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A) 125th Street Theatre B) Apollo Theatre C) Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre D) Harlem Theatre
A) Jules Hurtig and Harry Seamon B) Sydney Cohen C) Percy Sutton D) Frank Schiffman and his family
A) 1978 B) 1934 C) 1935 D) 1928
A) Minsky brothers B) Sutton family C) Hurtig & Seamon D) Frank Schiffman and his family
A) Frank Schiffman B) Hurtig & Seamon C) Sydney Cohen D) Percy Sutton
A) 1979 B) 1991 C) 1985 D) 2000
A) Apollo Theater Foundation B) Harlem Cultural Society C) MTA Regional Bus Operations D) New York State Urban Development Corporation
A) 1,000 seats B) Approximately 1,500 seats C) 500 seats D) 2,000 seats
A) George Keister B) Frank Lloyd Wright C) Le Corbusier D) Philip Johnson
A) Art Deco B) Neoclassical C) Modernist D) Gothic
A) Saturday Night Live B) Showtime at the Apollo C) The Voice D) America's Got Talent
A) Harlem Night B) Amateur Night at the Apollo C) Apollo Showcase D) Apollo Legends Night
A) Columbia University station B) 116th Street station C) 125th Street/St. Nicholas Avenue station D) 145th Street station
A) 5, 6, and 7 trains B) 1, 2, 3, and 4 trains C) A, B, C, and D trains D) N, Q, R, and W trains
A) 17,454 ft2 (1,621.5 m2) B) 15,000 ft2 (1,393 m2) C) 20,000 ft2 (1,858 m2) D) 10,000 ft2 (929 m2)
A) 100 ft (30 m) B) 30 ft (9 m) C) 70 ft (21 m) D) 50 ft (15 m)
A) Radio City Music Hall B) Metropolitan Opera House C) Victoria Theater D) Lincoln Center
A) 300 ft (91 m) B) 150 ft (46 m) C) 200 ft (61 m) D) 250 ft (76 m)
A) Only theatrical performances B) Film screenings, recordings, tapings, speeches, debates, and tributes C) Only comedy acts D) Only musical performances
A) It has impacted European culture B) It has had a large impact on African-American culture C) It has had no significant cultural impact D) It has impacted Asian culture
A) To recognize only amateur performers B) To induct the theater's most famous performers C) To commemorate historical figures unrelated to the theater D) To honor current performers only
A) Marble B) Concrete C) Brick D) White glazed terracotta
A) Pediment B) Frieze C) Cornice with dentils D) Balcony
A) Vertically into four bays B) In a circular pattern C) Horizontally into two bays D) Randomly
A) Greek fret designs B) Art Nouveau patterns C) Baroque swirls D) Celtic knots
A) 1980s B) 1960s C) 1920s D) 1940s
A) Movie reviews B) Theater schedules C) The name of the entertainer performing D) Advertisements for local businesses
A) A digital display B) A yellow-and-red blade sign C) A wooden sign D) A neon sign
A) LEDs B) Fluorescent lights C) Halogen lamps D) Incandescent bulbs
A) Four stories high B) Two stories high C) Three stories high D) Five stories high
A) Stone and marble B) Concrete and glass C) Wood and brick D) Glass-and-steel
A) Monitors B) Shelves C) Paintings D) Statues
A) Circular glass structure B) Semicircular steel structure C) Rectangular wooden structure D) Triangular brick structure
A) Anthemia B) Lotus flowers C) Swans D) Fleur-de-lis
A) Ventilation system B) Window frames C) Support for the roof D) Decorative element above the third-story windows
A) L-shaped B) Rectangular C) U-shaped D) Square
A) A concert hall B) A grand ballroom C) A bowling alley D) A movie theater
A) 2006 B) 1970 C) 1995 D) 1983
A) A cafe B) A new stage C) An additional gift shop D) A recording studio
A) 1,536 B) 1,500 C) 2,000 D) 1,700
A) Blue B) Red C) Cranberry-colored D) Green
A) The eagle's perch B) The bird's nest C) The high seat D) The sky view
A) Metal sculptures B) Scagliola decorations C) Wooden panels D) Marble statues
A) Colonnettes B) Statues C) Sculptures D) Columns
A) A heating system B) A cooling system C) A ventilation system D) A sound system
A) Chandeliers B) Spotlights C) LED lights D) Lighting trusses
A) Square B) Triangular C) Rectangular D) Circular
A) Geometric patterns B) Abstract designs C) Animal figures D) Foliate motifs
