The Star Theatre, also known as The New Star Theatre, [1] was a Broadway theatre located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 107th Street in New York City, New York, United States. [2] Built in 1901, [3] it was active as a Broadway playhouse through 1908. [4] It should not be confused with the earlier Star Theatre demolished in 1901.
The New York impresario and theatre agent William T. Keogh (died 1947), [5] previously connected with the Knickerbocker Theatre, was responsible for the building of the Star Theatre which began construction in August 1901. [6] The theatre was designed by the architects Thomas P. Neville and George A. Bagge of the New York firm Neville & Bagge. It was built by Delaney Brothers & Co. [6] The theatre opened with a performance of the Hanlon Brothers's Superba, [3] a production which ran at that theatre from its grand opening on December 30, 1901, through January 4, 1902. [7]
In 1909 the theatre began showing silent films on Sundays while continuing with live performance, usually melodramas, during the week. [8]
The Star Theatre, also known as The New Star Theatre, [1] was a Broadway theatre located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 107th Street in New York City, New York, United States. [2] Built in 1901, [3] it was active as a Broadway playhouse through 1908. [4] It should not be confused with the earlier Star Theatre demolished in 1901.
The New York impresario and theatre agent William T. Keogh (died 1947), [5] previously connected with the Knickerbocker Theatre, was responsible for the building of the Star Theatre which began construction in August 1901. [6] The theatre was designed by the architects Thomas P. Neville and George A. Bagge of the New York firm Neville & Bagge. It was built by Delaney Brothers & Co. [6] The theatre opened with a performance of the Hanlon Brothers's Superba, [3] a production which ran at that theatre from its grand opening on December 30, 1901, through January 4, 1902. [7]
In 1909 the theatre began showing silent films on Sundays while continuing with live performance, usually melodramas, during the week. [8]