1932 - November 16 – New York City's Palace Theatre fully converts to a cinema, which is considered the final death knell of vaudeville as a popular entertainment in the United States.

In 1932, the Palace Theatre in New York City underwent a significant transformation that marked the end of an era in American entertainment. On November 16, the iconic theater, once a bastion of vaudeville, fully converted to a cinema, signaling the final decline of vaudeville as a popular form of entertainment in the United States. Vaudeville, a theatrical genre characterized by a variety of acts including comedy, music, dance, and magic, had been a dominant form of entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, attracting audiences with its diverse and lively performances.

The conversion of the Palace Theatre to a cinema symbolized the shifting tastes of American audiences and the impact of technological advancements on the entertainment industry. The rise of cinema, with its ability to offer a different kind of spectacle and storytelling, had been gradually eroding the popularity of vaudeville.