Oct. 8, 1914 A
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Title
Oct. 8, 1914 A
Subject
The New York Hippodrome. Sixth Avenue, covering the block front 43rd to 44th Streets. Largest playhouse in the world, having a seating capacity of 5,200 people and a circular stage 200 feet wide and 110 feet deep. A troop of cavalry can manoeuvre on this enormous stage. Underneath the stage is a concrete and steel tank for aquatic scenes, occupying almost half the space. Its circular curtain is so large that it has to be lowered instead of raised.
Description
Notes:
What was playing at the time the photograph was shot? HMS Pinafore
Publisher
Pub by Brooklyn Art Publishing Co., New York City
Citation
“Oct. 8, 1914 A,” Cotton Histories, explorations in blackface minstrelsy, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.cottonhistories.com/items/show/858.