 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Mr. Theater in Chicago: Entrepreneur built Drury Lane empire; hobnobbed with stars.
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Byline: Chris Jones
Jun. 7--Tony De Santis was a colorful, old-school entrepreneur and showman who dominated celebrity and theatrical entertainment in Chicago and its suburbs for more than half a century.
De Santis, 93, died Wednesday of natural causes in the glamorous, Italianate apartment he kept backstage at his Drury Lane Theatre complex in Oakbrook Terrace, said his grandson Kyle.
For at least two generations, if anyone saw an affordable performance by a Hollywood or Broadway star in Chicago or its suburbs, De Santis likely was the reason why. ...
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Sweet sounds of success.(renovation of music halls across the United States)
Magazine article from: Town & Country
; ...recently refurbished major music theaters: Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts...to mention important halls in Boston, Washington...Virginia. The list of music halls in the news is...R. Bass Performance Hall, now abuilding in Fort...notable multipurpose halls have recently been ...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Beer and opera; Victorian music halls.(Victorian music halls come alive)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US)
; ...c1895 Victorian music halls outraged 19th-century...prostitution, the Victorian music hall realised the dream of...programmes, as well as some music-hall revivals and experimental...two, several defunct music halls are being reclaimed as...
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FALL ARTS PREVIEW; Classical Music; Halls' 100th birthday stirs note-worthy celebration; Fall classics fill concert halls.(Scene)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald
; ...opening of Symphony Hall. The concert hall...28, conducted by Music Director Seiji Ozawa...10 and 12 at Jordan Hall with a Bach Cantata...renowned Marlboro Music Festival's 50th...is surely Boston music's grandfather. Born when Symphony Hall had been open only...
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Pittsburgh Organ History: The Other Carnegie Music Halls
Magazine article from: The Tracker
; ...gather in Carnegie Music Hall, part of the main library...four other Carnegie Music Halls, three of which have...provided for an organ in the music hall. Andrew Carnegie later...Braddock and Homestead Music Halls with organs that were...
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Theatres of influence: the remarkable music halls of Robert Edwin Villiers.(Essay)
Magazine article from: Theatre Notebook
; In the music halls of nineteenth-century...a theatre or musical hall habitue. To put it simply...1876 at the Canterbury Music Hall in Westminster Bridge...new Canterbury Music Hall design was the sliding...good' at the Canterbury Music Hall, it also stated...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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AESTHETICS, ACOUSTICS AREN'T NECESSARILY RELATED IN WORLD'S FAMOUS MUSIC HALLS.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; ...of the finest concert halls in the world. Last week...last performances in the hall as music director of the City...as I could tell, the hall doesn't have a reputation...better than many other halls - it beats the Seattle...his acclaimed early-music band Orchestra of the...performed ...
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Historic music halls are cultural gems
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
; ...Benedum Center and Heinz Hall aren't the only...perform locally. The music halls at the libraries in...began appearing at the hall. "A lot of artists like historic halls," Grannemann said...Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, said...
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Georgia May Cut Money for Sports, Music Halls of Fame.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ...ATLANTA--The Georgia music and sports halls of fame...s budgets of the two halls -- a result of across...400 from the sports hall's budget for this year...of $40,000 from the music hall. The cuts must be approved...to $13,000 the two halls have already saved by...
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Georgia Sports, Music Halls of Fame in Macon May Face State Budget Cuts.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ...covers two vacant positions. The music hall's budget for fiscal 2002...gift-shop sales. The sports hall's budget for the current year...million. Officials from both halls of fame and from the Georgia...Affairs, which oversees the music hall, said they had not spoken with...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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UW RECEIVES $20 MILLION FOR MUSIC HALLS.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; ...find Mills Hall and Morphy Hall - both built in 1969 and tucked...buildings for the performance halls' construction, said John Schaffer, School of Music director. It is uncertain when...said the 800-seat concert hall and 350-seat recital venue...said Marc Fink, a UW-Madison music ...
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