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Clara Lipman
Clara Lipman (December 6, 1864 – June 22, 1952) was an American musical comedy actress and playwright whose career began in 1885 and continued on until her retirement in 1927. She was the wife of comedian Louis Mann and the sister of popular Lied, Lieder singer Mattie Lipman Marum. Biography Clara Lipman was born in Chicago on December 6, 1864, the second of five children raised by Abram and Josephine (née Brumer) Lipman. Her father‘s income as a loan broker was such that she was able to attend college and receive private tutoring in the classics, music and languages. Lipman started in amateur theatre productions in Chicago before making her professional stage début at Niblo's Garden in New York City on November 30, 1885, as Nettie in the Kiralfy Brothers spectacular, ''The Rat Catcher'' (an adaptation of ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin''). The following January she joined Helena Modjeska, Helena Modjeska’s company as Bérangère in Victorien Sardou, Sardou’s ''Odette'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
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Herald Square Theatre
The Herald Square Theatre was a Broadway theatre in Manhattan, New York City, built in 1883 and closed in 1914. The site is now a highrise designed by H. Craig Severance. History The Park Theatre opened in 1883 (also known as the New Park Theatre) on the partly demolished site of the Great New York Aquarium (1876–1881), which is unrelated to the later New York Aquarium. Actor Charles E. Evans, retiring from the stage with cash in hand from the long-running success of ''A Parlor Match'', refurbished the prior Harrigan's Park Theatre as the Herald Square Theatre in 1894.Who's who on the stage p. 90 (1906) It stood at 1331 Broadway, designed by architects Rose & Stone, with about 1150 seats and with its interior furnished by the interior of the nearby [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Stage Actresses
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19th-century American Actresses
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1952 Deaths
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1864 Births
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Central Theatre (New York City)
Central Theatre was a Broadway theatre in New York City built in 1918. It was located at 1567 Broadway, at the southwest corner with 47th Street, and seated approximately 1,100 patrons. The architect was Herbert J. Krapp. The theatre was built by the Shubert family on a site previously occupied by the Mathushek & Son piano factory.Movieland and Central Theatre IBDB database, accessed April 21, 2014. The Shuberts retained the five-story piano warehouse on the corner, which they transformed into offices and the entrance lobby of the theatre. "The Real Estate Field" ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1917.) It can be seen in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Shipman
Samuel Shipman (1883 – February 9, 1937) was an American playwright. Several of his plays were adapted to film. He was Jewish. He visited the Lakewood Theater (Madison, Maine), Lakewood Theater in Maine with John B. Hymer. Theater *''East is West'' (1918), with John B. Hymer *''The Woman in Room 13'' (1919), with Max Marcin and Percival Wilde *''Lawful Larceny'' (1922) *''Crime'', with John B. Hymer *''Fast Life'' *''Creoles'' (1927) *''Trapped'' (1928) *''Fast Life'' (1928) *''Scarlet Pages'' (1929), with John B. Hymer *''She Means Business'' (1931) *''Alley Cat'' (1934) *''A Lady Detained'' (1935) *''Behind Red Lights'' (1937) *''Louisiana Lady'' (1947), based on ''Creoles'' *''Friendly Enemies'', with Aaron Hoffman Filmography *''The Woman in Room 13'' (1920) *''Lawful Larceny (1923 film), Lawful Larceny'' (1923), based on his play of the same name *''Cheaper to Marry'' (1925) *''Friendly Enemies (1925 film), Friendly Enemies'' (1925) *''Fast Life (1929 film), Fast Life'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Lipman 2
Clara may refer to: Organizations * CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization * Clara.Net, a European ISP * Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium People * Clara (given name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name) * Saint Clara or Clare of Assisi ; Surname * Florian Clara (born 1988), Italian luger * Roland Clara (born 1982), Italian cross country skier Places France * Clara, Pyrénées-Orientales, a commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales ''département'' in southwestern France Ireland * Clara, County Kilkenny, a parish * Clara, County Offaly, a town in Ireland ** Clara Bog, a wetland near the town of Clara, County Offaly * Clara, County Wicklow, sometimes referred to as the "smallest village in Ireland" United Kingdom *Clara Vale, a village in Tyne and Wear, England United States *Clara, Florida, area on the border of Taylor County and Dixie County * Clara City, Minneso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Ditrichstein
Leo Ditrichstein (January 6, 1865 – June 28, 1928) was an Austrian-American actor and playwright. Biography He was born on January 6, 1865, in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary. He was educated in Vienna and was naturalized as an American citizen in 1897. His grandfather was Hungarian novelist József Eötvös who is sometimes listed as Joseph von Etooes. He made his New York début in ''Die Ehre'' (1890). This was followed by '' Mr. Wilkinson's Widows'', ''Trilby'', ''Are You a Mason?'' and other plays. He was the author of numerous plays, among which are: ''Gossip'' (with Clyde Fitch, 1895); ''A Southern Romance'' (1897); ''The Last Appeal'' (1901); ''What's the Matter with Susan?'' (1904); ''The Ambitious Mrs. Susan'' (1907); ''The Million'' (from the French, 1911); '' The Concert'' (1910); ''Temperamental Journey'' (1912); ''The Great Lover'' (1915); ''The Judge of Zalmea ''(1917). Ditrichstein appeared in one motion picture, in a cameo as himself, in ''How Molly Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Theatre (Boston)
The Park Theatre (est.1879) was a playhouse in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It later became the State cinema. Located on Washington Street, near Boylston Street, the building existed until 1990. History In 1879 Henry E. Abbey, proprietor of Abbey's Park Theatre in New York, opened Boston's Park Theatre. Abbey was one half of the theatrical management firm Abbey and Schoeffel, along with his backer John B. Schoeffel. Schoeffel was assistant manager. It occupied the building of the former Beethoven Hall, "reconstructed and practically rebuilt;" its 1,184-seat auditorium was "60 feet wide, 63 from the state to the doors, and 50 feet high." The architect of the rebuilt theatre was Abel C. Martin. It sat on Washington Street at the corner of Boylston Street in today's Chinatown/Theatre district. In the 1890s it presented "farcical comedy." Managers and proprietors included Henry E. Abbey; Jack A. Crabtree; Lotta Crabtree; Charles Froh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino Theatre (New York City)
The Casino Theatre was a Broadway theatre located at 1404 Broadway and West 39th Street (Manhattan), 39th Street in New York City. Built in 1882, it was a leading presenter of mostly musicals and operettas until it closed in 1930."Casino Theatre (Built: 1882 Demolished: 1930 Closed: 1930)" ''Internet Broadway Database'' (Retrieved on December 31, 2007) The theatre was the first in New York to be lit entirely by electricity, popularized the chorus line and later introduced white audiences to African-American shows. It originally seated approximately 875 people, however the theatre was enlarged in 1894 and again in 1905, after a fire, when its capacity was enlarged to 1,300 seats. It hosted a number of long-running comic operas, operettas and musical comedies, including ''Erminie'', ''Florodora'', ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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