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industry in general. Although poor performance is generally attributed to war uncertainties, the Bronx Opera House good numbers are most likely due to the elimination of the Royal
Theatre. By mid January 1915 it is estimated to be the most profitable combination theater in New York with an average business of $ 8,000 a week.
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in the Bronx as well. New York theater managers generally felt that while the Bronx was a fertile field for one such theatre to show the
Broadway attractions at reasonable prices (all of the other theaters in the neighborhood were vaudeville), two theaters of similar policy in that section would only
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A feature of the Bronx Opera House was the diffused lighting arrangements. The sunburst, or center ceiling light fixture, was five feet in diameter. The small lights of the auditorium were so arranged as to be concealed from the eye. The second balcony and main auditorium were equipped with the same
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estimates that "The Story of the Rosary" brought in $ 6,900 to the Bronx Opera House but that the theatre has had an average of 9 to $ 10,000 per week since the beginning of the season – pretty good considering the 1914-1915 season showed an almost unbroken line of failures at the box office in the
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The building, its façade still standing today, has a 97-foot-wide (30 m) fronting on 149th Street, between Bergen and Brook Avenue, and it runs back 205 feet to 148th Street. A three-story commercial building was on 149th Street. That space, apart from the 25-foot lobby leading to the theater,
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Manager J. J. Rosenthal fired the first gun of the theatrical season by giving a monster patriotic benefit August 19, 1917. The theatre has been redecorated and with the Golden Lobby of fame looking more attractive than ever, is ready to receive Emma Dunn in Old Lady 31, Saturday, August 25 as the
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returns to the Bronx Opera House on
Christmas Day with Cousin Lucy, a show so successful the previous season, it had been extended a second week. The cast remains the same but this 1916 production of the show features new songs, new music and new costumes, "those who saw it before will have to rub
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who came on board with an interest of one-third and an interest in management as well. There is little or no excavation to be done and the then-estimated 2,500-seat house is expected to be ready by
December. Observers saw the partnership either as an attempt by the two firms to break free from the
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they had secured a site on 149th Street just east of Third Avenue to build a sister theater to their
Manhattan Grand Opera House and that it would be in operation by November. Details of the project were officially announced on June 1912. The Bronx Opera House was to be located at 438 to 444 East
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Ventilation was achieved by a system of tubing built in the walls and foundations leading to and connecting on the roof with a high-power electric fan that drove the cold air down under the concrete floor of the auditorium, into which it was filtered by way of innumerable colanders installed under
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stand amazed as car after car whirls up to the curb and discharges its burden of fashion, wealth and beauty. It's
Broadway transferred uptown. Longacre Square at its busiest hour could not show a more fashionable or a more cultured assemblage. Long before opening time, the street is jammed with a
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style. The ornamental work on the ceiling and box fronts and columns was old gold. The ornamental plaster work had been treated with an ivory tint, stenciled to harmonized with the wall coverings which were of silk damask. The body of the silk damask wall decorations was of a light green pattern
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Renovation plans to relaunch it as a performing arts center developed in the 1980s but did not proceed. By 2004 the run-down auditorium was part of a
Spanish evangelical church. The church had moved out before the end of the decade. The auditorium has not survived.
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The Bronx Opera House is often confused with the Percy G. Williams' New Bronx Opera House built in 1909 and located at 567 Melrose Avenue (corner of 150th Street), later renamed the B.F. Keith's Bronx
Theatre, which was a different venue featuring vaudeville shows.
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Three mural paintings were adorning the auditorium ceiling. These represented the Temple of Love, Love
Accused Before Jove, and Repose and Laughter. In the foyer and aisles were carpets of green, two shades darker than the wall coverings and draperies.
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A motion picture was shown for the first time at the Bronx Opera House on
December 14. A silent documentary titled Belgian War Scenes, it featured an actual battle in progress, shells bursting, men falling in the trenches and the care of the wounded.
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had designed the theater. Cohan & Harris, via their Bronx 149th Street Realty Company, had already leased the commercial space to Gibson and Beiswenger for a cafe, restaurant and banquet hall on 149th Street before construction has even begun.
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and the keeper whose sympathies were divided between mules and music thought to slip back in the theater and hear an aria or two. When the keeper came out, the red car was gone and so was Beppo the donkey, a ten-year veteran of the stage.
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Emphasis was put on fire safety. An area-way demanded by the Department of Public Safety ran from street to street on either side of the theatre, affording ample space for substantial steel stairways leading down from the emergency exits.
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was the manager. The show times were 8:15 pm for evening shows and 2:15 pm for matinees (Wednesdays, Saturdays, and holidays). Ticket prices ranged from twenty-five cents to a dollar with bargain matinees at twenty-five and fifty cents.
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of 2,500 located at Westchester Avenue, Third Avenue and 150th Street, four blocks away from the Bronx Opera House, was to be completed by December 15. When asked if he was interested in any new theaters in the city beyond the
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The hotel opened in August 2013 and is one of eight hotel properties owned and operated by the Empire Hotel Group. The hotel is the first of several boutique hotels which have opened or are being constructed in the Bronx.
