The Adelphi Theatre (1934–1940 and 1944–1958), originally named the Craig Theatre, opened on December 24, 1928. The Adelphi was located at 152 West

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, with 1,434 seats.

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''Adelphi Theatre''
(Retrieved on November 30, 2007) The theater was taken over by the Federal Theater Project in 1934 and renamed the Adelphi. The theater was renamed the Radiant Center by The Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians in 1940. It was then the Yiddish Arts Theater (1943), and renamed the Adelphi Theater on April 20, 1944, when it was acquired by The Shubert Organization. It became a

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studio, known as the Adelphi Tele-Theatre in the 1950s. The "Classic 39" episodes of ''

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'' were filmed in this facility by DuMont using their

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system for broadcast on CBS later during the 1955–56 television season. The theater returned to legitimate use in 1957, was renamed the 54th Street Theater in 1958, and finally the George Abbott Theater in 1965. The building was demolished in 1970 for the

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hotel after hosting several expensive flops. Some interiors were decorated with murals painted by Joseph

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. The artistic cycle was dismembered after its demolition.

Notable productions

*'' Revolt of the Beavers'' (May 20, 1937 – June 19, 1937) *'' On the Town'' (December 28, 1944 – February 6, 1945) *'' Around the World'' (May 31, 1946 – March 8, 1946) *'' Street Scene'' (January 1, 1947 – May 17, 1947) *'' Life Is Worth Living'' *''

'' (October 1, 1955 – September 22, 1956) *''

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'' (May 6, 1957 – December 10, 1957) *'' Bye Bye Birdie'' (October 24, 1960 – January 14, 1961) *''

13 Daughters ''13 Daughters'' was a short-lived Broadway musical with book, music and lyrics by Eaton Magoon, Jr, starring Don Ameche. It played for 28 performances in 1961. The story was influenced by the life of Magoon's great-grandparents Chun Afong and his ...

'' (March 1, 1961 – March 25, 1961) *'' No Strings'' (March 15, 1962 – September 29, 1962) *''

What Makes Sammy Run? ''What Makes Sammy Run?'' (1941) is a novel by Budd Schulberg inspired by the life of his father, early Hollywood mogul B. P. Schulberg. It is a rags to riches story chronicling the rise and fall of Sammy Glick, a Jewish boy born in New York's L ...

'' (February 27, 1964 – December 6, 1965) *'' Any Wednesday'' (February 15, 1966 – June 26, 1966) *'' Wait Until Dark'' (October 3, 1966 – November 26, 1966) *'' Darling of the Day'' (January 27, 1968 – February 24, 1968) * ''

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'' (February 14, 1970) Musical theater star

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referred to it as "the dump of dumps".Dietz, Dan. "1945-1946 Season," ''The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals'', Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, p. 319.

References

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