The Hudson Theatre operated intermittently as a Broadway theater until the 1960s and subsequently served as an adult film theater, a movie theater, and the Savoy nightclub.
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17 Facts About Hudson Theatre
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Hudson Theatre was designed in the Beaux-Arts style and constructed from 1902 to 1903.
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Hudson Theatre opened on October 19,1903, with Ethel Barrymore starring in Cousin Kate.
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Theatre magazine described the Hudson as being "more than modest externally, yet boasts an auditorium which for beauty of proportions chasteness of coloring, and good taste of equipment, is unsurpassed by any theatre in America".
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The following year, the Hudson Theatre hosted Sunday, where Barrymore reportedly first said "That's all there is, there isn't any more", later a popular quip.
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The Hudson Theatre began to lose money in the early 1930s when the theatrical industry was heavily impacted by the Great Depression.
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The Hudson Theatre was known as CBS Radio Playhouse Number 1 during this time.
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The Hudson Theatre reopened as a Broadway venue the next month with a production of An Enemy of the People.
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From 1941 to 1944, the Hudson Theatre hosted Arsenic and Old Lace, which set a record with 1,444 performances.
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Detective Story, which then was being produced at the Hudson Theatre, had to be relocated to the Broadhurst because NBC wanted to move into the Hudson Theatre immediately.
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Variety magazine reported in February 1967 that Durst had not only bought the Hudson Theatre but was looking to lease it to an adult film exhibitor.
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The Hudson Theatre was incorporated into the hotel as a conference center and auditorium space.
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Hudson Theatre underwent a $7 million renovation to convert it into a conference center for corporate meetings, fashion shows, and product launches.
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Hudson Theatre reopened with a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George.
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The Hudson Theatre became the 41st Broadway theater and was both the newest and oldest Broadway theater in operation.
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The reopened Hudson Theatre hosted productions such as 1984, The Parisian Woman, Head over Heels, Burn This, and American Utopia .
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