HAMMERSTEIN, OSCAR, I. Among New York’s greatest theater builders and producers, father of Arthur, and grandfather of Oscar II; b. Stettin, Germany, ; d. New York, New York, .
Of all the individuals responsible for the emergence of Times Square as the entertainment center of New York, producer and developer Oscar Hammerstein I was the most important. As the 20th century opened, Hammerstein changed the face of opera and theater in America. He produced a range...