New Theatre Comique

New Theatre Comique
1868 drawing of a street scene in front of the altered but recognizable exterior of the church
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General information
Location728–30 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City
Completed1839
Opened1864
Demolished1884
Photograph of the building in a different alteration, with a few people in front watching the photo being taken
As the Globe Theatre

The Church of the Messiah at 728–30 Broadway, near Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, was dedicated in 1839[1] and operated as a church until 1864. In January 1865 it was sold to department store magnate Alexander Turney Stewart and converted into a theater, which subsequently operated under a series of names,[2] including Globe Theatre, and ending with New Theatre Comique. It burned down in 1884.[3]

  1. ^ Greenleaf 1846, pp. 375–76.
  2. ^ Dunlap 2004, p. 48.
  3. ^ Brown 1903, pp. 376–98.