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The Krapp houses

Herbert J. Krapp designed 15 of the theatres in this catalogue: the Broadhurst, the Morosco, the Ethel Barrymore, the Winter Garden. More houses than any other architect here by a factor of three, which means most of what Broadway looks like from the inside is one man's drawing.

15 theatres in the catalogue.

1911 Winter Garden Theatre 1,526 seats 146 productions
1917 Broadhurst Theatre 1,218 seats 188 productions
1917 Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1,080 seats 175 productions
1917–1982 Morosco Theatre 1,009 seats 167 productions
1921–1932 Jolson Theatre 2 productions
1921–1962 New Century Theatre 1,700 seats 94 productions
1921–1982 Ritz Theatre 99 productions
1923–1955 Holiday Theatre 6 productions
1925 Eugene O'Neill Theatre 1,108 seats 103 productions
1925 Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 650 seats 175 productions
1926 Brooks Atkinson Theatre 1,069 seats 187 productions
1927 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre 1,078 seats 163 productions
1927 John Golden Theatre 805 seats 169 productions
1927 Neil Simon Theatre 1,362 seats 125 productions
1928 Ethel Barrymore Theatre 1,096 seats 174 productions

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