48th Street Theatre
| Equity 48th Street Theatre (1922–25) Windsor Theatre (1937–43) |
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48th Street Theatre in 1912
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| Address | 157 West 48th Street Manhattan, New York City United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′35″N 73°59′00″W / 40.7597°N 73.9833°WCoordinates: 40°45′35″N 73°59′00″W / 40.7597°N 73.9833°W |
| Type | Broadway |
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| Opened | August 12, 1912 |
| Closed | August 23, 1955 |
| Demolished | 1955 |
| Architect | William A. Swasey |
The 48th Street Theatre was a Broadway theatre at 157 West 48th Street in Manhattan. It was built by longtime Broadway producer William A. Brady and designed by architect William A. Swasey. The venue was also called the Equity 48th Street Theatre (1922–25) and the Windsor Theatre (1937–43).
The 48th Street Theatre opened on August 12, 1912 with the play Just Like John by George Broadhurst. Early successes at the theatre included Never Say Die (1912), Today (1913), The Midnight Girl (1914), Just a Woman (1916), The Man Who Stayed at Home (1918), The Storm (1919), and Opportunity (1920) starring Nita Naldi. The Theatre was briefly named the Equity 48th Street Theatre from the premiere of Malvaloca on October 2, 1922, until the premiere of Spooks on June 1, 1925. During this period they had a successful revival of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck.
On April 18, 1926, the theatre featured the professional debut of Martha Graham as an independent dancer and choreographer. Graham and three of her students performed 18 short pieces accompanied by the music of Impressionist composers. Despite poor weather, the evening was a success, which Graham attributed to "curiosity" as people attended to see "a woman who could do her own work".
On November 11, 1926, the theatre premiered The Squall by Jean Bart, starring Blanche Yurka, Romney Brent, and Dorothy Stickney. During the final act of the performance July 26, 1927, 38-year-old screenwriter and film executive June Mathis was stricken and died following a heart attack.
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