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John B. Schoeffel was born in Rochester, New York on May 11, 1846. [2] He began his career in the theatre business working as an usher at the Hayes Opera House in his native city. [2] [3] In 1876 he co-founded the theatre management and production firm of Abbey and Schoeffel with fellow impresario Henry E. Abbey. [4]
In the United Kingdom, a variety of titles for courtiers in the Royal Household include the word usher. In England , Wales , Scotland and Ireland , from the early sixteenth century until at least the end of the nineteenth century, the term denoted an assistant to a schoolmaster or head-teacher; an under-master, assistant-master. [ 1 ]
Richard Foreman moved to New York City directly after graduating from Yale School of Drama and worked as a manager of apartment complexes. [4] Before finding his footing as a theater practitioner, Foreman became an avid patron of New York's downtown experimental theater and film scene.
The City Hotel (1794–1849) stood at 123 Broadway, [1] occupying the whole block bounded by Cedar, Temple, and Thames Streets, in today's Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. It was the first functioning hotel in the United States. [2]: 25,caption Until the early 1840s it was the city's principal site for prestigious social ...
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 ...
Hotel Albert, also known as The Albert and Albert Apartments, is a historic hotel and apartment complex located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The hotel was noted for being popular among artists, musicians, writers, and political radicals. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
Usher, founder of Usher's New Look, and the foundation's honoree for the Global Youth Leader, award-winning artist Justin Bieber, backstage at the New Look Foundation's First Annual World ...
The Taft Hotel building is a 22-story pre-war Spanish Renaissance structure that occupies the eastern side of Seventh Avenue between 50th and 51st streets, just north of Times Square, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. In its modern configuration, it features two separate portions with their own entrance on 51st Street.