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GA Review

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Reviewer: GhostRiver (talk · contribs) 19:39, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]


I'll be taking a look at this! — GhostRiver 19:39, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()
3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()
Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Infobox and lede

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  • Comma after "it became a cinema in the 1930s"
  • Missing space in "in1965"
  • "and the Palace reopened as a Broadway theater in 1966" → "and reopened the venue as a Broadway theatre the following year"

Buildings

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Original building

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DoubleTree Suites

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TSX Broadway

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  • Good

Auditorium

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Seating areas

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  • Good

Other design elements

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  • Good

History

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Development

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  • "they had leased the site. The partners planned to construct a venue called the Palace Theatre on the site." → "they had leased the site with plans to construct a venue called the Palace Theatre."
  • "subsequently said he would use the Palace for vaudeville." → "subsequently recanted and announced his intentions to use the space for vaudeville."

Vaudeville

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  • "guests, only for the balcony seating to not even be filled." → "guests and still struggled to fill the balcony seats."
  • No commas needed around "in particular"
  • "demanded increasing salaries" → "demanded increased salaries"

Post-vaudeville

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  • "but flipped several more times between film-only and vaudeville-before-film formats over the next two years." → "and spent the next two years flipping between film-only and vaudeville-before-film formats."
  • "started erecting" → "began to erect"
  • "television's popularity" → "the popularity of television"

Broadway theatre

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  • "city-landmark status in 1987, since Silverstein would have to build around the theater if it were a landmark." → "city-landmark status in 1987; if approved, Silverstein would have to build around the theater"
  • Link "the 1951 MGM film" to An American in Paris (film)
  • Totally okay if the answer is no, but is there anything about how the pandemic might have impacted renovations?
    • Ironically, the pandemic has not impacted the construction industry all that much. If anything, the pandemic would've made it easier to reduce disruption to the public, since the theater was already closed. The bigger issue was getting permits from various city agencies and from neighboring property owners, but the lifting is happening right now. Epicgenius (talk) 23:11, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ghost

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  • Change subhead to "Alleged haunting"
  • "swinging in the air" → "who swings in the air"
  • Use the convert template on "18 feet"
  • "in which the acrobats are" → "in which the acrobats were"
  • ""cast from one to the other."" → ""cast from one to the other"." per MOS:LQ
  • The New York Times should be italicized

Notable productions

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  • Good

References

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General comments

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  • Photos are all properly licensed and relevant (no surprise)
  • No stability concerns in the revision history
  • Earwig score looks great at 6.5%
  • Same as with Sondheim, consistent theater/theatre spelling would be appreciated
    • This is the only thing I didn't touch yet. Before I fix this, I did notice something after the Sondheim review. It turns out that, while "theatre" is preferred in British varieties of English and "theater" in American varieties (at least for theater buildings), some Americans actually make a distinction of theater as a building vs. theatre as an art form. As a general rule, it doesn't really matter, but I want to know if you think the spelling should be standardized regardless of whether it's referring to the building or the art form. Epicgenius (talk) 23:11, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Putting on hold for now; as always, feel free to ping me with questions. — GhostRiver 22:33, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]