Princess Theatre (New York, 29th Street) explained

Princess Theatre was a Broadway theatre located at 29th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, New York City.^[1]

Built as a billiard parlor, the theatre was first named San Francisco Minstrels Music Hall in 1875, where it presented minstrel shows.^[2] After this, it was renamed several times, including Hermann's Gaiety Theatre, Jack's Theatre, Theatre Comique and Jonah Theatre.^[3] In 1902, the Shuberts leased it and renamed it the Princess Theatre.^[2]

The building was demolished and made into retail shops in 1907.^{[2] [3]}

Productions

• The Night of the Party (1902)
• Heidelberg (1902)
• The Consul (1903)
• The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1903)
• Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1903)
• Candida (1903)
• The Sacrament of Judas (1903)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1904)
• Rosmersholm (1904)
• An African Millionaire (1904)
• The Secret of Polichinelle (1904)
• Jack's Little Surprise (1904)
• The West Point Cadet (1904)
• A Message from Mars (1904)
• The Climbers (1904)
• Othello (1904)
• King Richard III (1904)
• Richelieu (1904)
• The House of Burnside (1904)
• Sweet Lavender (1905)
• Love in Idleness (1905)
• The Passport (1905)
• Who Goes There? (1905)
• The Trifler (1905)
• When We Dead Awake (1905)
• Zira (1905)
• Grierson's Way (1906)
• Brown of Harvard (1906)
• The Great Divide (1906)
• Hedda Gabler (1906)
• A Doll's House (1907)

Notes and References

1. https://www.playbill.com/venue/princess-theatre-1902-new-york-ny "Princess Theatre"
2. [John Kenrick (theatre writer)|Kenrick, John]
3. https://www.ibdb.com/theatre/princess-theatre-1588 "Princess Theatre"