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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

PLAYBILL VAULT’S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 30 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas and Daniel Fischer

1915 The huge Hippodrome Theatre opens one of its most successful extravaganzas, Hip! Hip! Hooray!. Described by the New York Times as "a gargantuan spectacle, smarter and more sumptuou…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16AM
Sunday, September 7, 2014

PLAYBILL VAULT’S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 7 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Daniel Fischer and Robert Viagas

1909 Director Elia Kazan is born. Kazan would go on to direct the award-winning plays Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire. His success reached to the silver screen as well. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, September 6, 2014

PLAYBILL VAULT’S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 6 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Daniel Fischer

1919 The Actors' Equity strike is settled at 3 AM, and some shows reopen today.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 30 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas and Daniel Fischer

1915 The huge Hippodrome Theatre opens one of its most successful extravaganzas, Hip! Hip! Hooray!. Described by the New York Times as "a gargantuan spectacle, smarter and more sumptuou…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, September 7, 2012

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 7 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Daniel Fischer and Robert Viagas

1909 Director Elia Kazan is born. Kazan would go on to direct the award-winning plays Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire. His success reached to the silver screen as well. He w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 6, 2012

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 6 by Ernio Hernandez and Daniel Fischer

1919 The Actors' Equity strike is settled at 3 AM, and some shows reopen today.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, September 30, 2011

Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 30 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas and Daniel Fischer

1915 The huge Hippodrome Theatre opens one of its most successful extravaganzas, Hip! Hip! Hooray!, with lyrics by John L. Golden, and starring Marjory Bentley and Dippy Diers. It will run 4…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 7 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Daniel Fischer and Robert Viagas

1909 Director Elia Kazan is born. Kazan would go on to direct the award-winning plays Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire. His success reached to the silver screen as well. He w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 6 by Ernio Hernandez and Daniel Fischer

1919 The Actors Equity Strike is settled at 3 AM, and some shows reopen today.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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