| Broadway as a symbol
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| | occupies the site. By midway through the
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| Broadway is the street in New York that
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| | following decade, the street blazed with
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| has come to symbolize live theater
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| | electric signs as each theater announced
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| entertainment and musicals throughout the
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| | its shows and stars in white lights. By
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| world. Today the area, known to tourists
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| | the turn of the 20th Century the street
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| and theater-goers, stretches from W.41st
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| | had an entirely different look, with as
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| Street, where the Netherlander Theater is
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| | many as sixteen theaters on Broadway
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| located, up to W. 53rd Street's Broadway
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| | itself and many others located on the
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| Theater. Only four theaters are located
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| | side streets or other avenues. Broadway
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| physically on Broadway, the Marquis at
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| | was much more than a mere twelve blocks.
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| 46th Street, the Palace at 47th Street,
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| | It started at 13th Street and wound its
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| the Winter Garden at 50th Street and the
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| | way a mile and a half up the Avenue to
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| Broadway at 53rd. All the other
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| | 45th Street, ending in the heart of Long
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| legitimate houses are located east or
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| | acre Square. This first decade of the
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| west of this twelve block stretch.
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| | century also saw the construction of many
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| Broadway Stars.
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| | theaters, most notably the New Amsterdam
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| By the 1830's America was exporting stars
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| | on 42nd Street in 1903, along with four
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| to Europe. The first notable American
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| | others in that same year, that are still
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| actor to make a successful tour was Edwin
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| | standing today.
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| Forrest, who at nineteen, had played Iago
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| | Our Broadway.
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| to Edmond Kean's Othello. Forrest's
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| | The first decade of the 20th Century was
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| second tour of Great Britain, in the
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| | both boring and transformational in the
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| following decade didn't fare as well. He
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| | history of our Broadway Musicals. The
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| was hissed off stage. Though the
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| | seeds of that transformation go back to
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| disruption of his tour was a personal
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| | 1882, and the construction of The Madison
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| feud with a British actor, its results
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| | Square Theater at 24th Street. The
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| were well publicized in the American
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| | Mallory?s, who had built the theater, had
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| Press and his return to the American
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| | employed a young actor-manager from San
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| stage was received with populist fervor.
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| | Francisco along with two brothers from
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| This "personal feud" became an
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| | the lower Eastside to help manage the
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| international incident and demonstration
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| | theater. David Belasco, who had the
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| of class struggle in 1849, when the
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| | distinction of appearing on stage with
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| British actor in question was scheduled
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| | another unknown child, Maude Adams, in
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| to perform at the Astor Place Opera House
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| | San Francisco in 1877, was soon to become
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| in New York. A riot ensued on the night
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| | a playwright, theater owner and builder.
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| of May 10th which was put down with
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| | The two brothers from the lower Eastside
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| troops and cannon.
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| | were, of course, Charles and Daniel
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| Broadways first marquis.
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| | Frohman. The first sign of the
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| In 1891, the first electric marquis was
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| | transformation occurred when producer
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| lit on Broadway. The theater was on
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| | Rudolf Aronson decided to build a theatre
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| Madison Square at the intersection of
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| | of his own. At the time, theatres were
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| Broadway and Fifth Avenue at W. 23rd
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| | concentrated between Union Square and
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| Street. The Flatiron Building now
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| | 24th Street.
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