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Iroquois Theater (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Iroquois Theater in 2002

Iroquois Theater is a historic theater in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.[1] It hosted African American jazz performers in the early 20th century. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a two-story building with brickwork on the upper story.[2]

It opened in 1912. Various jazz performers took its stage.[3] Its National Register listing notes it as alongside the Little Gem Saloon, the Karnofsky building, and Eagle Saloon.[3] It was in the "Back of Town" neighborhood.[4]

Theater in 2002

The larger Lyric Theater succeeded it from 1919 to 1927.[5] It no longer exists.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National register of historic places nomination - Iroquois Theater, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-12-19.
  2. ^ "Iroquois Theater (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
  3. ^ a b "Iroquois Theater". New Orleans Music Map.
  4. ^ Cripple, Joseph; Jarrett, Mindy; Chamberlain, Charles. "The Iroquois Theater". New Orleans Historical.
  5. ^ "The Lyric Theatre".
  6. ^ "Present Day Site of Lyric Theater".
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