Willie Hammerstein Sullivan and Percy G. Williams. Later the Keith-Albee circuit booking office gave Hammerstein a monopoly on big-time vaudeville in Times Square. Willie's father was much more interested in grand opera, and in 1906 opened the Manhattan Opera House. Revenue from the Victoria kept the opera house running. At one point Oscar Hammerstein, always short of money, moved to sell the Victoria to the Shubert family. Willie and his brother Arthur, who produced shows, blocked the attempt. In March 1913 Keith and Albee paid Oscar Hamilton a reported $225,000 to give up his monopoly. They opened the Palace Theatre at 47th
Hammerstein House Hammerstein House The Hammerstein House (also known as the Rust House) is a historic house located at 1520 Polk Street in Hollywood, Florida. The house was completed in 1935 in the locally popular Mediterranean Revival style. It is a one and two story building with gable and hip roofing. The exterior walls are smooth stucco and the roof is Spanish tile. The one story portion contains the public spaces and the two story section has bedrooms and private baths. A garage is located behind the house. In 1980 the owner of the home Clarence Hammerstein donated the house to the