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- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Majestic Theatre [New York City] (Q12556) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +578 Majestic Theatre [New York City] (Q12556) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1927 by Herbert J. Krapp for the Shubert Company. Opened 28 March 1927. Used for musical performances. Since 1987, used for A. L. Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera. 1762 seats., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 BAM Harvey Theater [New York City] (Q17970) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +843 BAM Harvey Theater [New York City] (Q17970) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1904 by John Bailey McElfatrick. Opened 29 Aug 1904 as Majestic Theatre with The Wizard of Oz. Closed ca. 1968. Since 1987 operated by the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and renamed BAM Majestic Theatre. Renovations by Hugh Hardy that maintained much of the delapidated interior. 1999 renamed BAM Harvey Theatre in honour of the American arts administrator and president of BAM, Harvey Lichtenstein (1929-2017). Originally 1708 seats, now 874... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre [New York City] (Q11871) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +915 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre [New York City] (Q11871) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1910 as Globe Theatre by Carrer & Hastings for Charles Dillingham. Opened 10 Jan 1910 with George Ade and Gustave Luders's The Old Town. 1416 seats. Used for musical performances. 1932 converted into a cinema. 1957-1958 rebuilt by Roche & Roche for Robert Dowling and the City Playhouses Group. Re-opened 5 May 1958 as Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with Dürrenmatt's Besuch der Alten Dame (The Visit), featuring Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne in their... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Hudson Theatre [New York City] (Q11862) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +1,121 Hudson Theatre [New York City] (Q11862) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1903 by J. B. McElfatrick & Son and Isreals & Harder for Henry B. Harris. Opened 19 Oct 1903 with Cousin Kate (featuring Ethel Barrymore). 1048 seats. 1934-1937 used as a radio studio by CBS. Since 1939 operated by the Shubert Company, since 1944 by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. 1950 bought by NBC. Subsequently used for NBC's TV shows, Broadway Open House (1950-1954) and The Tonight Show (1954-1959). 1960-1968 again used as a theatre.... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Hippodrome Theatre [New York City] (Q12612) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +1,066 Hippodrome Theatre [New York City] (Q12612) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1905 by Frederick Thompson and Jay H. Morgan for John Gates. Opened 12 April 1905 with A Yankee Circus on Mars. 4678 seats. Mainly used for spectacular variety productions (featuring water ballets, sea battles etc. due to a large liftable stage that could be flooded from tanks holding 1.5 million litres of water). 1923 converted into a conventional vaudeville theatre by Thomas Lamb, including the removal of the water tanks. Also used as a... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Victoria Theater [New York City] (Q26868) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +849 Victoria Theater [New York City] (Q26868) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1899 by J. B. McElfatrick & Son for Oscar Hammerstein I. Opened 2 Mar 1899. Originally used for drama performances, later used for variety and vaudeville shows. 950 seats. 1913 purchased by E. F. Albee. Closed 1915. Subsequently demolished in favour of the cinema Rialto. - Roof theatre: Opened 1899 as Venetian Terrace Roof Garden, a café and petting zoo. 1901 converted into a theatre. Re-opened 26 June 1901 as Paradise Roof Garden. Demolis... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Grand Theatre [New York City] (Q12622) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +572 Grand Theatre [New York City] (Q12622) Created claim: Note (P44): Built by Victor Hugo Koehler for Jacob P. Adler. Opened 1903. Mainly used for Yiddish plays. 1909 leased to the Bedford Theatrical Company. Later also used as a cinema. Demolished 1930., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Fifth Avenue Theatre [New York City, US] (Q26038) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +656 Fifth Avenue Theatre [New York City, US] (Q26038) Created claim: Note (P44): Second theatre built 1891 by Francis Hatch Kimball. 