Fulton Theatre

Coordinates: 40°45′31″N 73°59′08″W / 40.7587°N 73.9856°W / 40.7587; -73.9856
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For the theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, see Fulton Opera House.
Fulton Theatre
Folies-Bergere, Helen Hayes Theatre
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The Fulton Theatre was a

current Helen Hayes Theatre
, the Fulton Theatre was sometimes referred to as the First Helen Hayes Theatre.

History

Built by the architects

Abraham L. Erlanger
from 1921, until his death in 1930.

In 1955, the theatre was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre in honor of the renowned actress Helen Hayes and re-opened under that name on November 21.

In 1982, the theatre was demolished, along with the

Astor Theatres, to make way for the Marriott Marquis Hotel, which now houses the Marquis Theatre. Parts of the Helen Hayes Theatre were salvaged before the theatre's demolition and were used to build the Shakespeare Center, home of the Riverside Shakespeare Company on the Upper West Side, which was dedicated by Hayes and Joseph Papp in September 1982.[7]

Since Helen Hayes was still living at the time of her namesake theater's demolition, the nearby Little Theatre at 240 West 44th Street was renamed in her honor in 1983.[8]

Performers

Besides Mae West, the Fulton has also had English actor Robert Morley in the title role of the play Oscar Wilde by Leslie and Sewell Stokes in 1938. The play ran for 247 performances and its success launched Morley's career as a stage actor on both sides of the Atlantic.

Audrey Hepburn starred in the Gilbert Miller production of Gigi, which opened at the Fulton on November 24, 1951, and ran for 219 performances.

Selected runs

Notable runs in excess of 100 performances include:

As Helen Hayes Theatre:

See also

References

  1. Newspapers.com Open access icon
  2. ^ "New Skit Shown at Folies Bergere", The New York Times. September 23, 1911 via Newspapers.com Open access icon. Quote: "A girl named Mae West, hitherto unknown, pleased by her grotesquerie and snappy way of singing and dancing."
  3. ISBN 978-1559721516
    .
  4. ^ "Folies Bergere to End Brief Career", The New York Times, p.9 September 28, 1911 via Newspapers.com Open access icon
  5. ^ "Mr. Edeson in Play by Gelett Burgess", The New York Times. p.9 October 31, 1911 Newspapers.com Open access icon
  6. ^ Lawson, Carol (9 June 1982). Fallen Facade Revives Theater Razing Dispute, The New York Times
  7. ^ O'Haire, Patricia (September 13, 1982). "Dickens lends the Bard a Hand." New York Daily News.
  8. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

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