Jolson’s 59th Street Theatre opened in 1921 at 932 Seventh Avenue, designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp. The Shubert brothers named their new theatre in honor of Al Jolson, who starred in the opening production Bombo. This would be his first and last appearance at the theatre. In 1923, Constantin Stanislavsky’s Moscow Art Theatre visited Jolson’s with productions including The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, and The Brothers Karamazov. The theatre became the New Century Theatre in 1944 and housed Cole Porter’s musical Kiss Me, Kate in 1948. The building was leased to NBC during the 1950s for use as a television studio before falling into disuse. Jolson’s 59th Street Theatre was demolished, as the New Century, in 1962.