Winter Garden Theatre (disambiguation)

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The name Winter Garden has been used repeatedly for theatres and other venues; among these are

• The Winter Garden Theatre of 1850. Tripler Hall at 624 Broadway was built in 1850 and immediately renamed Jenny Lind Hall. It became Metropolitan Hall in 1851, Laura Keene's Variety House in 1854, Burton's New Theatre in 1856, and the Winter Garden Theatre in 1859. Edwin Booth appeared there in several Shakespeare plays, and was manager of the theatre from 1863 to 1867, when fire raced through the Winter Garden, resulting in its demolition.
• The Olympia Theatre: Roof Garden at 1514-16 Broadway near 44th Street opened in November, 1895 and was renamed the Winter Garden Theatre that same year. It was rechristened the Cherry Blossom Grove in 1900, the New York Roof in 1905, and as the Jardin de Paris hosted the Ziegfeld Follies of 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911. It was demolished in 1935
• The New York Winter Garden Theatre housed the revival of Florodora in 1902.
• The current Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, which opened in 1911.
• The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In this building, the Winter Garden is located on top of the Elgin.
• The former Winter Garden Theatre (1919-1965), in London, on a site now occupied by the New London Theatre.