Harlem Opera House

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Circa 1950 photo courtesy of Cenk Urganci.

Harlem Opera House

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Harlem Opera House

Temporary replacement for Apollo Theatre (August, 1940)

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Comfortably Cool on August 28, 2019 at 1:37 pm

Apollo had temporarily closed for “improvements,” which were mainly to the quality of stage offerings. Management needed to book bigger “names” to compete more effectively with midtown competition from the Paramount, Strand, Roxy, and Loew’s State.

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