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302 West 45th Street. Martin Beck Theater. Interior, stage show, "Saint Joan" by George Bernard Shaw [Dress rehearsal.]

1936

Martin Beck Theatre

302 West 45th Street. Martin Beck Theater. Interior, stage show, "Saint Joan" by George Bernard Shaw [Dress rehearsal.]

IMAGE DATE1936
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Martin Beck Theater Interior ARCHITECT: C. Albert Lansburgh DATE: 1923-24 STYLE: Byzantine

The exotic design of Martin Beck Theater, or Al Hirschfeld Theater, is based on Byzantine motifs, making the Beck architecturally unique among the Broadway theaters. Among the most notable design features of the interior are a triple-domed lobby with murals, and an auditorium with spiral-ribbed proscenium arch and fan vaults. Its exotic painted domed ceiling is the work of Albert Herter, a noted American muralist.

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