The Adelphi Theatre (1934-1940 and 1944-1958), originally named the Craig Theatre, opened on December 24, 1928. The Adelphi was located at 152 West 54th Street in New York City, with 1,434 seats..[1] The theater was taken over by the Federal Theater Project in 1934 and renamed the Adelphi. The theater was renamed the Radiant Center by The Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians in 1940. It was then the Yiddish Arts Theater (1943), and renamed the Adelphi Theater on April 20, 1944, when it was acquired by the Shuberts. It became a DuMont Television Network studio in the 1950s. The "classic 39" episodes of The Honeymooners were filmed in this facility by DuMont using their Electronicam system for broadcast on CBS at a later date during the 1955-56 television season. The theater returned to legitimate use in 1957, was renamed the 54th Street Theater in 1958, and finally the George Abbott Theater in 1965. The building was razed in 1970, after hosting several expensive flops, and is the current location of the Hilton New York.
Famous productions
- Revolt of the Beavers
- On the Town
- Street Scene
- Damn Yankees
- Bye Bye Birdie
- No Strings
- What Makes Sammy Run?
- Any Wednesday
- Wait Until Dark
- Darling of the Day
References
- ^ Internet Broadway Database: Adelphi Theatre (Retrieved on November 30, 2007)
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