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The Apollo Theater (formerly the Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre; also Apollo Theatre or 125th Street Apollo Theatre) is a multi-use theater at 253 West 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is a popular venue for black American performers and is the home of the TV show Showtime at the Apollo.
The theater featured ornate interior design common of the movie palaces of its era. It was known for showing exclusive runs and premieres of top Hollywood films. In the 1970s, the theater focused mostly on the action and horror films popular at the time, with the occasional blockbuster, such as the house-record breaking run of Jaws.
A top hat, also known as a stove pipe or snoot, is a device used in theatrical lighting to shield the audience's eyes from the direct source of the light. [1] It is shaped like a top hat with a hole in the top, and the brim being inserted into the gel frame holder on a lighting instrument.
When the roof of the Apollo Theatre came crashing down on an audience of heavy metal concertgoers, it broke backs, split open heads, fractured ribs, shattered legs, severed a man's ear and took ...
The Apollo Theater, a bastion of Black music and culture and one of New York City's most storied venues, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. On Tuesday, the historic theater held its annual ...
The Apollo Theatre in 2012. The Apollo Theatre opened on January 11, 1922 in Belvidere, Illinois.In 1975, the theater suffered a fire, forcing it to close. It was listed as a contributing property to the North State Street Historic District of Belvidere's National Register of Historic Places application in 2012, noting the unusual partially asymmetrical facade at ground level. [2]
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. [2] Designed by the architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfeld, [3] [4] it became the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street when it opened its doors on 21 February 1901, [4] with the American musical comedy The Belle of Bohemia.
Scollay Theatre 1913 1962 Tremont Row: Seville Theatre 1930 circa 1970 circa East Boston: Siege of Paris Opera House 1879 [1] Selwyn's Theatre: 1867 1870 Washington Street: Selwyn Theatre 1921 Park Square: Shawmut Theatre 20th century Blue Hill Avenue [3] St. James: 20th century Huntington Avenue [3] Star Theatre 20th century Tremont Row [3] St ...