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The Cort Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 138 West 48th Street in the Theater District of midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is owned by the Shubert Organization, the largest owner of Broadway theatres. The Cort Theatre was designated a New York City landmark on November 17, 1987.〔New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. ("Cort Theatre Designation Report" ) (November 17, 1987)〕 ==History== John Cort (''ca.'' 1861-1929), founder of the Northwestern Theatrical Association, commissioned architect Thomas W. Lamb to design the theater. Its façade was modeled on the Petit Trianon in Versailles. The resulting 1082-seat Cort Theater is one of the few Lamb theaters still extant and functioning as a legitimate theater. The interior was designed in the style of the era of Louis XVI, with a Pavanozza marble lobby with plasterwork panels. The arch of the proscenium stage consists of perforated plaster treated with art glass, and was designed to be lit during performances. The arch still exists as of 2007, although the lighting feature is no longer in operation. The Cort Theatre opened on December 20, 1912 with Laurette Taylor starring in the play ''Peg o' My Heart'', which ran for 603 performances, an auspicious start for the new venue.〔 Numerous famous British actors have appeared at the Cort: Basil Rathbone played Dr. Nicholas Agi in ''The Swan'' in October 1923, and in April 1927 appeared as Vladimir Dubriski in ''Love is Like That''. In October 1924 Henry Daniell appeared as Aubrey Tanqueray in ''The Second Mrs Tanqueray'', was there again in August 1943 in ''Murder Without Crime'', and in January 1946 appeared as Leontes in ''The Winter's Tale''. The Shubert Organization purchased the theatre in 1927, two years before John Cort's death.〔(Cort Theater Tickets ), Reeds Tickets. Accessed December 22, 2007.〕 The theatre was used as a television studio for ''The Merv Griffin Show'' from 1969 to 1972. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cort Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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