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placed the building under consideration for designation as an individual landmark, noting the building's significance to "Latino history and culture". The Bronx Opera House received landmark designation on June 13, 2023.
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does not fare as well as the previous two. The contract's terms were the same: booked for three weeks with more time optional. However returns were not found satisfactory and their engagement ended after only two weeks.
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was awarded the construction contract for the Bronx Opera House in September 1912; the structure was to be a fireproof building with exterior of brick, limestone and terra cotta requiring an expenditure of $ 250,000.
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was originally leased to William Gibson and Gustave Beiswenger as a restaurant, café and banquet hall on the first and second floor named the Bronx Opera House Restaurant, the third floor being used as lodge rooms.
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was the manager until December 1918, and Mike Selwyn was manager from January through June 1919. The treasurer was Maurice Louis Silverstein, while the doorman was August L. Heckler.
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was shown for two weeks accompanied by a thirty-piece orchestra. It was scheduled for an encore presentation on May 1, 1916 but was cancelled to make room for The House of Glass.
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theatres have titled their price scale to $ 2.50 and in some instances when the show is a hit, up to $ 3.50. Prices won't remain at $ 1.50 for long. October sees record
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and built in 1913 at 436 East 149th Street on the site of Frederick Schnaufer's stable. It was one of several theaters to come into the area that became known as the
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in the audience, George Cohan being the Abbot of the organization at the time. Sam Harris is indefatigable and everywhere, acting as manager, usher and doorman.
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harmonizing in color. Draperies of the same character in heavy velvet, treated with gold, with ornate center wreath medallions, constituted the box decorations.
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theaters are already considering raising their ticket prices to $ 2. The Riviera will again take the lead and make the price hike effective December 22.
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and Gersten's Royal Theatre, was delayed by a variety of factors, including building violations in February 1913. Two months later, the Shuberts and
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or an attempt to become their own Syndicate altogether. Both parties denied the rumors. In the meantime, the development of its direct competitor,
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seats, making it possible to keep the temperature of the interior "healthful", no matter what conditions prevailed outside.
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851:"got their vaudeville start here". Domb plans to decorate the hotel with relics and prints of artifacts from the theatre.
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concludes a successful nine-day engagement and is replaced the following week by the de Koven Opera Company production of
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premiered December 8, 1913; on that night, every seat was occupied, even the boxes being filled with first-nighters.
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mean that either would be fortunate to break even. A bitter competition already existed between Cohan & Harris'
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announced that they would play all their shows at the Bronx Opera House, shutting out the Royal Theatre.
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1874:"LPC DESIGNATES THREE BRONX SITES AS INDIVIDUAL LANDMARKS Real Estate Weekly"
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their eyes to make sure they are not really looking at a new production".
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149th Street, the lease secured from Frederick Schnaufer that same day.
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Hotel That Enlivened the Bronx Is Now a ‘Hot Spot’ for Legionnaires’.
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The Julius Cahn-Gus Hill Theatrical Guide and Moving Picture Directory
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Rogers, Will; Gragert, Steven K.; Johansson, M. Jane (May 1, 2001).
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at 34th Street. Sam H. Harris's attempt at negotiating a deal with
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is back on the stage of the Bronx Opera House September 26 in
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as Jane Reynolds in 1912 for the original stage production of
1577:"Two Indian Dramas Among Varied Motion Picture Offerings".
1338:"A.H. Woods and Cohan & Harris Forming Strong Alliance"
1326:. Vol. 60, no. 33. September 28, 1912. p. 3.
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is on stage April 19 for a week in Willard Mack's Kick-In.
1290:. New York, N. Y. October 27, 1912. p. 13, Section 4.
1172:"Shuberts Splitting Bronx; Will Oppose Cohan & Harris"
1095:"Bronx Becoming Play Center; New Theatre Model of Beauty".
1789:"First Luxury Hotel--The Opera House--Opens in the Bronx"
1204:"Cohan & Harris Theatres Increased to Six by Two New"
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numbers due higher prices. By the end of November 1919,
1389:"One of the Two New Theatres in Bronx Section Shut Out"
1811:"The Bronx is booming with boutique and luxury hotels"
1377:. Vol. 30, no. 1. March 7, 1913. p. 11.
1344:. Vol. 27, no. 2. June 15, 1912. p. 11.
1637:"Julian Eltinge Xmas Play at the Bronx Opera House".
1395:. Vol. 30, no. 1. May 23, 1913. p. 11.
1153:"Bronx Combination House Next for Cohan & Harris"
1536:"Shows at the Box Office in the Theatrical Center".
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Common Clay breaks the house record on September 4 (
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1521:"Shows at the Box Office in New York and Chicago".
1506:"Shows at the Box Office; NY, London and Chicago".
1371:"Departmental Violations May Stop Theatre Building"
1210:. Vol. 26, no. 9. May 4, 1912. p. 9.
