— every thing . ▁Well , ▁they ▁moved ▁me ▁in ▁one ▁hour . ▁ ▁The ▁audience ▁followed ▁Stewart ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁of ▁ 1 2 2   Second ▁Avenue , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁third ▁home . ▁▁▁ 1 2 2 ▁ 2 nd ▁Avenue ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁E . T . C . ▁opened ▁at ▁ 1 2 2   Second ▁Avenue ▁with ▁David ▁Nov ak ' s ▁The ▁Wed ding ▁P anda . ▁This ▁space ▁was ▁twenty - three ▁by ▁sevent y - five ▁feet ▁with ▁a ▁twelve - foot ▁ce iling ; ▁the ▁stage ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁was ▁twenty - three ▁by ▁ten ▁feet . ▁The ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁was ▁techn ically ▁sevent y - four , ▁but ▁the ▁theatre ▁would ▁often ▁fit ▁ 1 1 5 ▁people ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁This ▁new , ▁larger ▁space ▁attract ed ▁artists ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁at ▁other ▁tiny ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁ven ues ▁but ▁were ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁larger ▁space . ▁Lan ford ▁Wilson ' s ▁Bal m ▁in ▁G ile ad , ▁which ▁needed ▁a ▁stage ▁that ▁could ▁accommod ate ▁twenty - five ▁people , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁full - length ▁play ▁written ▁for ▁off - off ▁Broadway , ▁opened ▁at ▁ 1 2 2 ▁Second ▁Avenue ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Part ial ly ▁due ▁to ▁previous ▁legal ▁strugg les , ▁the ▁performances ▁at