Bijou Theatre

BIJOU THEATRE. 209 W. 45th Street. Architect: Herbert J. Krapp . Opening: April 12, 1917; The Knife . The Bijou was built by the Shubert Brothers , but because of its small size, 603 seats, it never achieved much success. In 1918 Tallulah Bankhead made her first Broadway appearance here in The Squab Farm .During the Depression, while other theaters were transformed to movies or radio use, the Bijou was shuttered. In 1935 the Bijou became a...