CASINO THEATRE (1). Broadway and 39th Street. Architects: Francis Kimball and Thomas Wisedell .
Opening: October 21, 1882; The Queen’s Lace Handkerchief .
The Casino
, which stood at the southeast corner of Broadway and 39th Street, was one of the best-loved 19th-century houses until it was demolished in 1930. Much farther uptown than most theaters, it was dubbed Aronson’s Folly
after producer
Rudolph Aronson
.
The Moorish-style theater opened on a stormy...