Oscar Hammerstein I (8 May 1847-1 August 1919) was a theater impresario in New York City. His private passion was for opera, and he rekindled its popularity in America. He was the grandfather of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Sydney Opera House: one of the worlds most recognisable opera houses and landmarks. ... For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ...

Oscar Hammerstein I was born in Stettin in Pomerania to a German speaking Jewish family consisting of Abraham Hammerstein and his first wife Berthe. He took up music at an early age. His mother died when he was fifteen years old, and he fled his father, who maltreated him, to seek his fortunes in the United States, arriving in New York City in 1864. He worked sweeping the floor in a cigar factory. Ten years later he founded the U.S. Tobacco Journal. He also moonlighted as a theatre manager in the downtown German theatres. Motto: none Voivodship West Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Szczecina Mayor Marian Jurczyk Area 301,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 413 600 1372/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1243 Latitude Longitude 14°34E 53°26N Area code +48 91 Car plates ZS Twin towns Berlin-Kreuzberg... Historic Pomerania (outlined in yellow) on the background of modern country borders. ... This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Four cigars of different brands (from top: H. Upmann, Montecristo, Macanudo, Romeo y Julieta) An airtight cigar storage tube and a guillotine-style cutter A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco, one end of which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into...

He was an innovator in the tobacco industry and held patents for 52 inventions, 44 of them realted to the cigar manufacturing process He became wealthy industrializing cigar manufacturing, and his tobacco fortune provided the money needed to pursue his theater interests. Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005...

He built his first theatre, the Harlem Opera House, at 125th Street in 1889. His second theatre, the Columbus Theatre, was built in 1890 on the same street. His third theatre was the first Manhattan Opera House, built in 1893 on 34th Street. This failed as an opera house and was used, in partnership with Koster & Bial, to present variety shows. 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Embittered by the partnership, he opened a fourth venue, the Olympia Theatre, on Longacre Square. Nine years later, Longacre Square was renamed Times Square, and the area had become, through his efforts, a thriving theatre district. Dublins Olympia Theatre in Dame Street was originally built in 1879 by Dan Lowrey as the Star of Erin Music Hall and renamed Dan Lowreys Music Hall in 1881. ... Times Square, named after the one-time headquarters of The New York Times, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, which centers on 42nd Street and Broadway. ...

Hammerstein had built three more theatres there, the Victoria Theatre, 1898, which turned to vaudeville presentation in 1904 and was managed by his son, Willie Hammerstein; the [[Republic Theatre was built in 1900 and leased to eccentric producer David Belasco, in 1901, and the Lew Fields Theatre for Lew Fields (half of the Vaudeville team Weber and Fields, and the father of lyricist Dorothy Fields), in 1904. 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... David Belasco, between 1898 and 1916. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Lew Fields (1867 - 1941) was an American actor, comedian, vaudeville star and theatre manager and producer. ... Dorothy Fields was immortalised on a USPS postage stamp. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He opened Hammerstein's Roof Garden above the Victoria and Republic Theatres.

In 1906, Hammerstein, dissatisfied with the Metropolitan Opera's productions, opened an eighth theater, his second Manhattan Opera House, to directly (and successfully) compete with it. In 1908 he opened the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... , The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Józef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   Philadelphia Founded Incorporated October 27, 1682 October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 369. ...

He produced contemporary operas, and presented the American premieres of Louise, Pelleas et Melisande, Elektra, Le Jongleur de Notre Dame, Thaïs, and Salome, as well as the American debuts of Mary Garden and Luisa Tetrazzini. Louise is an opera in four acts by Gustave Charpentier to an original French libretto by the composer. ... Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande) is an opera in five acts by Claude Debussy to a French libretto by Maurice Maeterlinck that almost exactly follows his famous symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande. ... Elektra is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal adapted from his drama of 1903—the first of many such collaborations between composer and librettist. ... Thaïs is an opera in three acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet based on the novel of the same name by Anatole France. ... Salome is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by the composer, based on Hedwig Lachmann’s German translation of the French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde. ... Mary Garden (February 20, 1874 - January 3, 1967) was a popular operatic soprano in the first third of the 20th century. ... Categories: Stub | 1871 births | 1940 deaths ...

His high-quality productions were ultimately too expensive to sustain, and by his fourth opera season he was going bankrupt. The costs at the Metropolitan, too, were skyrocketing, as they spent more and more in order to effectively compete. Hammerstein's son Arthur Hammerstein negotiated a payment of $1.2 million from the Metropolitan in exchange for an agreement not to produce grand opera in the United States for ten years. Arthur Hammerstein, the uncle of Oscar Hammerstein II, was an opera producer and one of the writers of the song Because of You, a major hit (#1 for 10 weeks) for Tony Bennett in 1951. ...

With this money, Hammerstein built his tenth theatre, the London Opera House, in London, where he again entered competition with an established opera house, Covent Garden's royal opera company. He had run through his money in two years, and thereupon returned to America. The Stoll Theatre, built in 1911, was a London theatre that was demolished in 1958. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Covent Garden is a district in central London and within the easterly bounds of the City of Westminster. ...

With money obtained selling the sole booking rights to the Victoria Theatre, he built his eleventh and final theatre, the Lexington Opera House. Unable to present opera there, he opened it as a movie theatre, selling it shortly thereafter.

At his death in 1919, with his contractual ban on presenting opera due to expire in 1920, he was busy planning his return to the opera stage. 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ...

The Manhattan Opera House on 34th Street was renamed the Hammerstein Ballroom" in New York City at the Manhattan Center Studios in honor of him. The Hammerstein Ballroom is a two-tiered, 12,000 square feet (3658m2) ballroom located within the Manhattan Center Studios on 311 West 34th Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Manhattan Center Studios is home to two world class Recording Studios located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. ...

Hammerstein had two sons, Arthur and Willie. Arthur himself continued the family business as an opera and Broadway producer, director, theatre owner and songwriter. Willie managed Oscar's Victoria Theatre, and his son, Oscar Hammerstein II was one of Broadway's most influential lyricists and bookwriters, as well as a director and producer. Oscar II's sons James and William were both producers and directors on Broadway. Arthur's daughter Elaine appeared twice on Broadway as an actress. Arthur Hammerstein, the uncle of Oscar Hammerstein II, was an opera producer and one of the writers of the song Because of You, a major hit (#1 for 10 weeks) for Tony Bennett in 1951. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... A theatrical producer is a type of producer who oversees the staging of theatre productions. ... A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ... A lyricist is an author of song lyrics. ... A libretto is the complete body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata, musical, and ballet. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Broadway Credits

• Sweet Marie (1901) - musical - producer
• Resurrection (1903) - play - producer, theater owner/operator
• Punch, Judy & Co. (1903) - musical - composer, lyricist, bookwriter and producer
• Hans, the Flute Player (1910) - opera - producer
• Naughty Marietta (1910) - operetta - producer[[