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William Hammerstein (September 26, 1875 – June 10, 1914) was an American theater manager. He ran the Victoria Theatre on what became Times Square, Manhattan, presenting very popular vaudeville shows with a wide variety of acts. He was known for "freak acts", where celebrities or people notorious for scandals appeared on stage.
He had three children: William Hammerstein (1918–2001) and Alice Hammerstein Mathias (1922–2015) by his first wife, and James Hammerstein (1931–1999) by his second wife, with whom he also had a stepson, Henry Jacobson, and a stepdaughter, Susan Blanchard.
11 de mar. de 2001 · William Hammerstein, the director and producer who was the eldest child of Oscar Hammerstein II, and directed the 1979 Broadway revival of his father's Oklahoma!, died March 9 of complications...
12 de mar. de 2001 · William Hammerstein, a director and producer and the son of Oscar Hammerstein II, died at his home here on Friday. He was 82. On Broadway, Mr. Hammerstein produced Neil Simon's first play, ''Come...
21 de abr. de 2023 · Willie Hammerstein, que dirigía el Paradise Roof Garden, sabía lo que la ocurría a la actriz y lucraba con ello. Pagaba a Sue Sober 20 dólares a la semana, lo que no era un sueldo tan malo en aquella época.
William Hammerstein, more often referred to as Willie, is an important busi-nessman in American theatre history. His contributions are obscured, however, by his famous father, his famous son, and the theatre he managed long and well. Perhaps Willie chose a degree of anonymity so that when he was in the spotlight the
Oscar Hammerstein II (12 de julio de 1895 - 23 de agosto de 1960) fue un libretista estadounidense, que nació y murió en Nueva York.
