IMPERIAL THEATRE. 249 W. 45th Street. Architect: Herbert J. Krapp . Opening: December 25, 1923; Mary Jane McKane .
The 1,650-seat Imperial Theatre has proved to be among the most successful of all musical comedy houses. Its ideal location across from the Golden (seeJohn Golden Theater ) and Royale theaters and down the block from the Music Box and now demolished Morosco and Bijou theaters gave the Shubert brothers , its owners, a prime musical...