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Paradise Roof Garden
The Paradise Roof Garden (1899 – 1915) was the official name the semi-outdoor vaudeville venue that theatre magnate, Oscar Hammerstein I, built atop the Victoria Theatre and the neighboring Theatre Republic, commonly known then as the Belasco Theatre. Unlike Hammerstein’s first roof garden theatre, which crowned his failed Olympia Theatre, the Paradise Roof Garden was able to rise to prominence and contend with its rivals for the better parts of two decades.〔Hoogstraten, Nicholas. Lost Broadway Theatres. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997, 41-43.〕 For New York City theatre-goers, the name ''Hammerstein’s'' grew to encompass both the Victoria and its roof garden.〔“Rialto Theatre to Close Tonight,” New York Times, 15 May 1935, 23.〕
From 1904 to 1914 it was run by Willie Hammerstein, who put on highly popular vaudeville acts.
==Design==
The construction of the Victoria suffered from an anemic budget, and as a result, its roof garden developed incrementally. It opened in 1899 as the Venetian Terrace Roof Garden and featured a “‘grand promenade’ in the style of Monte Carlo.”〔“The Roof Garden Season,” New York Times, 25 June 1899.〕 The middle of its three tiers consisted of boxes; the third, an open-air café. In compliance with the city’s building code, Hammerstein added eight exits and two elevators to his “solid steel and concrete construction” before summer season of 1902 commenced.〔“For Playgoing People,” New York Times, 25 May 1902.〕 He also gained permission to install a roof that could open or close to accommodate the weather.〔Cullen, Frank. Vaudeville Old and New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America, Vol 1. Abingdon: Routledge, 2007, 477.〕
The bulk of the theatre rested over the Victoria, leaving the roof of the Belasco free for novelty features, including a pond, a Dutch-style dairy farm, and a windmill. The “Mute Revue” consisted of garden displays that paid tribute to the theatrical hits of the closing season.〔“Hammerstein’s Roof Opens,” New York Times, 4 June 1907.〕 Just in time for the opening of the summer season of 1907, the entire venue was upgraded: the house was repainted in white and blue with splashes of red, and the boxes were remodeled and decked with geraniums.
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