The New Amsterdam Theatre
…Poppins and Aladdin. From Vaudeville to Disney In November 1903, the New Amsterdam opened with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Franz Lehar’s cherished operetta The Merry Widow opened on October 21, 1907, with Ethel Jackson and Donald Brian. Madame Sherry, another renowned operetta, opened at the venue in 1910 with Lina Abarbanell. The theatre housed the Ziegfeld Follies for numerous years, featuring Olive Thomas, Fanny Brice, and the Eat…