The Little Theatre On The Square

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Fifty Seasons

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language : en
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Release Date : 2007

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The Little Theatre On The Square

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Author : Beth Conway Shervey
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2000

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Beth Conway Shervey examines the cultural consequences of an Equity theatre in a small midwestern farm town. Although many in the Midwest and beyond know the story of The Little Theatre On The Square in Sullivan, Illinois, Shervey is the first to consider what the existence of such a theatre means to perceptions of life in the town. To tell the story of Sullivan and of its star theatre in a cornfield from the perspective of the residents involved, Shervey uses oral history and and dozens of photographs by David W. Mobley, the theatre’s longtime photographer. Sullivan resembles most small towns in the Midwest, and The Little Theatre differs little from most professional summer stock theatres. Yet taken together, the small town and its theatre are clearly unusual, and the existence of the theatre obviously alters perceptions of life in the small town. Before the theatre opened in 1957, Sullivan decidedly was a product of its time: the town sported a strong local chapter of the WCTU, moral people avoided taverns, liberals and Catholics were the minorities, and the population was predominantly white. While the theatre didn't effect instant change, it did introduce people to Sullivan who were obviously different. Stars such as Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Margaret Hamilton, and Pat O'Brien came into town. Aspiring actors and those behind the scenes also mingled with the residents of Sullivan. As a result, Shervey finds, Sullivan faced such issues as racism, homophobia, urban liberalism, and alcohol consumption at a much faster rate than similar towns. For some, the theatre disrupted a sense of the normal; for others, the theatre made life in Sullivan different and interesting, breaking the restrictive bonds typically associated with small towns.

The Little Theatre In The United States

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Author : Constance D'Arcy Mackay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1917

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The Plays And Books Of The Little Theatre

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Author : Frank Shay
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-17

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Excerpt from The Plays and Books of the Little Theatre Concerning the state of the little theatre today, two mutually exclusive but arresting viewpoints prevail in the critical diocese. One holds that having abundantly leavened the barren loaf of the legitimate stage, it has by that same token outlived its pristine fruitfulness. The other contends that the little theatre will, and must, continue to flourish cheek by jowl with the professional playhouse, thus completing the function of both laboratory and supply base. Of late the latter commissary role of the little theatre has been most provocative of justified optimism, as well as highly prolific of actual results, more or less commendable and far-reaching. For quite a long interval, owing to huge moneyed syndicates, grimly intrenched, the legitimate theatres remained unmalleable to the repeated assaults of the new theatrecraft engineered, for the most part, by small outlawed groups. Despite this fact, perhaps because of it, these groups continue to multiply, springing up unforced in remodeled barns, canvas-roofed backyards or in transfigured garages. While Mr. Sara Shipman, for example, is at present doling out piecework in his Play Sweatshop on Broadway, such clear-eyed enthusiasts as The Provincetown Players and The Wisconsin Players are conducting brave little try-out theatres tending to encourage the beginning playwright and the scene-designer with a new idea. The enormous irony of the situation is apparent when one considers the strabismic boycott once launched on Broadway. To cite the classic example: Mr. Belasco, during the first season of the Washington Square Players, deigned to honor the Bandbox with his Rhadamanthine presence. But he went away the more firmly rooted in an inexorable determination to pursue his wonted course of nice, denatured realism - a realism that obtrudes constantly on the wonder and attention of the audience - but which somehow fails to "realize." On the other side, a handful of legitimate producers, by attending the little theatre performances with open mind, were eventually won over to the cult of the new stagecraft. Foremost among the latter should be mentioned Mr. Winthrop Ames and, particularly, Mr. Arthur Hopkins, whose productions of the Clair Kummer comedies and "Redemption" and "The Jest," notwithstanding their faults, testify to the foreshadowed risorgimento of the commercial theatre. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Little Theatre On The Square In Sullivan

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language : en
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Release Date : 2009

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This collection of theater programs and ephemera from The Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan, Illinois, provides online access to valuable information about the history of theatrical performance in downstate Illinois. Opened by Guy S. Little Jr. in 1957, The Little Theatre remains the only Actors Equity theater between Chicago and St. Louis. Over the years, hundreds of shows have been produced and the Little Theatre has become an integral part of central Illinois's cultural heritage. Well-known actors including Mickey Rooney, Alan Alda, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Reed, Vivian Vance, Imogene Coca, Bill Bixby, Bob Crane and many others starred in Sullivan over the years. The original programs are the property of the Little Theatre on the Square; they have been lent to Booth Library for this digitization project.

One Thousand And One Plays For The Little Theatre

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923

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The Little Theatre Monthly

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language : en
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Release Date : 1917

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Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1954

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language : en
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Release Date : 2003

Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1954 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations categories.

Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986

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language : en
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Release Date : 1991

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Historic Movie Theatres In Illinois 1883 1960

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Author : Konrad Schiecke
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-06-08

Historic Movie Theatres In Illinois 1883 1960 written by Konrad Schiecke and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-08 with History categories.

This history and catalog of the movie theaters of Illinois follows their evolution from the early opera houses, to the storefront nickelodeons, to the awe-inspiring movie palaces, to the post--World War II theaters and the advent of the multiplex. Each theater has its own story, and together these stories make up a fascinating history of cinema viewing in Illinois. This richly illustrated book--the first dealing exclusively with Illinois theatres-- contains nearly 3,000 descriptions of historic movie houses, from the early 1880s to 1960. The alphabetically arranged entries, which include such information as the theater's name, location, number of seats, and the dates it opened and closed, cover cities and towns from Abingdon to Zion, including Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. The book opens with a history of the movie house, beginning with silent movies shown on walls and ending with the multiplex era. It also includes a chapter on television's impact and information on renovated historic theatres in the state. Appendices include lists of Illinois-operated movie theatre circuits, theatre websites and include a bibliography.