Eltinge Theatre (1912-1930)

Thomas W. Lamb, architect. Built by Al Woods and named for the female impersonator whose career made Woods's fortune. Woods introduced a new seating system: "slender," "medium," and "stout" seats for patrons of all sizes. Woods lost the theatre in the depression and it became a burlesque house. By 1941, it was a movie house. In 1998, redevelopment of 42nd St. in full swing, the whole building was lifted, moved down the block, and transformed into the facade and entrance of the AMC multiplex cinema. The theater was located at 236 W. 42nd St., New York, NY with a seating capacity of 900.

Date Play
Nov 26, 1930 First Night
Aug 25, 1930 The Ninth Guest
Apr 21, 1930 Little Orchid Annie
Mar 17, 1930 A Month in the Country
Mar 12, 1930 Love, Honor and Betray
Jan 29, 1930 Recapture
Nov 26, 1929 Top O' the Hill
Oct 21, 1929 Harlem
Sep 11, 1929 Murder on the Second Floor
Apr 23, 1928 Keep Shufflin'
Mar 5, 1928 Her Unborn Child
Feb 13, 1928 These Modern Women
Jan 23, 1928 We Never Learn
Dec 26, 1927 It Is To Laugh
Dec 5, 1927 Out of the Sea
Oct 1, 1927 The Arabian
Aug 15, 1927 Tenth Avenue
Jun? 1927 Tommy
Feb 22, 1927 Crime
Jan 24, 1927 The Love Thief
Aug 25, 1926 The Ghost Train
Jan 12, 1926 Hello, Lola
Oct 7, 1925 Stolen Fruit
Sep 9, 1925 All Dressed Up
Mar 10, 1925 The Fall Guy
Jan 15, 1925 The Piker
Aug 25, 1924 Plain Jane
Nov 9, 1923 Spring Cleaning
Aug 15, 1923 The Woman on the Jury
Mar 6, 1923 Morphia
Dec 22, 1922 The Masked Woman
Sep 21, 1922 East of Suez
Aug 30, 1921 Back Pay
Feb 14, 1921 The White Villa
Aug 9, 1920 Ladies' Night
Apr 26, 1920 Martinique
Feb 3, 1920 Breakfast in Bed
Oct 6, 1919 The Girl in the Limousine
Jan 15, 1919 Up in Mabel's Room
Aug 20, 1918 Under Orders
Jul 1, 1918 The Kiss Burglar
Aug 15, 1917 Business Before Pleasure
Aug 9, 1916 Cheating Cheaters
Nov 6, 1915 Fair and Warmer
Sep 2, 1915 See My Lawyer
Dec 22, 1914 The Song of Songs
Sep 9, 1914 Innocent
Jan 20, 1914 The Yellow Ticket
Sep 11, 1912 Within the Law
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