Template:Did you know nominations/Eugene O'Neill Theatre

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 04:37, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Eugene O'Neill Theatre

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Eugene O'Neill Theatre

... that playwright Eugene O'Neill's widow initially did not want the Eugene O'Neill Theatre renamed after him? Source: Gelb, Arthur (September 27, 1959). "News and Gossip of the Rialto; Coronet Theatre to Be Renamed in Honor Of Eugene O'Neill". The New York Times
- ALT1: ... that in 1959, the new owner of the Coronet Theatre wanted to rename the theater after his favorite playwright, Eugene O'Neill, whose widow objected? Source: Gelb, Arthur (September 27, 1959). "News and Gossip of the Rialto; Coronet Theatre to Be Renamed in Honor Of Eugene O'Neill". The New York Times
- ALT2: ... that during the Great Depression, the Forrest Theatre was the only Broadway theater with direct access to a bar? Source: "'Show's a Flop, but Bar's A Hit,' Forrest's Dilemma". Variety. 114 (8): 1. May 8, 1934.
- ALT3: ... that immediately after New York City's Forrest Theatre went into foreclosure in the 1930s, it hosted the longest-running Broadway show at the time? Source: Forrest Theater, later the Coronet Theater, now the Eugene O'Neill Theater (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. December 8, 1987. p. 18.
- ALT4: ... that New York City's Forrest Theatre, which hosted the longest-running Broadway show, was renamed in 1945 to remove the old name's association with a "jinx house"? Source: "A Magic Wand Was Waved Over the Old Forrest Theater". New York Herald Tribune. February 10, 1946. p. D2.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 00:58, 24 December 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Significantly expanded within three days of nomination, long enough, neutral, and a well-cited article. There is also no indication of copyright violation (see Earwig). The hooks are also interesting and referenced. The PDF source (alt3) is also applicable to all other hooks (pp. 17-18). QPQ done. Darwin Naz (talk) 01:08, 26 December 2021 (UTC)