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The theater was renamed the 125th Street Apollo Theatre [122] and reopened on January 26, 1934, catering to the black community of Harlem. [65] [123] Cohen initially employed Clarence Robinson as the Apollo Theatre's producer [116] [119] [122] and Morris Sussman as the manager. [121] [122] He also hired talent scout John Hammond to book his ...
East St. Louis, IL Club Manhattan March 29, 1956 St. Louis, MO Masonic Temple St. Louis American Cooking School and Home Show [13] April 9, 1956 Club Riviera: Musicians Dance and Celebrity Night benefit [14] June 8, 1956 Club Bolo The Igoe Guys and Dolls dance promotion [15] August 10, 1956 Laclede Theatre August–September 1956 Latin Quarter
Apollo Theatre (1921), 106 North State St., Commercial style, [2] whose roof collapsed during a sold-out concert in March 2023, [5] remodelled in 2022, reopened following the collapse in September 2023
The Apollo Theater earns a Kennedy Center honor. Associated Press. December 9, 2024 at 9:51 AM. ... Futures rise ahead of Wall St's first trading session in 2025. Finance. Associated Press Finance.
Missouri Theatre Columbia, Missouri Open, NRHP-listed as Missouri Theater, 201-215 S. 9th St. Columbia, MO (Boller Brothers) Missouri Theater, St. Joseph, Missouri Open; Norside Theatre St. Louis, Missouri Demolished; Orpheum Theater Hannibal, Missouri Renovating; Owen's Theatre Branson, Missouri Open; Paramount Theatre Rock Port, Missouri closed
The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated Theatre Owners Booking Association (TOBA)...formed in 1921."
"My administration is closely monitoring the roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere tonight," Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tweeted. Belvidere is located about 70 miles northwest of Chicago.
The Apollo was built and initially managed by the Rhinehart family of Belvidere. The theater was designed to host stage shows and films, featuring a pipe organ for live musical accompaniment. The Apollo's predecessor was the Derthick Opera House, located on the same site, which was destroyed by fire in 1917. [4]