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The Early History Of Broadway Musicals

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




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