Template:Did you know nominations/Hayes Theater

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 20:12, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Hayes Theater

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Hayes Theater

• ... that the Little Theatre, once deemed a "gem among playhouses", was later planned to be replaced by a driveway for The New York Times? Source: "Plays & Players: Thoughts on Close of Little Theatre Miss Victor's Fine Acting". New-York Tribune. May 9, 1915. p. B4; "Legitimate: N. Y. Times May Raze Little Theatre". Variety. 134 (3): 42. March 29, 1939
  • ALT1: ... that The New York Times considered demolishing the Little Theatre for a driveway, then used it as a conference hall? Source: "Legitimate: N. Y. Times May Raze Little Theatre". Variety. 134 (3): 42. March 29, 1939; Bloom, Ken (2007). The Routledge Guide to Broadway (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 148.
  • ALT2: ... that Helen Hayes wanted a small theater, so she got Broadway's smallest theater? Source: Lawson, Carol (July 22, 1983). "Helen Hayes Honored as Theater Is Renamed". The New York Times
  • ALT3: ... that the Little Theatre, built with 299 seats to skirt fire regulations, had to be expanded within a decade of its opening? Source: Little Theater (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. November 17, 1987. pp. 12-13
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gardner Minshew
  • Comment: More hooks later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:13, 16 January 2022 (UTC).

• I will review. Bruxton (talk) 17:31, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
• Took me a while to review citations-NYT is paywalled. A thorough article, about an interesting theatre with an interesting history. The photo appears to be freely licensed and Freedom of panorama is not an issue because of theatre age and because it is architecture. I like the first hook but without "The New York Times". So shortened to

ATL0a ... that the Little Theatre, once deemed a "gem among playhouses", was later planned to be replaced by a driveway? Let me know what you think about the hook I propose. Bruxton (talk) 03:03, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. However, I'm thinking that removing the New York Times from the hook would make it less interesting, since it removes key context. If the paper's name isn't included, I would prefer ALT2 or ALT3. Epicgenius (talk) 15:19, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

• I prefer ATL0 as it makes me want to read the article. Bruxton (talk) 16:56, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

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Promoting the main hook (ALT0) to Prep 7,without the image. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 20:12, 27 January 2022 (UTC)