Belknap Collection, Theatre and theatre groups ca. 1905-1916 : Hippodrome.

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Belknap Collection, Theatre and theatre groups ca. 1905-1916 : Hippodrome.

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This collection is comprised exclusively of programs for the theater from approximately 1905 to 1916, giving the researcher a sense of the depth of performances and history of the Hippodrome Theater before it was leased to Mr. Keith-Albee. Advertisements fill out the space in the programs offering us a view of New York City and the United States as a whole.

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University of Florida

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George A. Smathers Libraries. Dept. of Special and Area Studies Collections.

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Hippodrome (New York, N.Y.)

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Keith-Albee's New York Hippodrome

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The Hippodrome first opened in 1905 and is still considered as one of the true wonders of theatre architecture. Its stage was 12 times larger than any Broadway "legit" house and capable of holding as many as 1,000 performers at a time, or a full-sized circus with elephants and horses. It also had an 8,000-gallon clear glass water tank that could be raised from below the stage by hydraulic pistons for swimming-and-diving shows. In 1923, the Hippodrome was leased to Keith-Albee, which hired Thomas...

Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts

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