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Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra. Originally presented at the New Amsterdam Theatre in 1906 with Johnston Forbes‐Robertson and his wife, Gertrude Elliot, in the leading roles, Shaw's work was perceived as an interesting, but uneven play made noteworthy by the brilliant scene in which the two principals first meet. The Theatre Guild used the play to open its new playhouse in 1925, with Lionel Atwill and Helen Hayes as the rulers. It was a major success, although such critics as Stark Young felt both the production and the stars missed the grandeur of Shaw's conception. The best later revival was the production that featured Cedric Hardwicke and Lilli Palmer in 1949. Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh performed the play (in a program alternating with Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra) in 1951, and the title roles were essayed on Broadway by Rex Harrison and Elizabeth Ashley in 1977. The work also served as the basis of a failed musical Her First Roman (1968) starring Richard Kiley and Leslie Uggums.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Caesar and Cleopatra." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Caesar and Cleopatra." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CaesarandCleopatra.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Caesar and Cleopatra." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CaesarandCleopatra.html |
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Winter Garden Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre, New York, on Broadway, between 50th and 51st Streets, on the site of the American Horse Exchange. This theatre, seating 1,479, was opened by the Shuberts in 1911 with La Belle Paree, which began a 14-year association with Al Jolson (see REVUE). It was used mainly for musicals and revues and then as a cinema, but returned to live theatre in 1933. It has since housed several successful musicals, among them West Side Story (1957), Funny Girl (1964), and Mame (1966). Sondheim's Follies was seen in 1971, and in 1974 the theatre staged one of its rare straight plays when Zero Mostel starred in Ulysses in Nighttown, based on James Joyce's Ulysses. It returned to musicals later in the year with a revival of Gypsy. Sondheim's Pacific Overtures (1976) had a disappointingly short run, but 42nd Street (1980) and Cats (1982) proved enormously popular.
The Metropolitan Theatre under Boucicault in 1858 was renamed the Winter Garden, retaining the name until burnt down in 1867. |
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Winter Garden Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Winter Garden Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-WinterGardenTheatre1.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Winter Garden Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-WinterGardenTheatre1.html |
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Winter Garden Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre (New York). Opened in 1911 by the Shuberts, it was built on the east side of Broadway at 50th Street on the site of the old American Horse Exchange. William A. Swasey designed the unusually wide auditorium that seated proportionately far more in the orchestra than in most Broadway houses. Although the Shubert offices were long located in or near the Sam S. Shubert Theatre, this house was often called the producers' flagship. In the 1910s and 1920s it was home to many Al Jolson musicals, as well as to the annual Passing Shows. In the 1930s it housed several superior revues. Among its later hits were Mexican Hayride (1944), Wonderful Town (1953), Peter Pan (1954), West Side Story (1957), Mame (1966), 42nd Street (1980), Cats (1982), and Mamma Mia (2001).
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Winter Garden Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Winter Garden Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-WinterGardenTheatre.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Winter Garden Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-WinterGardenTheatre.html |
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Leslie Mortier Shaw
Leslie Mortier Shaw 1848–1932, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1902–7), b. Morristown, Vt. Admitted to the Iowa bar in 1876, he organized (1880) a banking firm that specialized in agricultural credit. His strong defense of the gold standard in the 1896 presidential campaign won for him the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa the following year; he served (1898–1902) two terms. As Treasury Secretary under President Theodore Roosevelt, Shaw used government revenues to help expand the nation's money supply. After 1907, he returned to banking, and engaged in extensive writing and public lecturing. Shaw wrote Current Issues (1908) and Vanishing Landmarks (1919). |
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"Leslie Mortier Shaw." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Leslie Mortier Shaw." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-E-Shaw-Les.html "Leslie Mortier Shaw." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-E-Shaw-Les.html |
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