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