Martin Beck (vaudeville)

Martin Beck
Born(1868-07-31)July 31, 1868
Liptószentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary (today Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia)
DiedNovember 16, 1940(1940-11-16) (aged 72)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Theater owner,
Theatrical manager and
booking agent
The Martin Beck Theater, now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, at 302 West 45th Street in Manhattan

Martin Beck (July 31, 1868 – November 16, 1940) was a vaudeville theatre owner and manager, and theatrical booking agent, who founded the Orpheum Circuit, and built the Palace and Martin Beck Theatres in New York City's Broadway Theatre District.[1] He was a booking agent for, and became a close personal friend of the prominent magician, Harry Houdini.[2]

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