Victoria Theater [New York City]
type: Item
label: Victoria Theatre @nl
label: Victoria Theater
description: theatre in Manhattan
description: theater in Manhattan @nl
Wikidata source: Q16986504
EUTA research ID II: 1488
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Wikipedia page: Victoria_Theatre_(Hammerstein%27s)
Country: USA
City: New York City
city section: Manhattan
GPS: Point(-73.987 40.7561)
opening date: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1525
Note: Built 1899 by J. B. McElfatrick & Son for Oscar Hammerstein I. Opened 2 Mar 1899. Originally used for drama performances, later used for variety and vaudeville shows. 950 seats. 1913 purchased by E. F. Albee. Closed 1915. Subsequently demolished in favour of the cinema Rialto. - Roof theatre: Opened 1899 as Venetian Terrace Roof Garden, a café and petting zoo. 1901 converted into a theatre. Re-opened 26 June 1901 as Paradise Roof Garden. Demolished in 1915.
demolished: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Manhattan Index Cards ID: 84