Template:Did you know nominations/Ed Sullivan Theater

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:07, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Ed Sullivan Theater

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Ed Sullivan Theater

• ... that the Ed Sullivan Theater, a Broadway venue designed like a cathedral, later became a CBS studio and now hosts CBS's Late Show? Source: McFadden, Robert D. (February 22, 1993). "A Building With a History, From Bootleggers to Beatles". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that Arthur Hammerstein, who developed Hammerstein's Theatre as a memorial to his father Oscar, gave the theater up only three years after its opening? Source: "Hammerstein Has $5 Left of Millions; Producer Files Petition in Bankruptcy, Listing Total Liabilities at $1,649,136". The New York Times. March 27, 1931.
  • ALT2: ... that Arthur Hammerstein, who developed Hammerstein's Theatre as a memorial to his father Oscar, gave the theater up in 1930 with $5.77 to his name? Source: "Hammerstein Has $5 Left of Millions; Producer Files Petition in Bankruptcy, Listing Total Liabilities at $1,649,136". The New York Times. March 27, 1931.
  • ALT3: ... that Arthur Hammerstein gave up Hammerstein's Theatre in 1930, only three years after its opening, with $5.77 to his name? Source: "Hammerstein Has $5 Left of Millions; Producer Files Petition in Bankruptcy, Listing Total Liabilities at $1,649,136". The New York Times. March 27, 1931.
  • ALT4: ... that the Ed Sullivan Theater, home to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, was originally a temple of music on Broadway? Source: (1) Poniewozik, James (September 9, 2015). "Review: On 'Late Show' Premiere, Stephen Colbert Tries to Bring Big Back to Late Night". The New York Times (2) "Hammerstein to Build 15-Story Temple of Music: Acquires Site on Broadway at Fifty-third St. for Theater and Office Building Memorial to His Father". New York Herald Tribune. May 6, 1926. p. 14. Technically, it was a "Temple of Music". It is physically on Broadway but was once also a Broadway theater.
  • ALT5: ... that Stephen Colbert initially balked at hosting The Late Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater, but he called for the theater's restoration after learning about its neo-Gothic dome? Source: Koblin, John (September 9, 2015). "Stephen Colbert's Shiny New Home on Broadway Reflects Its Past". The New York Times.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Karolína Huvarová
  • Comment: more hooks pending

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:57, 13 December 2021 (UTC).

• as to alt0, alt1, alt4 or alt5. Newness requirement satisfied by GA promotion on Dec 13. Article is long enough, well sourced, neutral, and Earwig check doesn't show problems. QPQ requirement satisfied. Hooks are short enough and interesting and, with the exception of alts 2 and 3, accurate cited. The problem IMO with alts 2 and 3 is that the source indicates that Hammerstein had other assets to his name -- the $5.77 was listed as his only "immediate" asset. Image is OK (focus is more on Colbert's name in lights rather than the building itself) and has Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Cbl62 (talk) 02:55, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

ALT5 to T:DYK/P6