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Pique (play)
''Pique'' is an 1875 play produced by Augustin Daly, which had a very successful run of 237 consecutive performances in New York at the Fifth Avenue Theatre."Pique" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre ''The Aldine'' (Vol. 8, No. 1) (1876)The Cambridge History of American Theatre, Vol. II p. 239 (1999) It was based in part on the Florence Marryat novel ''Her Lord and Master''.(26 Feb. 1876) "Pique" at the Fifth Avenue The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Square Theatre
''The Madison Square Theatre'' was a Broadway theatre in Manhattan, on the south side of 24th Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway (which intersects Fifth Avenue near that point.) It was built in 1863, operated as a theater from 1865 to 1908, and demolished in 1908 to make way for an office building. The Madison Square Theatre was the scene of important developments in stage technology, theatre design, and theatrical tour management. For about half its history it had other names including the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Daly’s Fifth Avenue Theatre, Hoyt’s Madison Square Theatre, and Hoyt’s Theatre. History Merchant and real estate magnate Amos R. Eno leased land next to his Fifth Avenue Hotel in 1862 to James Fisk Jr., who built an after-hours gold trading exchange during the U.S. Civil War. The “ regular stock exchange” found the competition disruptive and soon shut down the operation."Another Disaster.: Total Destruction of the Fifth-Avenue Theatre by Fire," ''The Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |