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One of only a few known photographs of Wood’s Minstrel Hall, aka, Theatre Comique. Formed by Edwin P. Christy in about 1842, Christy & Wood’s Minstrels (aka the Ethiopian Minstrel Band and Wood’s Minstrels) were a troupe of actors, actresses, performers, comedians, and acrobats. In July 1862, the troupe acquired an abandoned synagogue at 514 Broadway and converted it to a 1,400-seat theatrical hall. For the next 13 years the theatre changed hands several times, caught fire, and operated under the marquis of multiple different names: Wood’s Minstrel Hall, Wood’s Theatre, German Thalia Theatre, Wood’s Theatre Comique, Lingard’s Theatre, and, finally, Theatre Comique. The building was demolished in 1881. Photo: Albert Garzon
Wood’s Theatre, Theatre Comique, Broadway, New York
