Stanley Gilkey
Stanley Gilkey (1900-1979), also known as Stanley Gilky, was a production manager, producer, and actor on Broadway.[1]
He attended Harvard University and graduated from the university in 1923.[2][failed verification] He was executive producer for Guthrie McClintic for 35 years, and later a general manager for theatrical producer Robert Whitehead. Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan were the producers of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center, and Gilkey was the general manager for their productions for the first two seasons as well as the theater board's acting administrator.[3][4]
In 1947, he was the producer of Message for Margaret (1947), which only lasted five performances over the course of three days.[5] He later was a co-producer with Michael P. Grace ll and Harry Rigby for John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953). Gilky had produced five Broadway show prior to The Almanac.[6] However, Grace and Rigby both had only one production as producers prior to the co-production. Grace, like Gilky, had also produced a Broadway show that closed after a few days, The King of Friday's Men (1951).[7] There was clearly a certain level of risk for the co-production, but The Almanac show was a success and went on to complete 229 performances.[8]
Shows produced with lyrics and sketches by Nancy Hamilton[edit]
- One for the Money (1939)[9]
- Two for the Show (1940)[10]
- Three to Make Ready (1946)[11]
In popular culture[edit]
In contemporary culture, he was portrayed in the play Veritas, a play which is based on Harvard's Secret Court of 1920. The story presents Gikly at the time when he was a student at 1920 Harvard and was accused of being a homosexual by university administrators. Gilkey had been expelled from the university despite the fact that there was no evidence to the accusation. Based on his later request to the university, he was later readmitted in 1921 and graduated from Harvard in 1923. The Secret Court of 1920 went unreported until 2002, eighty two years after the event.[2]
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Age of Innocence | 1928 | Actor (Harry Delancey) |
| Winterset | 1935 | General Manager |
| Saint Joan | March, 1936 | Company Manager |
| Hamlet | October, 1936 | General Manager |
| Hight Tor | January, 1937 | General Manager |
| The Star-Wagon | September, 1937 | General Manager |
| Missouri Legend | 1938 | General Manager |
| One for the Money | February, 1939 | Producer |
| Christmas Eve | December, 1939 | General Manager |
| Two for the Show | 1940 | Producer |
| The Deep Mrs. Sykes | March, 1945 | Producer |
| You Touched Me | December, 1945 | General Manager |
| Three to Make Ready | 1946 | Producer |
| Message to Margaret | 1947 | Producer |
| John Murray Anderson's Almanac | 1953 | Producer |
| A Roomful of Roses | 1955 | Producer |
| The Day the Money Stopped | 1960 | Producer |
| Martha Graham and
Her Dance Company |
1960 | Producer |
| Foxy | 1964 | (Producer for the original production in the Yukon Territory of Canada) |
| The Country Wife | 1965 | General Manager |
| The Condemned of
Altona |
1966 | General Manager |
References[edit]
- ^ "Stanley Gilkey, 79, Producer Of 3 Broadway Revues in 40's". The New York Times. 1979-11-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ a b Webster, Andy (2015-11-04). "Review: 'Veritas,' a Play About Harvard's Gay Underground Put on Trial". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "Stanley Gilkey, 79, Producer Of 3 Broadway Revues in 40's". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "Lincoln Center Troupe to Drop Three Dramas From Repertory". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "Message for Margaret (Playbill)".
- ^ a b "Stanley Gilky (Playbill)".
- ^ "King of Friday's Men (Playbill)".
- ^ "John Murray Anderson's Almanac".
- ^ "One for the Money".
- ^ "Two for the Show".
- ^ "Three to Make Ready".