Princess Theatre was a

Broadway theatre Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Th ...

located at 29th Street and

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, New York City."Princess Theatre"
''Playbill''. Retrieved October 3, 2023 Built as a billiard parlor, the theatre was first named San Francisco Minstrels Music Hall in 1875, where it presented

minstrel show The minstrel show, also called minstrelsy, was an American form of racist theatrical entertainment developed in the early 19th century. Each show consisted of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music performances that depicted people spec ...

s. Kenrick, John
"Demolished Broadway Theatres – P to S: San Francisco Minstrels/Music Hall"
''Musicals101.com'' (2009). Retrieved October 3, 2023 After this, it was renamed several times, including Hermann's Gaiety Theatre, Jack's Theatre, Theatre Comique and Jonah Theatre."Princess Theatre"
Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 3, 2023 In 1902, the Shuberts leased it and renamed it the Princess Theatre. The building was demolished and made into retail shops in 1907.

Productions

The Night of the Party ''The Night of the Party'' is a 1934 British mystery thriller film directed by Michael Powell and starring Leslie Banks, Ian Hunter, Jane Baxter, Ernest Thesiger and Malcolm Keen. In the United States it was released as ''The Murder Party''. ...

(1902) *Heidelberg (1902) *The Consul (1903) *

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson ''The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' is a 1920 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1903 Broadway stage play by Clyde Fitch. On the stage Burke's ...

(1903) *Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1903) * Candida (1903) *The Sacrament of Judas (1903) *

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

(1904) *

Rosmersholm ''Rosmersholm'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in Danish—the common written language of Denmark and Norway at the time—and originally published in 1886 in Copenhagen by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. ''Rosmersholm'' ...

(1904) * An African Millionaire (1904) * The Secret of Polichinelle (1904) *Jack's Little Surprise (1904) *The West Point Cadet (1904) * A Message from Mars (1904) * The Climbers (1904) * Othello (1904) *

King Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Batt ...

] (1904) * Richelieu (play), Richelieu (1904) *The House of Burnside (1904) * Sweet Lavender (1905) * Love in Idleness (1905) *The Passport (1905) *Who Goes There? (1905) *The Trifler (1905) *When We Dead Awake (1905) *Zira (1905) *Grierson's Way (1906) * Brown of Harvard (1906) *The Great Divide (1906) *

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been ca ...

(1906) *

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' ( Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having be ...

(1907)

References

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