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'''Union Square Theatre''' was the name of two different theatres in New York City near [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]]. The first was a [[Broadway theatre]] that opened in 1870, was converted into a cinema in 1921 and closed in 1936.<ref name="toberemoved">(8 October 1921). [https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=LLR19211008-01.2.32# Two landmarks to b removed from New York], ''Loveland Reporter''</ref> The second was an [[Off-Broadway]] theatre that opened in 1985 and closed in 2016.
'''Union Square Theatre''' was the name of two different theatres near [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]], [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. The first was a [[Broadway theatre]] that opened in 1870, was converted into a cinema in 1921 and closed in 1936.<ref name="toberemoved">(8 October 1921). [https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=LLR19211008-01.2.32# Two landmarks to b removed from New York], ''Loveland Reporter''</ref> The second was an [[Off-Broadway]] theatre that opened in 1985 and closed in 2016.


==58 East 14th Street==
==58 East 14th Street==
[[File:Union Square Theatre.jpg|thumb|left|The original Union Square Theater in 1887]]
The first theatre with this name in New York City was located at 58 East 14th Street. It opened in 1870 and played a mixture of plays and operettas.<ref name=IBDB>[https://www.ibdb.com/Venue/View/1368#1810 Acme Theatre], Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 21, 2016</ref> It staged [[Oscar Wilde]]'s first play, ''[[Vera; or, The Nihilists]]''.<ref>[http://oscar-wilde-in-america.tumblr.com/post/54098624392/where-the-first-performance-of-an-oscar-wilde-play The original Union Square Theatre], Oscar Wilde in America</ref> After 1883, it hosted [[vaudeville]] as part of the [[Keith-Albee-Orpheum]] circuit. In 1921, it was renamed the Acme Theatre and converted into a cinema that eventually showed Soviet films and closed in 1936.<ref name=IBDB/>
The first theatre with this name in New York City was located at 58 East 14th Street. It opened in 1870 and played a mixture of plays and operettas.<ref name=IBDB>[https://www.ibdb.com/Venue/View/1368#1810 Acme Theatre], Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 21, 2016</ref> It staged [[Oscar Wilde]]'s first play, ''[[Vera; or, The Nihilists]]''.<ref>[http://oscar-wilde-in-america.tumblr.com/post/54098624392/where-the-first-performance-of-an-oscar-wilde-play The original Union Square Theatre], Oscar Wilde in America</ref> After 1883, it hosted [[vaudeville]] as part of the [[Keith-Albee-Orpheum]] circuit. In 1921, it was renamed the Acme Theatre and converted into a cinema that eventually showed Soviet films and closed in 1936. The original structure was revealed during a November 1992 demolition of Union Square between 4th Avenue & Broadway, and was finally demolished in December. Today the site is a flagship branch of [[Citibank]].<ref name=IBDB/>


