LYCEUM THEATER. 149 W. 45th Street. Architects: Herts & Tallant . Opening: November 2, 1903; The Proud Prince .
When producer Daniel Frohman opened his new Lyceum Theater on 45th Street, it was the first of the Times Square theaters north of 42nd Street. Other theaters had opened around Columbus Circle, and there was a healthy theater district in Harlem, but the success of the Lyceum and the other theaters surrounding it firmly established the Times Square area as the hub...