Knickerbocker Theatre (Broadway)

Knickerbocker Theatre
The Knickerbocker Theatre in 1908, during the run of George M. Cohan's The Yankee Prince
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LocationManhattan, New York City
Opened1893
Closed1929
Demolished1930

The Knickerbocker Theatre, previously known as Abbey's Theatre and Henry Abbey's Theatre, was a Broadway theatre located at 1396 Broadway (West 38th Street) in New York City. It operated from 1893 to 1930. In 1906, the theatre introduced the first moving electrical sign on Broadway to advertise its productions.