Herbert J. Krapp

E275083

architect person theatre architect

Herbert J. Krapp was a prominent early 20th-century American theater architect known for designing many of Broadway’s most famous playhouses.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Herbert J. Krapp canonical	14
Herbert H. Krapp	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architect ⓘ person ⓘ theatre architect ⓘ
activeInPeriod	1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
basedIn	Manhattan ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1887-02-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1973-05-14 ⓘ
designed	Ambassador Theatre ⓘ Broadhurst Theatre ⓘ Ethel Barrymore Theatre ⓘ Gershwin Theatre ⓘ surface form: George Gershwin Theatre (as Uris Theatre original design attribution) Imperial Theatre ⓘ Longacre Theatre ⓘ Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) ⓘ surface form: Lyceum Theatre (interior alterations) Majestic Theatre ⓘ Minskoff Theatre ⓘ surface form: Minskoff Theatre (design involvement attribution) Music Box Theatre ⓘ Neil Simon Theatre ⓘ surface form: Neil Simon Theatre (as Alvin Theatre) Richard Rodgers Theatre (as 46th Street Theatre) ⓘ Shubert Theatre (Broadway) ⓘ surface form: Shubert Theatre (New York) Winter Garden Theatre ⓘ surface form: Winter Garden Theatre (remodeling) theatre exteriors ⓘ theatre interiors ⓘ
employer	Herts & Tallant ⓘ Shubert Organization ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Broadway theatre design ⓘ theatre architecture ⓘ
genreOfArchitecture	Beaux-Arts ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ
hasGender	male ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
notableFor	designing Broadway theatres ⓘ designing New York City playhouses ⓘ efficient theatre sightlines ⓘ innovative auditorium layouts ⓘ
notableWorkLocation	Broadway ⓘ
occupation	architect ⓘ theatre architect ⓘ
placeOfBirth	New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath	New York City ⓘ
workedIn	New York City ⓘ

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Subject: Herbert J. Krapp
Description of subject: Herbert J. Krapp was a prominent early 20th-century American theater architect known for designing many of Broadway’s most famous playhouses.

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Winter Garden Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Neil Simon Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Morosco Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Ed Sullivan Theater → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Alvin Theatre, New York City → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

subject surface form: Alvin Theatre

Alvin Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Imperial Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Majestic Theatre (Broadway) → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Ethel Barrymore Theatre → designedBy → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Broadhurst Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Ambassador Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

Vivian Beaumont Theater → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ

this entity surface form: Herbert H. Krapp

Majestic Theatre → architect → Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