Adelphi Theater
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- This article is about the New York theater. For the London theatre, see Adelphi Theatre.
The Adelphi Theater (1934-1940 and 1944-1958), originally named the Craig Theater, opened on December 24, 1928. The Adelphi was located at 152 West 54th Street in New York City, with 1,434 seats. The theater was taken over by the Federal Theater Project in 1934 and renamed the Adelphi. The theater was renamed the Radiant Center by The Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians in 1940. It was then the Yiddish Arts Theater (1943), and renamed the Adelphi Theater on April 20, 1944, when it was acquired by the Shuberts. It became a DuMont Television Network studio in the 1950s, where early episodes of The Honeymooners were made. The theater returned to legitimate use in 1957, was renamed the 54th Street Theater in 1958, and finally the George Abbott Theater in 1965. The building was razed in 1970, after hosting several expensive flops, and is the current location of the Hilton New York.
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Famous productions at the theater included:
- On The Town
- Street Scene (the musical)
- Damn Yankees
- Bye Bye Birdie (54th Street)
- No Strings (54th Street)
- What Makes Sammy Run? (54th Street)
- Any Wednesday (George Abbott)
- Wait Until Dark (George Abbott)
