo of a large building

Exterior of theater at Broadway and West 51st Street, New York City. J241637 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by American Studio, N.Y. No. 502.

Strange Interlude. American Theatre Guild production, 1927-1928 with L...

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Morning Becomes Electra. American Theatre Guild production, 1931-1932

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"The tailor becomes a storekeeper" A grotesque comedy by David Pinski ...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Tailor Becomes a Storekeeper" at Daly's Theatre, 63rd Street east of Broadway, New York City, showing a hand holding a fish being cut in half with sissors... More

Works Progress Administration Composers' Forum-Laboratory, third serie...

Poster announcing concert series of contemporary American music at the WPA Federal Music Theatre, 254 West 54th Street, New York City. Date stamped on verso: Dec 8 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Coll... More

[ Scene outside the Imperial Theatre in New York City where 'Let's Fac...

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