Built about 1880, the Lyric Theatre had started as a restaurant and was converted into a music hall before its 1910 renovation as one of New York’s earliest motion picture houses. Originally holding 274 seats, the theater doubled its seating in 1923 in response to the growing habit of moviegoing. By the 1930s, the Lyric’s clientele consisted chiefly of transients from the Bowery, a few blocks to the south. For a ten-cent admission, the show included two features (one a western), a newsreel, and a short subject. The theater opened at seven o'clock in the morning, but the first showing did not start until an hour later, allowing early birds to catch a short nap. On the day she took this photograph (April 24, 1936), Abbott also visited the Bowery, where she dodged cars under the El at Division Street.
A curator-approved, high resolution digital image of this wonderful photograph has been printed on matte finish fine art paper, mounted to masonite board, and then finished in a 2-inch deep hard wood frame which has been hand-stained in the color of your choice. All artblocks use images reproduced in their entirety, without cropping or over-printing with text. A label printed with all the relevant info about the painting is affixed to the back of each product. Arrives at your door complete with an easy to use self-leveling hanging kit but product is designed to sit upright on a shelf.
Approximate sizes (as mounted on the wall):
S - 14.40" wide x 11.5" tall x 2" deep
M - 20.5" wide x 16.32" tall x 2" deep
L - 28.31" wide x 22.5" tall x 2" deep