===Selected productions===
===Selected productions===


[[File:Bartley Campbell's powerful American play, My partner with Louis Aldrich & C.T. Parsloe LCCN2014636006.jpg|thumb|Poster for Bartley Campbell's ''My Partner'' (1879)]]
[[File:Bartley Campbell's powerful American play, My partner with Louis Aldrich & C.T. Parsloe LCCN2014636006.jpg|thumb|Poster for Bartley Campbell's ''My Partner'' (1879)]]
* ''Led Astray'' by [[Dion Boucicault]] (1873, 161 perf.)<ref name="bordman">Bordman, Gerald Martin & Thomas S. Hischak. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DiI1wIyatvUC&pg=PA380#v=onepage&q&f=false The Oxford Companion to American Theatre], p. 380 (3d ed. 2004)</ref>
* ''[[Led Astray]]'' by [[Dion Boucicault]] (1873, 161 perf.)<ref name="bordman">Bordman, Gerald Martin & Thomas S. Hischak. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DiI1wIyatvUC&pg=PA380 The Oxford Companion to American Theatre], p. 380 (3d ed. 2004)</ref>
* ''[[The Two Orphans (play)|The Two Orphans]]'' (December 21, 1874, 180 perf.)
* ''[[The Two Orphans (play)|The Two Orphans]]'' (December 21, 1874, 180 perf.)
* ''Rose Michel'' by [[Steele MacKaye]] (December 14, 1875, over 100 perf.)
* ''Rose Michel'' by [[Steele MacKaye]] (December 14, 1875, over 100 perf.)
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* ''My Partner'' by [[Bartley Campbell]] (September 16, 1879, 39 perf; short run, but became a popular play)
* ''My Partner'' by [[Bartley Campbell]] (September 16, 1879, 39 perf; short run, but became a popular play)
* ''[[The Lights o' London]]'' (December 1881)
* ''[[The Lights o' London]]'' (December 1881)
* ''[[A Parisian Romance]]'' (January 11-April 7, 1883)<ref name="endofpar">[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1883-04-07/ed-1/seq-7/ Advertisement (last matinee on April 7, 1883)], ''New York Tribune'' (April 7, 1883)</ref>
* ''[[A Parisian Romance (play)|A Parisian Romance]]'' (January 11-April 7, 1883)<ref name="endofpar">[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1883-04-07/ed-1/seq-7/ Advertisement (last matinee on April 7, 1883)], ''New York Tribune'' (April 7, 1883)</ref>
* ''A Moral Crime'' (September 7, 1885)
* ''A Moral Crime'' (September 7, 1885)
* ''The Henrietta'' by [[Bronson Howard]] (September 26, 1887, 155 perf.)<ref name="henri">Wilmeth, Don B. & Christopher Bigsby, eds. [https://books.google.com/books?id=saDS24NKRHgC&pg=PA240#v=onepage&q&f=false The Cambridge History of American Theatre, Volume II, 1870-1945], p. 240 (199)</ref>
* ''The Henrietta'' by [[Bronson Howard]] (September 26, 1887, 155 perf.)<ref name="henri">Wilmeth, Don B. & Christopher Bigsby, eds. [https://books.google.com/books?id=saDS24NKRHgC&pg=PA240 The Cambridge History of American Theatre, Volume II, 1870-1945], p. 240 (199)</ref>
* ''[[La Soirée]]'' (November 2013 to May 2014)


===Notable people===
===Notable people===
* [[Jennie Kimball]], actor, soubrette, theatrical manager
* [[Jennie Kimball]], actor, soubrette, theatrical manager
* [[Jessie Vokes]], actress and dancer


==100 East 17th Street==
==100 East 17th Street==
The second theatre was located at 100 East 17th Street (also known as [[44 Union Square East]]) in the former [[Tammany Hall]] building, built in 1929. It opened in 1985, and its last owner was [[Reading Company|Liberty Theatres]].<ref>http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150901005507/en/Reading-International-Announces-Date-2015-Annual-Meeting</ref> On January 3, 2016, the theater was closed as part of a complete renovation of the building, including the planned demolition of the theatre.<ref>http://bedfordandbowery.com/2016/01/shops-and-union-square-theatre-vacate-tammany-hall-clearing-way-for-makeover/</ref><ref>http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2016/01/tammany-hall-empties-out.html</ref><ref>http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/26/landmarks_nixes_tammany_halls_glass_tortoise_shell_topper.php</ref> Its longest-running productions were ''[[Slava's Snowshow]]'', for 28 months, and [[Wit (play)|''Wit'']], for 18 months. Its final production was [[The 39 Steps (play)|''The 39 Steps'']].<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Theatre/24 Union Square Theatre], Internet Off-Broadway Database</ref>
The second theatre was located at 100 East 17th Street (also known as [[44 Union Square]]) in the former [[Tammany Hall]] building, built in 1929. It opened in 1994 and was operated by [[Reading Company|Liberty Theatres]].<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150901005507/en/Reading-International-Announces-Date-2015-Annual-Meeting|title = Reading International, Inc. Announces Date for 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders|date = September 2015}}</ref> On January 3, 2016, the theater was closed as part of a complete renovation of the building, including the planned demolition of the theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bedfordandbowery.com/2016/01/shops-and-union-square-theatre-vacate-tammany-hall-clearing-way-for-makeover/|title = Shops and Union Square Theatre Vacate Tammany Hall, Clearing Way for Makeover|date = 11 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2016/01/tammany-hall-empties-out.html|title = Tammany Hall Empties Out|date = 11 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/26/landmarks_nixes_tammany_halls_glass_tortoise_shell_topper.php|title=Landmarks Nixes Tammany Hall's Glass Tortoise Shell Topper|date=26 November 2014}}</ref> Its longest-running productions were ''[[Slava's Snowshow]]'', for 28 months, and [[Wit (play)|''Wit'']], for 18 months. Its final production was [[The 39 Steps (play)|''The 39 Steps'']].<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Theatre/24 Union Square Theatre], Internet Off-Broadway Database</ref>