A) Overhead lighting B) Ambient lighting C) Aisle lighting D) Spotlighting
A) In the orchestra pit B) In the lobby C) In the second balcony D) A separate seating area
A) Metal rods B) Stone pillars C) Wooden beams D) Fluted columns
A) Circular B) Oval C) Triangular D) Flat
A) Modern motifs B) Classical motifs C) Geometric motifs D) Abstract motifs
A) In the 1920s B) Around 1911 or 1912 C) In the 1890s D) In the 1940s
A) June 1912 B) August 1925 C) January 1913 D) December 1913
A) The New York Times B) Variety magazine C) Harlem Magazine D) Time magazine
A) Male ushers B) Female ushers C) Mixed-gender ushers D) No ushers
A) The Mutual Burlesque Association B) The American wheel C) The Harlem Wheel D) The Columbia Wheel
A) C. J. Stumpf & H. J. Langhoff B) The Benenson Realty Company C) Cramp & Company D) Security Construction Company
A) The Mutual Burlesque Association B) The Harlem Music Hall C) The Columbia Amusement Company D) The American wheel
A) Billy Minsky B) Herbert Minsky C) I. H. Herk D) Joseph Weinstock
A) Louis Armstrong B) Duke Ellington C) Billie Holiday D) Bessie Smith
A) March 1930 B) 1929 C) 1932 D) 1931
A) Harlem Opera House B) The Republic off Times Square C) The Irving Place Theatre D) Minsky's Brooklyn theater
A) Billy Minsky Jr. B) I. H. Herk C) Joseph Weinstock D) Herbert Minsky
A) April 1933 B) 1932 C) May 1933 D) December 1933
A) Seven months B) Six months C) One month D) Three months
A) President Franklin D. Roosevelt B) Governor Herbert Lehman C) Mayor Fiorello La Guardia D) Mayor Jimmy Walker
A) Clarence Robinson B) Sidney Cohen C) John Hammond D) Frank Schiffman
A) Adelaide Hall B) John Hammond C) Ralph Cooper D) Clarence Robinson
A) A family-friendly venue B) A vaudeville show C) A black-only theater D) A 'resort for the better people'
A) The Broadway Circuit B) The Vaudeville Circuit C) The Chitlin' Circuit D) The Harlem Renaissance Circuit
A) Opera performances B) Vaudeville shows C) Broadway shows D) Circus acts
A) As a cost-cutting measure B) Because performers were not popular C) Due to high competition D) Because of low ticket sales
A) Clarence Robinson B) John Hammond C) Frank Schiffman D) Morris Sussman
A) Jazz performances B) Blues and ragtime shows C) Gospel performances D) Musical comedies
A) Complimentary backstage passes B) Discounted tickets C) Free meals D) 35 free tickets
A) rock music B) blues C) country D) jazz
A) 1960 B) 1965 C) 1950 D) 1955
A) high ticket prices B) lack of parking C) poor sound quality D) the 1964 riots
A) kept prices low B) offered free admission C) hosted international acts D) provided luxury seating
A) predominantly Hispanic B) predominantly white C) predominantly black D) predominantly Asian
A) hosting comedy shows B) screening silent films C) staging drama D) presenting recording groups
A) the neighborhood's economy was in decline B) it was too large C) it was too expensive to move D) it was located in a remote area
A) Ralph MacDonald B) Herb Boyd C) Robert Schiffman D) David E. McCarthy
A) 10–12 weeks per year B) 20–22 weeks per year C) 30–32 weeks per year D) 45–50 weeks per year
A) Struggling financially B) Breaking even C) Making a large profit D) Profitable
A) 50 percent B) 19 percent C) 81 percent D) 100 percent
A) 1983 B) Early 1982 C) 1984 D) Late 1981
A) Early 1982 B) November 1983 C) June 1984 D) June 1983
A) June 1983 B) 1984 C) November 1983 D) 1982
A) June 1984 B) November 1983 C) 1982 D) 1983
A) He increased the funding request B) He announced he would withdraw from the project C) He transferred the theater to the city government D) He postponed the reopening date
A) $2.5 million B) $10 million C) $9 million D) $1.5 million
A) 30 years B) 50 years C) 20 years D) 99 years
A) $6.8 million B) $5.5 million C) $10 million D) $9 million
A) A revue B) AUDELCO awards C) Amateur Night D) A concert
A) Half B) Three-fourths C) One-fourth D) All of it
A) $2.9 million B) $5.5 million C) $10 million D) $6 million
A) 1985 B) 1986 C) 1987 D) 1988 |