Herbert J. Krapp

Herbert J. Krapp
Herbert J. Krapp
Born	February 21, 1886; New York City, U.S.
Died	February 16, 1973 (aged 86); Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American
Known for	Theatre architect
Spouse	Elaine Tuska

Herbert J. Krapp (1887, in New York City, New York – 1973, in Florida) was a theatre architect and designer in the early part of the twentieth century.

Krapp was an apprentice with the

Booth, New Amsterdam and Longacre Theatres

.

Krapp was well known for his ability to use his building space to its fullest potential. For the

Helen Hayes Theatre in the 1920s. He also designed the Hotel Edison, the Lincoln Hotel (now the Row NYC Hotel

), and numerous other buildings.

Although the stock market crash of 1929 brought an end to the theatre building boom, Krapp remained with the Shuberts until 1963, supervising the maintenance and renovations of the existing venues. He also experimented with inventing; one of the tools he created was patented and used by the

U.S. Air Force. He died in Florida

in 1973.

Buildings designed by Krapp

Current Broadway theatres

Ambassador Theatre^[1]

Majestic Theatre^[3]^: 231^[8]
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Richard Rodgers Theatre
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre^[9]
Neil Simon Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre (redesign)^[3]^{: 230–231}

Other notable buildings

Ed Sullivan Theater (originally Hammerstein's Theater; New York)^[3]^: 234
Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia) ^[10]
Hotel Edison (New York)
Lincoln Hotel (New York)^[3]
^: 231

Morosco Theatre (New York; demolished 1982)
The Sardi's Building (New York)
RKO Proctor's Theater (New Rochelle, New York)
Folly Theater, Kansas City, Missouri (renovation)
St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church (Queens, New York).^[11]

Boulevard Theater (Jackson Heights, New York)^[12]
Central Theatre (New York City)^[13]

References

^ "Ambassador Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ "Barrymore Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^
OCLC 13860977
.

^ "Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ "Broadhurst Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ "Golden Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ "Imperial Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ "Majestic Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ "Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ "Forrest Theater". Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
^ Loew's Woodside
^ Ron Marzlock The Boulevard Theater, an icon in Jackson Heights May 7, 2009 Queens Chronicle
^ "Auditorium, Central Theatre, West 47th Street, New York City" Plate 161 Architecture and Building Vol. 50 No. 9 (December 1918). Online at Google Books.