Star Theatre, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Type
Label
Star Theatre, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Language
eng
Characteristic
motion picture
Main title
Star Theatre
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
701797956
Responsibility statement
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Runtime
2
Series statement
New York at the turn of the centuryAmerican history in video
Summary
Using time-lapse photography, the film shows the demolition of the famous Star Theatre. Judging from the various exposures, the work must have gone on for a period of approximately thirty days. The theater opened in 1861 as "Wallack's Theatre," and was re-christened the "Star" in 1883. It was well known for it's excellent productions, and a number of celebrated actors and actresses worked there, among them Ellen Terry. The celebrated English actor Henry Irving made his first stage appearance in America at the Star
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Star Theater
Subject
- Time lapse cinematography
- Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Star Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- Commercial buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
- Historic buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
- Construction workers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Wrecking -- New York (State) -- New York
camera
Other version
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor2
- Subject9
- Time lapse cinematography
- Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Star Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- Commercial buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
- Historic buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
- Construction workers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Wrecking -- New York (State) -- New York
- camera1
- Other version2
- Mapped to1