Herbert J. Krapp

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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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Herbert J. Krapp canonical 14
Herbert H. Krapp 1

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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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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