Difference between revisions of "Brander Matthews Hall"
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| − | '''Brander Matthews Hall''' was | + | '''Brander Matthews Hall''' was built in [[1940]] at 117th St and [[Amsterdam Avenue]], and named for famed drama scholar [[Brander Matthews]]<ref>http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/brander_matthews.html</ref>. It housed an opera workshop, a 280-seat theater, and a bust of Matthews in the entrance. The building was razed only 18 years later, in [[1958]], to make way for [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The bust now sits in Dean [[Austin Quigley]]'s office. |
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| + | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Spring2002/Matthews.html Brander Matthews and Theater Studies at Columbia by Howard Stein] | * [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Spring2002/Matthews.html Brander Matthews and Theater Studies at Columbia by Howard Stein] | ||
| − | *[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0D8113FF93BA35752C1A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | + | *[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0D8113FF93BA35752C1A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print MUSIC; Reclaiming A Rich History Of New Opera] |
[[Category:Demolished buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]] | [[Category:Demolished buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]] | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 15 October 2007
Brander Matthews Hall was built in 1940 at 117th St and Amsterdam Avenue, and named for famed drama scholar Brander Matthews[1]. It housed an opera workshop, a 280-seat theater, and a bust of Matthews in the entrance. The building was razed only 18 years later, in 1958, to make way for Jerome Greene Hall. The bust now sits in Dean Austin Quigley's office.
