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Apollo Theatre

APOLLO THEATRE. 234 W. 43rd Street (originally the Bryant Theatre with entrance at W. 42nd Street). Opening: as a vaudeville and movie house in 1910; as a legitimate theater with Jimmie , November 17, 1920. Like other theaters, and like Times Square itself, the Apollo Theatre has seen its fortunes rise and fall. The house opened as the Bryant Theater in 1910, featuring a combination movie and vaudeville policy. As the 42nd Street corridor established itself as the...

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