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Otto Brahm
Otto Brahm , 1856-1912, German theatrical director, manager and critic. Inspired by the work of Antoine in Paris, he founded a theater, the Freie Bühne, in Berlin in 1889. There he devoted his efforts to eliminating from the German stage old-fashioned techniques by employing the theories and me... Read more
Moscow Art Theater
Moscow Art Theater Russian repertory company founded in 1897 by Constantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko . Its work created new concepts of theatrical production and marked the beginning of modern theater. Rebelling against the highly stylized theater of the 19th cent., the foun... Read more
Laura Keene
Laura Keene c.1826-1873, Anglo-American actress-manager, b. England. She played with Mme Vestris at the Lyceum, London. She emigrated to the United States in 1852 and became manager (1855) of Laura Keene's Varieties Theater, New York City. In 1856 she opened Laura Keene's Theater (later the Olympic... Read more
Tony Pastor
Tony Pastor c.1837-1908, American theater manager, b. New York City. Pastor appeared on the stage from childhood and became an experienced acrobat, dancer, and singer. He opened his first theater at 444 Broadway, New York City, in 1861. Thereafter he opened two more Broadway theaters, and in 1881 b... Read more
Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library founded in 1848, chiefly through the gift of Joshua Bates, and opened to the public in 1854. It is the oldest free public city library supported by taxation in the world and the first to allow its patrons to borrow books and other materials. Its present building on Copley Squa... Read more
Admiral's Men
Admiral's Men theatrical company of players, officially designated the Admiral's Men in 1585. They were rivals of the Chamberlain's Men and performed at the theaters of Philip Henslowe . Their leading actor was Edward Alleyn . ... Read more
Deutsches Theater
Deutsches Theater , German private theater organization founded in 1883. Under its first director, Adolph L'Arronge, the Deutsches merged with the Freie Bühne (Otto Brahm, director) and in 1884 built its own house in Berlin. Plays by Sophocles, Calderón, Molière, Shakespeare, and ... Read more
Strand
Strand street in London, England, roughly parallel with the Thames River, running from the Temple to Trafalgar Square. It is a street of law courts, hotels, theaters, and office buildings and is the main artery between the City and the West End. ... Read more
Chamberlain's Men
Chamberlain's Men Elizabethan theatrical company for which Shakespeare, a joint owner of the company, wrote his plays and served as actor. Organized in 1594, they performed at the Globe and at the Blackfriars theaters. Under the patronage of James I they became c.1603 the King's Men. The members sh... Read more
Antoinette Perry
Antoinette Perry 1888-1946, American actress, manager, producer, b. Denver, Colo. Perry began her career as an actress. She later produced several successful plays with Brock Pemberton, including Strictly Dishonorable, Personal Appearance, and Kiss the Boys Goodbye. Perry was noted for helping ... Read more

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David Alan Mamet
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Vermont and at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in New York. Mamet...love letter to the theater." The Woods (1977...to his work for the theater, Mamet has written...Chicago, the film focuses on Ness's struggle...
Jackson, Michael
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and stage presence caused him to become the focus of the group. His older brother, Jackie...to spread. While performing at the Apollo Theater in New York City's Harlem neighborhood in 1968, Motown recording artist Gladys Knight...
Dallas: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...TI Founders IMAX Theater, and nine museums...species. Programs here focus on conservation...former industrial neighborhood and center of the...home to the Dallas Theater Center, is the only public theater designed by Frank...
Mike Leigh
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...in a working-class neighborhood, and Leigh attended...Design. Began Career at Theater From 1965 to 1966 Leigh...He also worked in theater-related areas, lecturing...while working in the theater in the 1960s that Leigh...industry. Bleak Moments focuses on an unmarried woman...works of this ...
Chicago: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...districts, ethnic neighborhoods, cultural institutions...More than 50 producing theaters delight Chicago audiences...profit professional theater, presents a season...productions. Chicago theater is perhaps best represented...repertory company that focuses on new plays, ...
Rochester: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Corn Hill district is a neighborhood of restored nineteenth...during the summer. Theater offerings range from...s major professional theater, Geva, which presents...profit troupe with a focus on non-traditional...nightly shows combining theater and astronomy. Many...
Waterbury: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...ITZ) was defined to narrow the focus of economic impact. The State...center focusing on the Palace Theater. The focus of Phase II of the Downtown Development...street public parking lot, a neighborhood community center, and rehabilitation...
Camus, Albert
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...income and home in a needy neighborhood of Algiers, Algeria, through...still a student, he founded a theater and both directed and acted...Stranger), published in 1942, focuses on the negative aspect of...The Plague). Here, Camus focuses on the positive side of man...
Addams, (Laura) Jane
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...most underprivileged working-class neighborhoods. The two friends returned home to...crafts; and the nation's first little theater group, the Hull House players. An...largely immigrant population of the neighborhood. As her reputation increased, Addams expanded her vision to focus on many crucial ...
Brown, Tony
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...selling soft drink bottles around the neighborhood. Through hard work and determination...with his friends at the nearby Furgerson Theater. Excelled in School, Developed Love...degree in social work. His educational focus, psychiatric social work, meant that...

