tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post365984852145046676..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost Maxine Elliott's Theatre -- No. 109 W. 39th StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-63018755018866732592015-01-19T09:37:57.914-08:002015-01-19T09:37:57.914-08:00..........and built a very elegant theater structu.............and built a very elegant theater structure, too bad it could not outlast the preservation insensitive mid-twentieth century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-53968001265515735422015-01-19T05:50:42.705-08:002015-01-19T05:50:42.705-08:00Maxine Elliott was a remarkable woman. I read a bi...Maxine Elliott was a remarkable woman. I read a biography of her by her niece titled "My aunt Maxine" many years ago and I think that started me on collecting NYC theater and historic ephemera in general. I have many lavish playbills from her plays at her theater and from many other locations. Also period cabinet photos including the one by Napoleon Sarony pictured in this blog entry. <br /><br />After her retirement from the stage in 1920 she moved to Cote d'Azur in the south of France and built the lavish Chateau de l' Horizon. It became world famous for its daring construction, the famous long swimming pool slide which ended in the sea, and her lavish parties. It was later purchased by Prince Ali Kahn after her death. It still stands, though empty as of the last information I could find. She lead a fascinating life.<br /><br />***A Tennessee Fannoreply@blogger.com