1529 seats. Originally used for drama performances, since 1900 used for vaudeville shows. Since 1915, also used as a cinema. From 1929, used for burlesque performances. Demolished 1939 in favour of an office building., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Empire Theatre [New York City] (Q12628) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +780 Empire Theatre [New York City] (Q12628) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1893 by by J. B. McElfatrick & Co for Frank Sanger, Al Hayman, and producer Charles Frohman. Opened 25 Jan 1893 with David Belasco's play The Girl I Left Behind Me. 1903 interior rebuilding and auditorium redecoration by Carrere & Hastings. Mainly used for drama performances, including Lindsay & Crouse's Life with Father (1939-1945). Demolished in 1953 in favour of an office building., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Century Theatre [New York City] (Q12621) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +1,149 Century Theatre [New York City] (Q12621) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1906-1909 as New Theatre by Carrer & Hastings. Opened 6 Nov 1909. Operated as a non-profit theatre with classic and standard repertoire drama performances. Also popularly known as Millionaires' Theatre referring to the theatre's rich sponsors. 1911 renamed Century Theatre. Subsequently mostly used for musical performances. 1920 bought by the Shubert Company. Subsequently used for operetta and musical performances. 2318 seats. Demolished 19... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Casino Theatre [New York City] (Q25962) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +846 Casino Theatre [New York City] (Q25962) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1882 by Kimball & Wisedall for Rudolph Aronson. Opened 21 Oct 1882 with Johann Strauß's Das Spitzentuch der Königin (The Queen's Lace Handkerchief). Mainly used for light opera and operetta performances. 1902 leased by the Shubert Brothers. Severely damaged by a fire in 1905. Subsequently rebuilt with auditorium, stage and orchestra pit alterations. Originally 875 seats, later 1458 seats. Demolished 1930 in favour of an office and apartmen... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Broadway Theatre [New York City] (Q11848) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +1,293 Broadway Theatre [New York City] (Q11848) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1924 as B. S. Moss's Colony Theatre by Eugene DeRosa for B. S. Moss. Opened 25 Dec 1924 with the movie The Thief of Bagdad. Used for vaudeville shows, musical, drama and dance performances, and as a cinema. 1930 renamed B. S. Moss's Broadway Theatre. Subsequently used for musical and drama performances. 1935-1942 used as a cinema. 1939 bought by the Shubert Organization. 1952-1954 again used as a cinema. 1974 auditorium redesign for Harold... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:04, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Bowery Theatre [New York City, US] (Q27648) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +807 Bowery Theatre [New York City, US] (Q27648) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1826 by Ithiel Town, on the site of an old tavern and a cattle market. Also known as New York Theatre and Bull's Head Theatre. Opened 22 Oct 1826 with the drama The Road to Ruin. Destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1828, 1836, 1838, and 1845. 1879 renamed Thalia Theatre, subsequently used for performances in Hebrew. Destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1923. 1929 renamed Fay's Bowery Theatre. Finally destroyed by fire on 5 June 1929., #quickstate... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Belasco Theatre [New York City] (Q12595) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +739 Belasco Theatre [New York City] (Q12595) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1907 as Stuyvesant Theatre by George Keister for the theatre director and playwright, David Belasco. Opened 16 Oct 1907. 1910 renamed Belasco Theatre. 1931 leased to Katharine Cornell and Elmer Rice. 1948 bougt by the Shubert Brothers. 1950-1953 used as a radio studio by NBC. 1953 re-opened as a theatre with The Solid Gold Cadillac. 1030 seats., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Carolyn Blount Theater [Montgomery] (Q25816) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +666 Carolyn Blount Theater [Montgomery] (Q25816) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1985. Donated to the city of Montgomery by Wynton M. Blount and Carolyn Blount (hence also known as Carolyn Blount Theater). The complex contains two theatres (750 and 250 seats). Home to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Used for drama performances and classical concerts., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion [Los Angeles] (Q11866) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +928 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion [Los Angeles] (Q11866) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1962-1964 by Welton Becket. Opened 6 Dec 1964 with a concert by Jascha Heifetz and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (conductor: Zubin Mehta). Named in honour of the president of the Symphony Association and chairwoman of the Music Center Building Fund Committee, Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901-1997). Operated as part of the Los Angeles Music Center. Home to the LA Opera company. Until 2003, also home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los A... