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Century Theatre, 1930. A grand (and hulking) presence on the corner of 63rd Street, the Beaux-Arts theatre and opera house, designed by Carrère and Hastings, opened in 1909 as the New Theatre. The New Theatre produced shows for only two seasons before leasing the space to other theatre managers. The venue reopened as the Century in 1911 and by 1915 was under the management of Florenz Ziegfeld. Buoyed by the success of his roof garden venue and nightclub at the New Amsterdam in Times Square, Ziegfeld opened the Cocoanut Grove on the rooftop here. Unfortunately the theatre had too many strikes against it. And the WPA Guide to NYC was there to call it out as, describing the venue as "New York's most spectacularly unsuccessful theater" and a "Shrine of Snobbism." The locations was too far from the theatre district, the large and ornate building was expensive to maintain, and the acoustics were poor, despite efforts to improve them. In 1931 the theatre was demolished and replaced by the Art Deco Century Apartments, designed by the firm of Irwin Chanin.
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The New Theatre, later called the Century Theatre, Central Park West and 62nd Street, New York City, Carrere & Hastings, architects, \[1909?].
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Theatrical, Green Room of the New Theatre. Green room of the New Theatre.
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Theatrical, Green Room of the New Theatre. Green room of the New Theatre.
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Theatrical, Green Room of the New Theatre. Green room of the New Theatre.
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Theatrical, Green Room of the New Theatre. Green room of the New Theatre.
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Century Opera House, Cen. Pk. W. & 62nd St
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63rd Street and Central Park West. Century Theatre.
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The New Theatre, N.Y. City
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Boris and Domini in "The Garden of Allah" Primary subject: Scene from Play at Century Theatre
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Century Theatre 62nd St. and Central Park West, New York
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The New Theatre, N.Y. City
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Manhattan: the New Theatre, Central Park West between 62nd Street and 63rd Street, 1909.
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The New Theatre, N.Y. City
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The New Theatre, N.Y. City
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The New Theatre, N.Y. City
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The New Theatre, New York City
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The New Theatre, N.Y. City
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Part of the Most Beautiful Chorus-line in New York Primary subject: Scene from Play at Century Theatre
Century Theatre
The New Theatre, N.Y. City
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