For most of its life, The Plaza was the flagship of Brecher Theaters, Inc., the family chain that my grandfather, Leo Brecher, founded in 1917. My dad, Walter, 1913-2007, used to tell me about sitting on the lap of a woman named Polly as she sold tickets from the front glass booth. White-gloved matrons served coffee in china cups to patrons in the loge, certainly through the 1950s. In its early days, the Plaza boasted its own top-notch orchestra, and patrons dressed as if for the opera. The place billed itself as “Smarter New York’s Favorite Theater.‘’
For most of its life, The Plaza was the flagship of Brecher Theaters, Inc., the family chain that my grandfather, Leo Brecher, founded in 1917. My dad, Walter, 1913-2007, used to tell me about sitting on the lap of a woman named Polly as she sold tickets from the front glass booth. White-gloved matrons served coffee in china cups to patrons in the loge, certainly through the 1950s. In its early days, the Plaza boasted its own top-notch orchestra, and patrons dressed as if for the opera. The place billed itself as “Smarter New York’s Favorite Theater.‘’