Talk:Erie Playhouse

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On 13 May 1940, "The Dunkirk Evening Observer" reported on Henry B. Vincent's speech before the Dunkirk-Fredonia branch of the American Association of University Women that Saturday. Vincent "told of the beginnings and growth of the Erie theater, which started in 1916 as a hobby of several citizens who were interested in the theater. The project has grown so that in 1930 the group erected its own theater... The playhouse has a membership drive each year, and now has about 5,000 patrons. The resident company is augmented when necessary by Erie amateurs."

On 14 May 1940, "The Warren Times Mirror" provided some useful statistics about the Erie Playhouse. "Now in its 24th season, its permanent professional company plays nightly from September until June, and to date has given 303 plays and 2,761 performances." The article announced that the Erie Playhouse, under direction of Henry B. Vincent, would be presenting nine plays at the Dock Theatre in Point Chautauqua, New York from 3 July until Labor Day 1940.

"The Oil City Derrick" ran an article on 12 April 1963 stating that Managing Director L Newell Tarrant was taking a year's sabbatical leave to run a theatre in Honolulu, so the Playhouse directors had decided there would be no summer season at the theatre.

On 19 April 1963, "The Derrick" reported that Gannon College had purchased the old Erie Playhouse at 128 W 7th Street for $50,000 in order to expand its drama department and provide additional lecture facilities. The article said the Erie Civic Theater Association planned to expand by moving into Erie's new Cultural Arts Center at 5th Street and Cranberry, in the converted Pennelec plant. Erie Phil was also planning to occupy the new center. Gannon would lease space at 7th Street back to the Playhouse until the new facilities were available.

On 23 October 1964, "The Derrick" reported a week's delay (to 30 October) in resumption of the Playhouse's productions at its new headquarters at The Penn Theatre, a former movie theatre. The Playhouse was wiring for stage lights and installing dressing rooms, including make up tables, mirrors, even heating. "Awninged passageways were being erected so stage actors could get from the new dressing rooms to the stage.

--Pat (talk) 00:55, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments, suggestions[edit]

there is some melding in the article between discussion of the theatre group (which has evidently been relocated numerous times) and the current theatre building (which has been in the same place, but had different names and renovations). The article might benefit from some clarification via a separate discussion of the building vs. the troupe of actors. --Mdukas (talk) 00:46, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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