Booth's Theatre

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Booth's Theatre was a prominent 19th-century New York City playhouse, renowned for its lavish productions and association with famed actor Edwin Booth.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former building
playhouse
theatre
architect James Renwick Jr.
Renwick & Sands
architecturalStyle Second Empire
associatedWith American theatre history
Booth family
city New York
closed 1874
constructionMaterial iron
marble
convertedTo dry-goods store
country United States
demolitionDate 1883
era 19th century
financialOutcome financial failure for Edwin Booth
founder Edwin Booth
hasFeature elaborate auditorium decoration
large stage
library for Edwin Booth
modern lighting for its time
private apartments for Edwin Booth
rehearsal rooms
scenery workshops
inception 1869
laterUse department store
office building
locatedIn Chelsea, Manhattan
Manhattan
New York City
locatedOn West 23rd Street
namedAfter Edwin Booth
notableFor advanced stage machinery
association with Edwin Booth
elaborate scenic design
lavish productions
notableProduction Hamlet
Julius Caesar
numberOfStories 5
openingDate February 3, 1869
owner Edwin Booth
primaryUse legitimate theatre
seatingCapacity approximately 1800
sold 1873
state New York

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Edwin Booth
owned
Edwin Booth
performedAt

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