. ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ' s ▁longest ▁ten ant ▁was ▁C ats , ▁which ▁opened ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ran ▁ 7 , 4 8 5 ▁performances ▁sp anning ▁nearly ▁eigh teen ▁years . ▁The ▁aud itor ium ▁was ▁g utt ed ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁show ' s ▁j unk yard ▁setting , ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁show ' s ▁closing , ▁architect ▁Frances ca ▁Rus so ▁super vised ▁its ▁rest oration , ▁returning ▁it ▁to ▁its ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁appearance . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁days , ▁the ▁theatre ▁frequently ▁hosted ▁series ▁of ▁rev ues ▁presented ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁titles ▁The ▁Pass ing ▁Show , ▁Art ists ▁and ▁Mod els , ▁and ▁The ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁Fol lies . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁death ▁of ▁Flor enz ▁Z ieg feld , ▁the ▁Sh ub ert s ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁format ▁of ▁his ▁f amed ▁Z ieg feld ▁Fol lies , ▁and ▁they ▁presented ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁Fol lies ▁featuring ▁perform ers ▁such ▁as ▁F anny ▁Br ice , ▁Bob ▁Hope , ▁Joseph ine ▁Baker , ▁Gy ps y ▁Rose ▁Lee , ▁E ve ▁Ar den , ▁The ▁Nicholas ▁Brothers , ▁and ▁Bud dy ▁Eb sen . ▁It ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁movie ▁house ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and