Hyde and Benham

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A 1954 photograph of the Tivoli Theatre; formerly named Hyde & Behmans Theater.

Hyde and Benham, was an American theatre firm that was owned and operated by Brooklyn-based impresarios Richard Hyde (1856-1912) and Louis C. Beham (1855-1902). They owned several theaters in the cities of Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Baltimore from the 1870s into the early part of the 20th century. Through their theatre chain, they programmed new stage works that made innovative contributions to the art forms of burlesque and vaudeville.[1] Two of their many theaters in Brooklyn were the Grand Opera House,[2] and the Hyde & Behmans Theater.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b James Fisher. "Hyde and Benham". The Historical Dictionary of Vaudeville. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781538113356.
  2. ^ Gabriel Harrison (1884). "The Grand Opera House". In H. R. Stiles (ed.). A History of the Progress of the Drama, Music and the Fine Arts in the City of Brooklyn. W. W. Munsell & Co.