| New York, NY: James Earl Jones Theatre |
Country: United States of America State: New York City: New York Borough: Manhattan Location: 138 West 48th Street Built by Thomas W. Lamb for the impresario John Cort. Opened 20 Dec 1912 as "Cort Theatre" with J. Hartley Manners's play "Peg o' My Heart". Sold to the Shubert Organization in 1927. 1082 seats. 2023 renamed "James Earl Jones Theatre" after the American actor, James Earl Jones (1931-). Links: shubert.nyc, IDBD, Wikipedia |
Front Text: "New York's Beautiful Buildings. Cort Theatre, In West Forty-eighth Street. Most Beautiful Playhouse in America."Handwritten Reverse Text: "This is where we went last night to see 'Peg O'My Heart' [...]" Publisher: The Ess an Ess Photo Co., New York Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from New York to Waterbury CT, 5 Apr 1913 |
Picture: laughing audience at a performance of Mary Orr and Reginald Denham's 'Wallflower' which played at the Cort Theatre from 26 Jan 1944 until 8 July 1944Front Text: "Typical audience enjoying the laugh riot 'Wallflower'", "The Laugh Hit!" Reverse Text: preprinted message: "Dear..... I have just seen 'Wallflower' at the Cort Theatre and I think ....." Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
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