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Eva Condon
Eva Condon (1880-1956) was an actress of the Broadway stage and vaudeville, from the early to mid 20th century. Stage career She resolved to pursue acting at the age of 16. Condon graduated from Hunter College before becoming an understudy in the John Drew Jr. company for several seasons. Her ambition was to excel in high comedy. Her first appearance was in Columbia, South Carolina in ''A Single Man''. She portrayed a villainess in a Thais Lawton role. Condon acted in ''Too Many Cooks'' at the 39th Street Theater in February 1914. This was her favorite theatrical production. Written by Frank Craven, the comedy featured its author in the part of the home builder. The following October she was in ''The Moneymakers'' at the Booth Theatre on Broadway. The play was written by Charles Klein who was once in the British Army and helped protect Westminster Abbey. In 1930–31 Condon played the role of Mrs. Amos Evans in the touring production of ''Strange Interlude'', a nine-act, Puli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Theater
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the List of Broadway theaters, 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Theatre'' as the proper noun in their names (12 others used neither), with many performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations also using the spelling ''theatre''. or Broadway, are the Theatre, theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional Theater (structure), theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District and the Lincoln Center along Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End theatre, West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. While the thoroughfare is eponymous wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hathaway
Henry Hathaway (March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer. He is best known as a director of Westerns, especially starring Randolph Scott and John Wayne. He directed Gary Cooper in seven films. Background Born Henri Léopold de Fiennes Hathaway in Sacramento, California, *a "Born March 13, 1898 in Sacramento, California." he was the son of an American actor and stage manager, Rhody Hathaway (1868–1944), and a Hungarian-born Belgian aristocrat, the Marquise Lillie de Fiennes (Budapest, 1876–1938), who acted under the name Jean Hathaway. This branch of the De Fiennes family came to America in the 19th century on behalf of King Leopold I of Belgium and was part of the negotiations with the Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Rogier (1800–1885), to secure the 1862 treaty between Belgium and what was then known as the Sandwich Islands and is now called Hawaii. The title Marquis, commissioned by the King of the Belgians, comes from his gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwardsville Intelligencer
The ''Edwardsville Intelligencer'' is an American daily newspaper in Illinois based in Edwardsville. The paper is circulated in Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, and nearby rural areas. The newspaper was founded in 1862. In 1960, longtime owner and publisher Gilbert Giese sold it to the owner of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram. In 1964, the newspaper was purchased by Decatur, Illinois-based Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers. It was acquired by the Hearst Corporation Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, televis ... in 1979. References External links * Official mobile website Newspapers published in Illinois Hearst Communications publications Edwardsville, Illinois Companies based in Madison County, Illinois Publications established in 1862 1862 establishments in Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Is Light Enough
''The Dark Is Light Enough'' is a 1954 verse play by Christopher Fry, which he wrote for Dame Edith Evans and set during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. It is formally a comedy, but Fry subtitled the play 'A Winter Comedy' to signal its tragic qualities. The play, directed by Peter Brook, premiered at the Aldwych Theatre in London, UK, in May 1954. Original London cast * Countess Rosmarin Ostenburg – Edith Evans * Richard Gettner – James Donald * Gelda (Daughter of the Contess) – Margaret Johnston * Colonel Janik – John Glen (actor), John Glen * Count Peter Zichy – Jack Gwillim * Stefan (Son of the Contess) – Peter Barkworth * Kassel (Doctor) – Peter Bull * Bella – Violet Farebrother Original Broadway cast The extended preview season started on Broadway theatre, Broadway at the ANTA Playhouse on 23 February 1955 and closed on 23 April 1955, after a total of 69 performances. It was directed by Guthrie McClintic. * Countess Rosmarin Ostenburg – Katharine Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World's Full Of Girls
''The World's Full of Girls'' is a play in three acts by Nunnally Johnson which was adapted from Thomas Bell's 1943 novel ''Till I Come Back to You''. The work premiered on Broadway on December 6, 1943 at the Royale Theatre. The cast included Thomas W. Ross as Mr. Bridges, Eva Condon as Mrs. Bridges, Walter Burke as Nick, Julie Stevens as Hannah, Gloria Grahame Hallward as Florrie, Virginia Gilmore as Sally, Frances Heflin as Adele, Berry Kroeger as Miley, Thomas Hume as Dave, Charles Lang as Edward, Harry Bellaver Harry Bellaver (born Enricho Bellaver; February 12, 1905 – August 8, 1993) was an American stage, film and television actor who appeared in many roles from the 1930s through the 1980s. Early years Bellaver was born in Hillsboro, Illinois, the ... as Sergeant Snyder, John Conway as Mel Fletcher, and Cora Smith as Mrs. Fletcher. References External linksThe World's Full of Girls at IBDB {{DEFAULTSORT:World's Full of Girls, The 1943 plays Broadway plays Plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher And Higher (musical)
''Higher and Higher'' is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan and produced by Dwight Deere Wiman. It ran on Broadway for 84 performances in 1940. Production ''Higher and Higher'' premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on April 4, 1940 and closed on August 24, 1940, after 108 performances. It played a return engagement at the Shubert Theatre from August 5 to August 24, 1940. It was directed by Joshua Logan, with choreography by Robert Alton, scenic design by Jo Mielziner and costume design by Lucinda Ballard. The cast starred Jack Haley, Marta Eggerth, and Shirley Ross, with Leif Erickson and Lee Dixon and included Vera-Ellen and June Allyson. A film based on the stage musical was released in 1943, starring Jack Haley. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Miracle
