Lyric Theatre
172 W. 23rd Street,
New York,
NY
10011
172 W. 23rd Street,
New York,
NY
10011
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This little-known theatre was showing motion pictures when it caught fire on February 5, 1922. As reported in the New York Times, the patrons left “hats, coats and even a Maltese cat in flight” at this small theatre located on W. 23rd Street near 7th Avenue.
“Panic was averted by the presence of mind of the management and the employees of the theatre, whose efforts enabled the spectators to march out in an orderly manner while the pianist played The Star Spangled Banner”.
The only person injured was the projectionist, who was “scorched”. The cat was assumed to have been brought in by a patron as he had never been seen before.
The Lyric Theatre was still operating in 1924 when it was advertised running a week of Paramount pictures.
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Al Alvarez
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The Lyric Theatre is still listed as operating in the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with 600 seats. It has gone from listings by the time the 1930 edition of F.D.Y. was published.
A cat scan of the Maltese was negative for any injuries.
Was that last comment meant to be funny? Just wondering. I thought it was.
Yes, it was a joke. I make them once in a while.