West End Theatre (Manhattan)
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Two theatres in Harlem, New York City, have been named West End Theatre. The first, of 1899, was abandoned after the foundation was built. It was on the northeast corner of 124th Street and Seventh Av
West End Theatre, 1903
Lew Fields
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Lew Fields was an American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer. Partnering with Joe Weber, they formed the comedy double-act of Weber and Fields. He also produced shows on
West End Theatre (Manhattan)
…Hancock Place). Built by Meyer R. Bimberg and designed by Neville & Bragge in Spanish Baroque style, it opened November 3, 1902, and was sold to Weber & Fields on February 9, 1903. Bimberg, who came to be known as Bim the Button Man, made his fortune selling campaign buttons. He built five theatres in New York…
Fields in 1912
Joe Weber in 1901
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Constance Carpenter and William Gaxton, principals of the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hart's A Connecticut Yankee, on stage at the Vanderbilt Theatre during a mid-run rehearsal of the hit musical (1928). Producer Lew Fields is seen at right, in shirtsleeves.