New Amsterdam Theater
- Also Known As: The New Amsterdam Theater,Rooftop Theater and Aerial Gardens also T
- Address: 214 W 42nd St
- Neighborhood of Theatre District NYC in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| Tallant,Hugh | Architect | |||||
| Herts,Henry B. | Architect | |||||
| 1913/06/00 | Ziegfeld Follies | Move | The Ziegfeld Follies open at The New Amsterdam Theater. The musical extravaganzas will become relied upon for spectacular sets, lavish costumes, the biggest stars of the day and the chorus line of beautiful girls handpicked by Florenz Ziegfeld. | |||
| 1913/06/00 | Florenz Ziegfeld | Impresario | The Ziegfeld Follies open at The New Amsterdam Theater. The musical extravaganzas will become relied upon for spectacular sets, lavish costumes, the biggest stars of the day and the chorus line of beautiful girls handpicked by Florenz Ziegfeld. | |||
| 1915/00/00 | Florenz Ziegfeld | Impresario | Florenz Ziegfeld signs Will Rogers to the "Ziegfeld Follies" to talk, joke and perform rope tricks. | |||
| 1915/00/00 | Will Rogers | Vaudevillian | Florenz Ziegfeld signs Will Rogers to the "Ziegfeld Follies" to talk, joke and perform rope tricks. | |||
| 1919/00/00 | Alfred Lunt | Groom | Miss Fontanne and Mr Lunt are introduced backstage at the New Amsterdam Theater. It has been told, that Lunt stumbled on an iron staircase and fell on his face as he stepped forward to shake her hand. | Marriage of Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt | ||
| 1919/00/00 | Lynn Fontanne | Bride | Miss Fontanne and Mr Lunt are introduced backstage at the New Amsterdam Theater. It has been told, that Lunt stumbled on an iron staircase and fell on his face as he stepped forward to shake her hand. | Marriage of Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt | ||
| 1929/11/25 | William H Gillette | Actor | William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes farewell tour plays the New Amsterdam Theatre. | |||
| 1933/11/18 | Jerome Kern | Composer | Composer Jerome Kern's and lyricist Otto Harbach's Broadway musical "Roberta" opens at the New Amsterdam Theatre. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is sung in the show by Tamara Drasin. | Roberta (1935 film) | ||
| 1934/07/21 | After 295 performances, the Broadway musical "Roberta" closes at New Amsterdam Theatre. | Roberta (1935 film) |
| Particulars for New Amsterdam Theater: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Restaurant |
| Area of Significance | Theatre |
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