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Did you know... that despite plans to restore the Sam H. Harris Theatre in the 1990s, it became an entrance to a wax museum?
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... that when New York City's Candler Theatre was renamed, one journalist said it was because people kept mispronouncing its name? Source: Henderson, Mary C.; Greene, Alexis (2008). "The story of 42nd Street : the theaters, shows, characters, and scandals of the world's most notorious street". p. 165
ALT1: ... that when New York City's Candler Theatre was renamed two years after its opening, one journalist said it was because people kept mispronouncing "Candler"? Source: Henderson, Mary C.; Greene, Alexis (2008). "The story of 42nd Street : the theaters, shows, characters, and scandals of the world's most notorious street". p. 165
ALT2: ... that the Sam H. Harris Theatre, built in 1914 to accommodate both Broadway shows and films, only screened films for its last six decades? Source: Various in article; principally Henderson & Greene (2008).
ALT3: ... that the Sam H. Harris Theatre, built in 1914 to accommodate both Broadway shows and films, only screened films from 1933 until its demolition in the late 1990s? Source: Various in article; principally Henderson & Greene (2008).
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@Epicgenius: Good article. Just waiting on a QPQ Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:33, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
Approve. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:40, 24 April 2023 (UTC)