The Olympia Theatre was built by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I and opened in January 1895. It was located on Broadway between 44th and 45th Street. This grand theatre was designed by architect J.B. McElfatrick and comprised three sections: the Roof Garden, the Lyric Theatre, and the Music Hall. In 1898, when the theatre was auctioned off, the Olympia came back as three separately operating theatres keeping their former names intact. The Lyric Theatre was renamed the Criterion. Famed performer George M. Cohan appeared frequently at the Olympia in shows such as The Man Who Owns Broadway, Little Johnny Jones, and Forty-five Minutes from Broadway. At the Lyric Theatre, Lynn Fontanne and Laurette Taylor starred in the hit Happiness in 1917. The Olympia Theatre became a movie theatre in 1920 and was demolished in 1935. In 1989 it was rebuilt as the Criterion Center, which was gutted in 2000 to make way for the world's largest Toys 'R' Us.