HAMMERSTEIN, WILLIAM. Son of the great Oscar Hammerstein I , father of Oscar Hammerstein II , and a legendary impresario in his own right; b. New York, New York, ; d. New York, New York, .
Willie dressed conservatively and was quiet in demeanor, but he was the most outgoing and showy of the turn-of-the-century producers when it came to the theater he managed, the Victoria (see Gaiety Theater). Willie’s father was a strict disciplinarian, and his childhood...