BELASCO THEATRE. 111 W. 44th Street. Architect: George Keister . Opening: October 16, 1907; A Grand Army Man .
The theater today known as the Belasco was called the Stuyvesant when producer, director, and playwright David Belasco built it in 1907. The Stuyvesant took the name Belasco in 1910, when the original Belasco Theatre reverted to its original name, the Republic. When it was built, the Belasco was the best-equipped theater of its era. The $750,000 theater boasted a huge...