Martin Beck (vaudeville)

Martin Beck
Born(1868-07-31)July 31, 1868
Liptószentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary (today Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia)
DiedNovember 16, 1940(1940-11-16) (aged 72)
Occupation(s)Theater owner,
Theatrical manager and
booking agent
The Martin Beck Theater, now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, at 302 West 45th Street in Manhattan

Martin Beck (July 31, 1868 – November 16, 1940) was a vaudeville theatre owner and manager, and theatrical booking agent, who founded the Orpheum Circuit, and built the Palace and Martin Beck Theatres in New York City's Broadway Theatre District.[1] He was a booking agent for, and became a close personal friend of the prominent magician, Harry Houdini.[2]

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