HISTORY OF THE BARTER THEATRE [Corrected 04/13/07]

From: Roanoke Times & World News | Date: December 17, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

The Barter Theatre is such an accepted part of Southwest Virginia culture today that it's hard to believe that it almost didn't happen. But that is part of the story that Smyth County writer Robert McKinney has put together.

The book is the life and times of Barter founder Robert Porterfield (1905-1971), the Southwest Virginia native who overcame his father's objections to going into "that wicked show business" and left college to try his luck on the New York stage. Despite the New Yorkers having trouble understanding Porterfield's Virginia accent, he began getting roles and was soon in the ...

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