Star Theatre (New York City, built 1901)

The Star Theatre, also known as The New Star Theatre,^[1] was a Broadway theatre located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 107th Street in New York City, New York, United States.^[2] Built in 1901,^[3] it was active as a Broadway playhouse through 1908.^[4] It should not be confused with the earlier Star Theatre demolished in 1901.

History

The New York impresario and theatre agent William T. Keogh (died 1947),^[5] previously connected with the Knickerbocker Theatre, was responsible for the building of the Star Theatre which began construction in August 1901.^[6] The theatre was designed by the architects Thomas P. Neville and George A. Bagge of the New York firm Neville & Bagge. It was built by Delaney Brothers & Co.^[6] The theatre opened with a performance of the Hanlon Brothers's Superba,^[3] a production which ran at that theatre from its grand opening on December 30, 1901, through January 4, 1902.^[7]

In 1909 the theatre began showing silent films on Sundays while continuing with live performance, usually melodramas, during the week.^[8]

The 1976 Kiss album Rock and Roll Over was recorded here from September 30th to October 11th 1976.

Notable productions

• The Gypsy Girl (1905, Hal Reid; starred Mary Pickford, then known as Gladys Smith, as Freckles)^[9][10]