CBS Radio Playhouse No. 2

Official Broadway League sites:

251 W. 45th St., New York, NY

Seats (approximate): 805

Eugene DeRosa, architect. Named for its owner, producer Marc Klaw. In 1929, it became the Avon. In 1934, it was leased (and later sold) to CBS. When CBS sold it in 1953, the new owners demolished the theatre and replaced it with a parking structure.

Built: 1921 Closed: 1934 Demolished: 1954

Theatre Names	Named
CBS Radio Playhouse No. 2	1934
Avon Theatre	1929
Klaw Theatre	1921

Productions

Productions	Production Dates

Avon Theatre
Tight Britches Play, Original, Drama Written by Hubert Hayes, John Taintor Foote	Sep 11, 1934 - Oct 1934
The Pursuit of Happiness Play, Original, Comedy	Oct 09, 1933 - May 1934
A Good Woman, Poor Thing Play, Original, Comedy Written by Dillard Long	Jan 09, 1933 - Jan 1933
Incubator Play, Original Written by John Lyman, Roman Bohnen	Nov 01, 1932 - Nov 1932
Nona Play, Original, Farce,Romance Written by Gladys Unger	Oct 04, 1932 - Oct 1932
Foreign Affairs Play, Original, Romantic Comedy Written by George Tilton, Paul Hervey Fox	Apr 13, 1932 - May 1932
Hay Fever Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Noël Coward	Dec 29, 1931 - Mar 1932
The Wives of Henry VIII Play, Original, Solo Written by Cornelia Otis Skinner	Nov 15, 1931 - Jan 1932
Divorce Me, Dear Play, Original, Comedy Written by Katherine Roberts	Oct 06, 1931 - Oct 1931
Three Times the Hour Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Valentine Davies	Aug 25, 1931 - Sep 1931
The Rap Play, Original, Drama Written by John P. Leister	Apr 06, 1931 - May 1931
The Great Barrington Play, Original, Comedy Written by Franklin L. Russell	Feb 19, 1931 - Mar 1931
Strictly Dishonorable Play, Original, Comedy Written by Preston Sturges	Sep 18, 1929 - Jan 1931

Klaw Theatre
Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh Play, Revival, Farce, Comedy Written by Harry James Smith	Apr 01, 1929 - Jun 1929
Gypsy Play, Original Written by Maxwell Anderson	Jan 14, 1929 - Mar 1929
Back Here Play, Original Written by Olga Printzlau	Nov 26, 1928 - Dec 1928
Hotbed Play, Original, Comedy, Drama Written by Paul Osborn	Nov 08, 1928 - Nov 1928
The Command Performance Play, Original, Comedy Written by C. Stafford Dickens	Oct 03, 1928 - Oct 1928
Caravan Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Clifford Pember, Ralph Cullinan	Aug 29, 1928 - Sep 1928
The High Hatters Play, Original, Comedy, Farce Written by Louis Sobol	May 10, 1928 - May 1928
The Breaks Play, Original, Comedy Written by Elliott Nugent, J. C. Nugent	Apr 16, 1928 - Apr 1928
Sisters Play, Original, Comedy Written by John Willard	Dec 24, 1927 - Dec 1927
Storm Center Play, Original, Comedy, Farce Written by Max Simon, Jessie Hein Ernst	Nov 30, 1927 - Dec 1927
John Play, Original Written by Philip Barry	Nov 02, 1927 - Nov 1927
Creoles Play, Original, Comedy, Drama Written by Kenneth Perkins, Samuel Shipman	Sep 22, 1927 - Oct 16, 1927
Merry-Go-Round Musical, Original, Comedy, Revue Music by Henry Souvaine, Jay Gorney; Book by Howard Dietz, Morrie Ryskind; Lyrics by Howard Dietz, Morrie Ryskind	May 31, 1927 - Sep 1927
Spellbound Play, Original, Drama Written by Walter Elwood	Feb 15, 1927 - Feb 18, 1927
Sinner Play, Original, Comedy Written by Thompson Buchanan	Feb 07, 1927 - May 1927
New York Exchange Play, Original Written by Peter Glenny	Dec 30, 1926 - Mar 1927
This Was a Man Play, Original, Comedy Written by Noël Coward	Nov 23, 1926 - Dec 1926
Autumn Fire Play, Original, Comedy, Drama Written by T. C. Murray	Oct 26, 1926 - Dec 1926
Treat 'em Rough Play, Original, Comedy Written by Fanny Hatton, Frederic Hatton	Oct 04, 1926 - Oct 1926
Scotch Mist Play, Original, Comedy Written by Patrick Hastings	Sep 20, 1926 - Oct 1926
You Can't Win Play, Original, Drama Written by Ralph Cullinan	Feb 16, 1926 - Feb 19, 1926
The Jay Walker Play, Original, Comedy, Drama Written by Olga Printzlau	Feb 08, 1926 - Feb 1926
Androcles and the Lion Play, Revival, Comedy Written by George Bernard Shaw	Nov 23, 1925 - Jan 1926
The Man of Destiny Play, Revival Written by George Bernard Shaw	Nov 23, 1925 - Jan 1926
Simon Called Peter Play, Original, Drama Written by Jules Eckert Goodman	Nov 10, 1924 - Jan 1925
The Rising Son Play, Original, Comedy Written by Elliott Nugent, J. C. Nugent	Oct 27, 1924 - Nov 1924
The Green Beetle Play, Original, Drama Written by John Willard	Sep 02, 1924 - Oct 1924
The Main Line Play, Original, Comedy Written by Grace Griswold, Thomas McKean	Mar 25, 1924 - Apr 1924
Hell-bent Fer Heaven Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Hatcher Hughes	Jan 04, 1924 - Apr 1924
Meet the Wife Play, Original, Comedy Written by Lynn Starling	Nov 26, 1923 - Jun 1924
Nobody's Business Play, Original, Comedy Written by Guy Bolton, Frank Mandel	Oct 22, 1923 - Nov 1923
The Breaking Point Play, Original, Drama Written by Mary Roberts Rinehart	Aug 16, 1923 - Oct 1923
The Last Warning Play, Original, Melodrama, Mystery Written by Thomas F. Fallon	Oct 24, 1922 - May 1923
Hunky Dory Play, Original, Comedy Written by MacDonald Watson	Sep 04, 1922 - Oct 1922
Salome Play, Revival, Drama Written by Oscar Wilde	May 22, 1922 - May 1922
The Shadow Play, Revival, Drama Written by Eden Phillpotts	Apr 24, 1922 - May 1922
Your Woman and Mine Play, Original, Drama Written by Cleves Kinkead	Feb 27, 1922 - Apr 1922
Lilies of the Field Play, Original, Drama Written by William J. Hurlbut	Oct 04, 1921 - Feb 1922
Nice People Play, Original, Comedy Written by Rachel Crothers	Mar 02, 1921 - Jun 1921