''Small Miracle'' is a 1934 play by Norman Krasna, presented on Broadway with Joseph Calleia in the featured role. Directed by George Abbott with a single setting designed by Boris Aronson, the three-act melodrama opened September 26, 1934, at the John Golden Theatre, New York. It continued at the 48th Street Theatre November 11, 1934 – January 5, 1935. On February 7, 1935, the play began a run at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, with Calleia, Joseph King and Robert Middlemass reprising their Broadway roles. It was Krasna's second play, written in the evenings while he was working as a Columbia Pictures contract writer during the day. He adapted the play for the Paramount Pictures film, ''Four Hours to Kill!'' (1935). Cast * Edward Crandall as Carl Barrett, Jr. * Joseph Calleia as Tony Mako * Joseph King as Joseph Taft * Eva Condon as Ma * William Wadsworth as Herman * G. Albert Smith as William S. Johnson * Myron McCormick as Eddie * Elspeth Eric as Mae Danish * Wyrley B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gods Of The Lightning
''Gods of the Lightning'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act drama written by Maxwell Anderson and Harold Hickerson, produced by Hamilton MacFadden and Kellogg Gary and staged by MacFadden. It ran for 29 performances from October 24, 1928 to November 1928 at the Little Theatre. The Sacco-Vanzetti case was the play's inspiration, Charles Bickford in the Sacco character role. Anderson later wrote an updated Sacco-Vanzetti play named Winterset. Cast * Morris Ankrum as Spiker * Jules Artfield as Heine * Charles Bickford as Macready * Barton MacLane as Ward * Sylvia Sidney as Rosalie * Horace Braham as Capraro * Maynard Burgess as Lubin * Eva Condon as Mrs. Lubin * Robert Brister as Salter * Leo Bulgakov as Suvorin * Del Cleveland as District Attorney asst. * Samuel Coit as Sowerby * Edward Cutler as clerk of court * Willard Dashiell as Haslet * Jules Ferrar as Bauer * Benjamin Fesseden as policeman * Moss Fleisig as Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, ×™Ö°×¨×•Ö¼×©Ö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icebound (play)
''Icebound'' is a 1923 play written by American playwright Owen Davis, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It is set in Veazie, Maine, a suburb of Bangor. Productions ''Icebound'' opened on Broadway at the Sam H. Harris Theatre on February 10, 1923 and closed on June 1, 1923 after 145 performances. Directed by Sam Forrest and produced by Sam H. Harris, the cast featured Edna May Oliver (Hannah), Lawrence Eddinger (Doctor Curtis), Robert Ames (Ben Jordan), John Westley (Henry Jordan), Lottie Linthicum (Emma Jordan), Frances Neilson (Ella Jordan), Boots Wooster (Nettie Jordan), Phyllis Povah (Jane Crosby) and Charles Henderson (Jim Jay). The play was produced Off-Off-Broadway at the Metropolitan Playhouse of New York in September 2014. ''Icebound'' won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play was included in the ''Best Plays Of 1922-23'', by Burns Mantle. Plot The Jordan family is in their farm in Veazie, Maine in October 1922. They await the reading of the wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Broadway Database
The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It was conceived and created by Karen Hauser in 1996 and is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community. This comprehensive history of Broadway provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre in the 18th century up to today. Details include cast and creative lists for opening night and current day, song lists, awards and other interesting facts about every Broadway production. Other features of IBDB include an extensive archive of photos from past and present Broadway productions, headshots, links to cast recordings on iTunes or Amazon, gross and attendance information. Its mission was to be an interactive, user-friendly, searchable database for League members, journalists, researchers, and Broadway fans. The League recently added Broadway Touring shows t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madge Kennedy
Madge Kennedy (April 19, 1891 – June 9, 1987) was a stage, film and TV actress whose career began as a stage actress in 1912 and flourished in motion pictures during the silent film era. In 1921, journalist Heywood Broun described her as "the best farce actress in New York". Early years Kennedy was born in Chicago. Her father was a judge in a criminal court. After she and her family lived in California, she moved to New York City with her mother to paint. She studied two years at the Art Students League, planning to be an illustrator. Luis Mora saw her art work and recommended that she go to Siasconset (in Nantucket, Massachusetts) for a summer. Career Theater The Siasconset colony was evenly divided among actors and artists, and painters often gave theatrical performances. Kennedy appeared in a skit written by Kenneth and Roy Webb and impressed professional Harry Woodruff, who commented, "She could act rings around anybody." As a result, she was offered the lead opposite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Nash
Florence Nash (née Ryan) (October 2, 1888 — April 2, 1950) was an American actress and author. She was sister to theater and movie actor Mary Nash. Early life Florence was born to James H. and Ellen Frances (née McNamara) Ryan. She and her sister adopted the surname of their stepfather, Philip F. Nash, a vaudeville booking executive, who married their mother after the death of their father, a lawyer. Nash was Catholic and a lifelong Democrat. Career She began her acting career in 1907 and had her first hit in 1912 as Aggie Lynch in ''Within the Law''. She was a noted theater actor and comedian in vaudeville until the 1930s (appearing in sketches including '' In 1999''), when she moved to Hollywood to try her luck with films. Her most notable role was as "Nancy Blake" in the 1939 MGM blockbuster '' The Women''.Florence Nash profile a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
