Template:Did you know nominations/Winter Garden Theatre

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 18:38, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Winter Garden Theatre

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Winter Garden Theatre

... that the runway at the Winter Garden Theatre was nicknamed the "bridge of thighs" after lightly clothed showgirls paraded down it? Source: Schumach, Murray (March 31, 1946). "Winter Garden Cycle; From 'extravaganzas' to the 'talkies' --a playhouse that has made history". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that the Winter Garden Theatre, converted from a horse trading exchange, later hosted cats for 18 years? Source: Well, technically Cats. (1) Gray, Christopher (September 13, 1998). "Streetscapes/50th Street from Broadway to Seventh Avenue; Once the Home of Horses, Now the Home of 'Cats'". The New York Times. (2) O'Haire, Patricia; Macmillan, Alissa; George, Tara (September 11, 2000). "B'way's 'Cats' Now a Memory". New York Daily News. p. 3.
- ALT2: ... that the Winter Garden Theatre, converted from a horse trading exchange, later hosted Cats for 18 years? Source: Same source as ALT1. Frankly this might be a little more boring, but it's also more accurate in case ALT1 has some objections.
- ALT3: ... that the Winter Garden Theatre was built after Jacob J. Shubert saw a horse exchange while walking up Broadway? Source: Hirsch, Foster (2000). The Boys from Syracuse : the Shuberts' Theatrical Empire. Lanham: Cooper Square Press. p. 81
- ALT4: ... that Al Jolson appeared in both the first theatrical production and the first film screened in the Winter Garden Theatre? Source: Bloom, Ken (2007). The Routledge Guide to Broadway. Routledge. pp. 270, 273

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2021 UK Championship

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 05:15, 28 November 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: - pending
Overall: Looking great as usual, Epicgenius! Ping me when the QPQ is done and I'll tick this for you. ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 20:42, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

@Ezlev: Thanks for the review. I've now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 18:59, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Good to go! ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 20:04, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

ALT0 to T:DYK/P6