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Keaton, Diane
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse, New York. Family: Adopted...x2014;acted in Woodstock summer theater, New York; 1968—Broadway...Sweeney, New York, and other clubs and theaters; 1980—book of photographs...and Looking for Mr. Goodbar," in Focus on Film ...
Nightclubs
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...dance halls, cabarets, and vaudeville theaters. The term "club" became attached to...opportunities for black musicians and workers in neighborhoods beyond Harlem. As musical tastes have...profits. The 1980s and 1990s saw a renewed focus on live entertainment with new as well...

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MULTIPLEX MOMENTUM: Cinemas' final bow; Curtain is falling on small neighborhood theaters.(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Crain's Chicago Business; 8/7/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...last of Chicago's neighborhood movie theaters are fading out. And...particular risk are movie theaters owned by New York...Avenue. ``Operating theaters has become a regional...a Chicago-based theater broker and consultant...purchase, Meridian's focus remains ``developing...
Guthrie plan brings riverfront review; A 1998 neighborhood plan looked at housing or a stadium. Theater plans have changed that focus.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 5/25/2000; ; 700+ words ; The Guthrie Theater doesn't have a design...Mississippi riverfront theater, but a meeting tonight...the fast-developing neighborhood. After a two-day design...days of meetings with neighborhood stakeholders will produce...
The Old Neighborhood.(Booth Theater, New York, New York)
Magazine article from: The Nation; 1/5/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...written in 1887 at age 27, in a ten-day whoosh of focus and energy. After the euphoria, he worried that...a triplet of one-acts cobbled up as The Old Neighborhood (Booth Theater), also feel emotionally drained and bereft of...
Rochester Neighborhood Focus: Highland Park
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Rochester, NY); 5/4/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...about the Highland Park neighborhood before she moved there...Reddington said. The neighborhood's family focus is evident in other ways...Theatre, Rochester's oldest neighborhood theater, hosts kids' movie nights...
DOORWAY TO DREAMS // Redmoon Theater offers neighborhood girls a magical world of art, musi,c dance - and hope
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/22/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...in the Logan Square neighborhood stand the colorfully...that lead to Redmoon Theater's cavernous workshop...of everyone in the neighborhood. Especially the children...enthusiasm of these neighborhood kids, the company...Dramagirls program focuses on expression through...
Back-yard BRAWLERS; Young people are mixing theater and sport through neighborhood wrestling matches that mimic the pros. Some say: Don't try this at home.(VARIETY)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 11/17/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Boris is making a movie, called "Backyard Dogs," that focuses on the controversial "sport." Local wrestling groups include...Try Wrestling) and Full Fledged Wrestling in the Nokomis neighborhood. There are federations in Duluth, Willmar, Glenwood and...
Sector FOCUS: In Slow HY Market, Movie Theaters Get Private Equity Cash.
Newspaper article from: High Yield Report; 6/12/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...least 16 screens. Their focus, however, is on service - each theater not only has a childcare...however. The movie theater sector has been hit...sound have made older theaters unable to compete...in flux, one movie theater sector analyst said...first theater in the ...
Neighborhood heroes will get center stage Milwaukee Public Theater seeks input from city kids
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/14/1996; ; 592 words ; ...Leigh's life is the theater, she certainly doesn...about how bad our neighborhoods are," she said...anything about their neighborhood. You've got absentee...Leigh knows that every neighborhood does have a history...young people to find a neighborhood "hero" who personifies...metropolitan ...
SAN PEDRO; Plant fair to fund relief program; SAN PEDRO ;Forum to focus on theater's use. SAN PEDRO. Puppets perform `Rapunzel!' tale. SAN PEDRO. Eastern Star state officials to visit
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 5/3/2002; ; 603 words ; ...SAN PEDRO .Forum to focus on theater's use. SAN PEDRO...SAN PEDRO. Forum to focus on theater's use...SAN PEDRO. Forumto focus on theater's use...on theater's use The neighborhood councils of San Pedro...
Let's do the `Time Warp': Theater reborn; In a restored Art Deco theater in St. Paul's Dayton's Bluff neighborhood, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" will take to a stage used by theater troupes, ghosts and weddings.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 5/28/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...s Dayton's Bluff neighborhood this summer. Fans...this weekend and, theater organizers hope...Once envisioned as a neighborhood arts and cultural center with a special focus on children, the nonprofit...of its surrounding neighborhood, which potentially...