The story of 42nd Street
Subtitle: the theaters, shows, characters, and scandals of the world's most notorious street
By: Mary C. Henderson and Alexis Greene.
Contributors: Greene, Alexis.
Publisher: Back Stage Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780823030729
Subjects: Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Forty-second Street (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century
Description: "From its humble beginnings as a small parcel of colonial farmland surrounded by underbrush, rock encrustations, and hills, Forty-second Street rose to be the most important entertainment center in the United States, making its name synonymous with flashing marquees, tabloid scandals, fame and betrayal." "Once motion pictures and television became the preferred means of entertainment for most Americans after the Second World War, Forty-second Street entered a period of rapid decline. Thankfully, with the help of theatre foundations, private donations and public money, Forty-second Street finally received the spark it desperately needed in the late 1980s, renewing itself and reclaiming its rightful reputation as the theatre capitol." "With archival images documenting its heyday, decay, and reconstruction, theatre historians Henderson and Greene givey ou the unadultrated history and inside scoop behind the theaters, actors, producers, characters and productions that wrote a story like no other: the story of Forty-second Street."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The American, 1893; title: Hammerstein's Victoria, 1899; title: The Theatre Republic, 1900; title: The Lyric, 1903; title: The New Amsterdam, 1903; title: The Liberty, 1904; title: The Lew Fields, 1904; title: The Eltinge, 1912; title: The Candler, 1914; title: The Selwyn, 1918; title: The Times Square, 1920; title: The Apollo 1920.