Claim: Fulton Theatre was built by the architects Herts & Tallant for Henry B. Harris and it features three murals, Eighteen-year-old Mae West(August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was discovered here.
Evidence: Built by the architects Herts & Tallant for Henry B. Harris and Jesse Lasky, it was originally opened on April 27, 1911, under the name Folies-Bergere as a dinner theatre with vaudeville. The building featured three murals and a color scheme by leading American muralist William de Leftwich Dodge. Eighteen-year-old Mae West was discovered here by The New York Times at her Broadway debut on September 22, 1911. Mae West (born Mary Jane West; August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedienne, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades.