Article by Gillian Cantor


Background

On May 24, 1915 work began on the Toy Theatre on the East Side, opening with two well-attended performances on November 1 of the same year. It was designed by William R. Walker & Son and contracted by the Famiglietti Brothers Company for the Toy Theatre Company under the leadership of C.C. Darling. It is one of four theaters built by Walker & Son, and one of two remaining; the Emery (1914) and the Modern (1917) no longer exist and the Majestic (1916) now houses Trinity Repertory Company. The Toy was the first theater on the East Side and one of the first neighborhood theaters in the entire city.
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