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464: 252: 38: 194:. The theater's name was changed on several occasions: it became the Coburn Theatre in 1928 and was renamed Recital Theatre in 1932, only to become the Park Lane Theatre several months later. From 1934 to 1936 it was known as Gilmore's 63rd Street Theatre, and afterwards as the Experimental Theatre. From 1938 until its closure in 1941, it returned to be Daly's 63rd Street Theatre. The building was demolished in 1957. 186:
for the Davenport stock company. Construction began in 1909, but financial issues stalled it soon after. Later on, architect Erwin Rossbach was hired by the Association of Bible Students to complete the structure. The organization intended it to serve for religious lectures and screening Biblical
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On January 31, 1921, Cort 63rd Street Theatre was opened in the building. In 1922, the theater was renamed Daly's 63rd Street Theatre, in honor of
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films. It was completed in 1914, and named the 63rd Street Music Hall. From 1919, it served as a children's cinema.
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The building which subsequently housed the theater was originally designed by architect
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and had several other names between 1921 and 1938. The building was demolished in 1957.
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The first production in the theater in 1921 was the premiere of
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The Hooded Eagle: Modern German Drama on the New York Stage
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Marquee of the Experimental Theatre, March–April 1936
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in February 1926 and the English-language version of
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Index

Augustin Daly
Daly's Theatre (disambiguation)

Federal Theatre Project
Capacity
Shuffle Along
Thomas W. Lamb
Broadway theatre
Thomas W. Lamb
Augustin Daly
Shuffle Along
revue
Flournoy Miller
Aubrey Lyles
Noble Sissle
Eubie Blake
Mae West
Sex
Friedrich Wolf
Professor Mamlock

Shuffle Along
Desire Under the Elms
Sex
Lady Windermere's Fan
Awake and Sing!
The Miser
Professor Mamlock
ISBN
978-1-56898-116-1

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