The Winter Garden Theatre
…then, horses had been replaced by automobiles and legitimate theatre was becoming popular. The Shuberts transformed the Exchange into a theatre in 1911. It served short stints as a movie house from 1928 to 1933 when the Warner Brothers leased it, and in 1945, when United Artists operated it. Notable History On March 10, 1911, the Winter Garden opened with Al Jolson in Jerome Kern’s musical La Belle Paree. This production helped Jolson’s renowned p…