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
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1900:"Multiple Bronx locations designated as landmarks"
640:On June 7, during the six-week engagement of the
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1706:Saturday Night Receipts Smash Box-Office Records
713:are on stage November 19 in John Raphael's play
644:, Beppo, a donkey who was appearing on stage in
363:at 8th Avenue and 23rd Street and the Shuberts'
1956:New York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx
1849:"Landmarks Votes to Calendar Bronx Opera House"
1725:Subway Circuit to Raise Admission to $ 2.00 Top
1444:"Traffic Blocked as New Theatre in Bronx Opens"
867:New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
582:alone did an estimated $ 9,900 in one week and
1428:"Bronx Opera House Opens to a Crowded House".
1607:"Donkey is Kidnapped by Big Red Automobile".
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1836:. August 10, 2015. Accessed August 11, 2015.
1281:"Twenty New Theatres for New York This Year"
1022:The Bronx: In Bits and Pieces pages 198, 199
817:Visits to the theatre are noted in the book
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1763:http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7917
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1033:"Waller's Review Open Bronx Opera House"
314:Development and construction (1911–1913)
994:Directory of historic American theatres
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1133:"New Theatre in Bronx Open Next Week"
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843:, performers at the theater included
800:. In the 1980s it was purchased by a
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1946:1913 establishments in New York City
1847:Rose, Veronica (February 15, 2023).
1787:Garcia Conde, Ed (August 16, 2013).
1592:"Potash and Perlmutter in Society".
1306:The Daily Standard Union: Brooklyn
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1406:"Bronx Theater Opens Next Week".
1222:"Wonderful Money-Maker Now Ready"
992:Frick, Ward; et al. (1987).
573:In its November 7, 1914 edition,
175:is a former theater, part of the
1622:"Three Records in Three Weeks".
964:. University of Oklahoma Press.
827:Rebirth as the Opera House Hotel
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569:Bronx Opera House in March 1914
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1936:Music venues completed in 1913
1075:"Dinner to President Miller".
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1951:Opera houses in New York City
1765:Bronx Theatre Cinema Treasure
1178:No. 7. January 20, 1912. p. 3
811:Pachanga at the Caravana Club
722:The third mini-season of the
1408:The New York Dramatic Mirror
1357:The New York Dramatic Mirror
1159:No. 5. January 6, 1912. p. 9
306:indirect alba glass globes.
1667:"The Aborn Opera Company".
1652:"Regular Season at Bronx".
1255:"Cort Theatre in the Bronx"
333:had the idea of building a
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1941:Theatres completed in 1913
1491:"Five New Shows Opening".
1239:"Cohan's Bronx Theatre".
981:– via Google Books.
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906:"Official Facebook page"
206:Performers included the
1077:Hudson Evening Register
448:as Robert Reynolds and
179:, now converted into a
145:Design and construction
1553:"Belgian War Pictures"
1188:"Turning Bronx Down".
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1931:Theatres in the Bronx
1626:. September 29, 1916.
1480:. September 20, 1913.
1476:"Bronx Opera House".
1359:. September 19, 1912.
1058:Cahn, Julius (1913).
860:Legionnaires' disease
634:The Birth of a Nation
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580:Potash and Perlmutter
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510:New York Friars' Club
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365:Manhattan Opera House
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195:. It was designed by
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1731:. November 26, 1919.
1729:The New York Clipper
1710:The New York Clipper
1691:The New York Clipper
1656:. September 1, 1917.
1641:. December 23, 1916.
1594:Dobbs Ferry Register
1581:. December 12, 1915.
1495:. December 12, 1913.
1478:The New York Clipper
1465:. September 4, 1913.
1463:The Newtown Register
1432:. September 4, 1913.
1324:The New York Clipper
1308:. September 9, 1912.
1243:. September 6, 1912.
1121:. September 6, 1913.
1119:The New York Clipper
652:Cavalleria Rusticana
505:good-humored crowd.
113:Construction started
1904:News 12 - The Bronx
1712:. October 15, 1919.
1654:The Dramatic Mirror
1540:. January 16, 1915.
1510:. November 7, 1914.
1192:. February 3, 1912.
1079:. December 4, 1913.
1039:. December 27, 1941
996:. Greenwood Press.
865:In early 2023, the
724:Aborn Opera Company
671:) drawing $ 9,697.
642:Aborn Opera Company
431:Klaw & Erlanger
335:combination theater
295:Italian Renaissance
260:Aborn Opera Company
97:40.8151°N 73.9161°W
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49:General information
1878:Real Estate Weekly
1525:. October 3, 1914.
1450:. August 31, 1913.
1410:. August 20, 1913.
1320:"Contract Awarded"
1259:The New York Times
1139:. August 18, 1913.
1098:The New York Press
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1809:Slattery, Denis.
1693:. March 12, 1919.
1684:Raise Prices for
1596:. April 14, 1916.
1302:"Amusement Notes"
1261:. August 30, 1912
1228:. March 21, 1914.
1176:Variety. Vol. 25.
1157:Variety. Vol. 25.
1115:Bronx Opera House
1100:. August 31, 1913
1037:The Afro American
849:The Marx Brothers
837:Opera House Hotel
814:on site in 1961.
381:George M. Keister
361:Grand Opera House
197:George M. Keister
187:neighborhood of
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