Template:Did you know nominations/Imperial Theatre
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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 04:14, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
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Imperial Theatre
Imperial Theatre
- ... that Broadway's Imperial Theatre, the Shubert family's 50th theater in New York City, was built to host the family's large musical productions? Source: Bloom, Ken (2007). The Routledge Guide to Broadway (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 125.
- ALT1: ... that Broadway's Imperial Theatre, the Shubert family's 50th theater in New York City, supplanted a large musical theater used by the family for two decades? Source: Bloom 2007, p. 125
- ALT2: ... that the ceiling of Broadway's Imperial Theatre was designed to give the auditorium an intimate feeling, even though the theater originally had 1,650 seats? Source: Bloom 2007, p. 125; Morrison, William (1999). Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. p. 129
- ALT3: ... that the main entrance of Broadway's Imperial Theatre was squeezed between two other theaters, while the auditorium was built on cheaper land in the rear? Source: Bloom 2007, p. 125; Imperial Theater (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. November 17, 1987.
- ALT4: ... that though Lee Shubert refused to name the Imperial Theatre after Oscar Hammerstein I, one of the Imperial's musicals made enough money to fund a dedicated memorial theater for Hammerstein? Hammerstein's Theater Interior (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. January 5, 1988. p. 13.
- ALT5: ... that Broadway's Imperial Theatre, opened in 1924 as the Shubert family's 50th theater in New York City, is still operated by the Shubert Organization? Source: Bloom, Ken (2007). The Routledge Guide to Broadway (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 125.
- ALT6: ... that Broadway's Imperial Theatre, opened in 1924, was the Shubert family's 50th theater in New York City? Source: Bloom, Ken (2007). The Routledge Guide to Broadway (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 125. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epicgenius (talk • contribs) 00:22, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
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- Comment: I may think of more hooks later.
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 20:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC).
The full review is to follow, but personally I'm not really that fond of any of the hooks proposed thus far (they're either all too technical or niche). I do see some promise about a hook based on how it's the family's 50th theater though, so maybe a hook based on that would work. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:57, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you for the new suggestions. ALT6 seems okay; on further thought I'm thinking that ALT4 may be marginally okay and I wouldn't oppose a promoter selecting it instead, but my preferred hook at this time is ALT6. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:33, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
Apologies for the late review, real life things happened. In any case all of the DYK criteria are met, a QPQ has been done, and the hooks are cited inline; assuming good faith for any inaccessible sources. My hook preference is ALT6 as I don't think ALT4 may be interesting to those who don't know who Hammerstein is; however I will not oppose if the promoter decides to promote that instead (all other hooks are rejected). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:42, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: I'd actually prefer to promote ALT2—it seems an odd juxtaposition for a theatre to be built "intimately" for 1,650 people. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 23:42, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
- Honestly I'm not a fan of ALT2, the connection isn't really clear to most people (not everyone will get the connection between that large of a number and it being intimate). Indeed, I think most of our readers wouldn't even know the typical number of seats in a theater, so in my opinion that hook is pretty niche as is. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:35, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: I'd actually prefer to promote ALT2—it seems an odd juxtaposition for a theatre to be built "intimately" for 1,650 people. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 23:42, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