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Million Dollar Theatre [Los Angeles] (Q11868) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +707 Million Dollar Theatre [Los Angeles] (Q11868) Created claim: Note (P44): Cinema and offices complex, built 1918 for Home Laughlin's Stability Company. Cinema Grauman's Million Theatre operated by Sid Grauman. Opened 1 Feb 1918 with The Silent Man. Closed in the 1990s. Until 1998 used as a church. 2008-2012 used as a Spanish-language live theatre. Later ocasionally used for movie screenings., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Earl Carroll Theatre [Los Angeles] (Q25782) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +826 Earl Carroll Theatre [Los Angeles] (Q25782) Created claim: Note (P44): Opened 1938 as Earl Carroll Theater, a theatre and supper club. 1953 renamed Frank Sennes Moulin Rouge, 1965 Hullabaloo, 1968 Kaleidoscope and Aquarius Theater, 1977 Longhorn Theatre and Sunset Boulevard Theatre, 1993 Chevy Chase Theatre. In the 1960s used as a venue for rock concerts. Ca. 1968 redesigned by Michael Baugh. Subsequently mainly used for musical performances. From 1997 used as TV studio Nickelodeon on Sunset. Closed 2017., #quickst... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Elliott Hall of Music [West Lafayette] (Q26018) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +790 Elliott Hall of Music [West Lafayette] (Q26018) Created claim: Note (P44): University concert hall and theatre, built 1938-1940 as Purdue Hall of Music by Walter Scholer (consuting architect: J. Andre Fouilhoux, acoustics consultant: F. R. Watson). Opened 3/4 May 1940. 1958 renamed in honour of of the president of Purdue University, Edward C. Elliott. 6025 seats. Used for musical, opera, and ballet performances, classical and popular concerts, and various university events., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_175759166... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Old National Centre [Indianapolis] (Q25786) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +633 Old National Centre [Indianapolis] (Q25786) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1908-1909 by Oscar D. Bohlen as Mosque of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Murat Shrine Temple), including a theatre. 2000 seats. Later renamed Old National Centre (with the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre)., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Hobby Center for the Performing Arts [Houston] (Q27078) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +924 Hobby Center for the Performing Arts [Houston] (Q27078) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1998-2002 by Robert A. M. Stern and Morris Architects, on the former site of Sam Houston Coliseum and Music Hall (built 1937, demolished 1998). Named after the American politician and businessman, William P. Hobby, Jr. (1932-), a major donor. Opened in May 2002. The complex contains two halls: Sarofim Hall (2650 seats, named after the Egyptian businessman Fayez Sarofim) and Zilkha Hall (500 seats, named after the Iraqi/British businesman S... Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Alley Theatre (Q35115) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +658 Alley Theatre (Q35115) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1968 by Ulrich Franzen in Brutalist style. Opened November 1968. The complex contains two halls: Hubbard Stage (774 seats) and Neuhaus Stage (310 seats). 2013-2015 major renovations. Home to the resident drama company founded in the 1940s by Nina Vance (1914-1980)., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Curci Theatre [Barletta] (Q10237) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +615 Curci Theatre [Barletta] (Q10237) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1868-1872 by Federico Santacroce. 4 Opened 6 Apr 1872 with a symphony by Giuseppe Curci. First opera performance: Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth. 1877 named in honour of the Italian composer and conductor, Giuseppe Curci (1807-1877). 495 seats., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Granbury Opera House [Granbury] (Q27356) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +589 Granbury Opera House [Granbury] (Q27356) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1886. Closed 1911. Subsequently left to decay. 1975 major renovations. Re-opened 19 June 1975 with the melodrama Gold in the Hills. Used for musical and drama performances by the resident company., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +355 Fischer Hall [Frankenmuth] (Q27355) Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939 current Tag: Purkii [1.0]
- 13:03, 11 September 2025 diff hist +849 Fischer Hall [Frankenmuth] (Q27355) Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1894 for Theodore Fischer as an annexe to his hotel Bavarian Inn. Used as a performance hall and local meeting place. Also known as Fischer Hall. Re-opened as a summer theatre in July 1973 with Ralph Benatzky's revue Im Weißen Rössl. 140 seats. 1986 donated to the Frankenmuth Historical Association and translocated ca. 150 m to Main Street next to the Frankenmuth Historical Association Museum. Used for hosting local events, weddings and pe... Tag: Purkii [1.0]