Academy of Music (Manhattan)
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Academy of Music was a theatre & opera house located at East 14th Street and Irving Place in Manhattan, New York City. It seated approximately 1500 persons. Originally built in 1854, it was rebuilt in 1866 after it was destroyed by fire. Opera and traditional theater were presented until 1888, when it began to include vaudeville. From January 28–March 1901 a revival of Clyde Fitch's play Barbara Frietchie appeared here.
It was rented by labor organizations in the early 1900s and used to stage rallies. It was demolished in 1926 and a Con Edison building was constructed on the site.
External links
- [Various pictures of the Academy at the New York Public Library site]
- [Academy of Music interior from Pictorial Diagrams of New York Theatres - 1883]
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