At This Theatre:Â The Lyric At the turn of the 20th century, 42nd Street between 8th and Broadway was thriving, lined with new theaters - both legitimate and movie houses. In 1903, a new one opened, The Lyric, where Broadway shows ran until it closed in 1934. Next door, in 1910, the movie palace, The Bryant opened, and when it was purchased and remodeled into a legit house in 1920 as The Apollo. Like its neighbor…
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