===Selected productions===
===Selected productions===
* ''[[The 39 Steps (play)|The 39 Steps]]'', April 2015–January 2016
* ''[[The 39 Steps (play)|The 39 Steps]]'', April 2015–January 2016
*Murder Ballad, May 7, 2013-July 21, 2013
*Murder Ballad, May 7, 2013 – July 21, 2013
* ''[[Slava's Snowshow]]'', September 2004–January 2007
* ''[[Slava's Snowshow]]'', September 2004–January 2007
* ''[[Bat Boy: The Musical]]'', book by [[Keythe Farley]] and [[Brian Flemming]] and music and lyrics by [[Laurence O'Keefe (composer)|Laurence O'Keefe]], March 2001–December 2001
* ''[[Bat Boy: The Musical]]'', book by [[Keythe Farley]] and [[Brian Flemming]] and music and lyrics by [[Laurence O'Keefe (composer)|Laurence O'Keefe]], March 2001–December 2001
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{Off-Broadway theatres}}
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Revision as of 10:37, 8 May 2024

Union Square Theatre
44 Union Square, seen in 2008; the theatre was on left side of building
Map
Address1st theatre: 58 East 14th St.
2nd theatre: 100 East 17th St.
New York City
Coordinates40°44′11″N 73°59′20″W / 40.73639°N 73.98889°W / 40.73639; -73.98889
TypeBroadway / Off-Broadway
CapacityUnknown / 499
Opened1870 / 1985
Closed1936 / January 3, 2016

Union Square Theatre was the name of two different theatres near Union Square, Manhattan, New York City. The first was a Broadway theatre that opened in 1870, was converted into a cinema in 1921 and closed in 1936.[1] The second was an Off-Broadway theatre that opened in 1985 and closed in 2016.

58 East 14th Street

The original Union Square Theater in 1887

The first theatre with this name in New York City was located at 58 East 14th Street. It opened in 1870 and played a mixture of plays and operettas.[2] It staged Oscar Wilde's first play, Vera; or, The Nihilists.[3] After 1883, it hosted vaudeville as part of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit. In 1921, it was renamed the Acme Theatre and converted into a cinema that eventually showed Soviet films and closed in 1936. The original structure was revealed during a November 1992 demolition of Union Square between 4th Avenue & Broadway, and was finally demolished in December. Today the site is a flagship branch of Citibank.[2]

Selected productions

Poster for Bartley Campbell's My Partner (1879)

Notable people

100 East 17th Street

The second theatre was located at 100 East 17th Street (also known as 44 Union Square) in the former Tammany Hall building, built in 1929. It opened in 1994 and was operated by Liberty Theatres.[7] On January 3, 2016, the theater was closed as part of a complete renovation of the building, including the planned demolition of the theatre.[8][9][10] Its longest-running productions were Slava's Snowshow, for 28 months, and Wit, for 18 months. Its final production was The 39 Steps.[11]

Selected productions

(Source: Internet Off-Broadway Database)

References

  1. ^ (8 October 1921). Two landmarks to b removed from New York, Loveland Reporter
  2. ^ a b Acme Theatre, Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 21, 2016
  3. ^ The original Union Square Theatre, Oscar Wilde in America
  4. ^ Bordman, Gerald Martin & Thomas S. Hischak. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre, p. 380 (3d ed. 2004)
  5. ^ Advertisement (last matinee on April 7, 1883), New York Tribune (April 7, 1883)
  6. ^ Wilmeth, Don B. & Christopher Bigsby, eds. The Cambridge History of American Theatre, Volume II, 1870-1945, p. 240 (199)
  7. ^ "Reading International, Inc. Announces Date for 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders" (Press release). September 2015.
  8. ^ "Shops and Union Square Theatre Vacate Tammany Hall, Clearing Way for Makeover". 11 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Tammany Hall Empties Out". 11 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Landmarks Nixes Tammany Hall's Glass Tortoise Shell Topper". 26 November 2014.
  11. ^ Union Square Theatre, Internet Off-Broadway Database

External links

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