This Day on Broadway

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Wednesday, September 6, 2006

9/6 In Musical Theater History

The 1919 Actors' Equity Strike ends at 3AM as the producers finally recognize the union today. Producers estimate they have lost over 3 million dollars in the 30 days of the strike, but several shows, including the 1919 Ziegfield Follies, quickly re-open. However, there is one casualty from the... Sign in to see full entry.

9/5 In Musical Theater History

Comics Weber and Fields open their new Music Hall Theater tonight in 1896. Heard for the first time in this theater is the classic joke “Who was that Lady I saw you With Last Night….” Stagehands and musicians across the country join the 1919 Actors' Equity strike today, shutting down all theater... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

9/4 In Musical Theater History

Opening today is the musical Adonis at the Bijou Opera House in 1884. It will become the first musical to run over 500 performances and will hold the Broadway long run record for 11 years with 603 performances. Almost unnoticed today on Broadway because of the continuing 1919 Equity strike but... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 3, 2006

9/3 In Musical Theater History

Today in 1917 actress Nora Bayes starts a tour of army camps as US participation in WWI heats up. On this day in 1919 the Actors' Equity strike finally shows a sign of ending as the union drops its demand for a “closed shop” for all productions. The New York Herald Tribune also speculates today that... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 2, 2006

9/2 In Musical Theater History

After four weeks of dark theaters, producers contact Actors' Equity this day, to end the 1919 strike. However. Equity demands a “closed shop” in all theaters before they will end their walkout. Producers refuse to give into the demand. and the strike continues. Today in 1924, at the Imperial... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 1, 2006

9/1 In Musical Theater History

Eddie Cantor leaves Florenz Ziegfeld for the Shuberts today in 1920. Ziegfeld is angry at Cantor for his role in the Equity strike and lets him go. The Shuberts' offer of $1,450 a week helps soothe the hurt feelings caused by the break. Composer Jack Norworth passes away this day in 1959. He wrote... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

8/31 In Musical Theater History

Under Many Flags, the 1912 Hippodrome show, opens today, recreating Teddy Roosevelt’s ride up San Juan Hill. The 1916 Hippodrome show The Big Show also opens on this day. In the score is Raymond Hubbell’s Poor Butterfly, the only memorable song to come from the theater until Rodgers and Hart’s Jumbo... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

8/30 In Musical Theater History

Opening tonight in 1910 is Madame Sherry (231p) at the New Amsterdam Theater. The best known song from the Karl Hoschna/Otto Harbach musical is Every Little Movement. Also opening today in 1913 is America, the annual Hippodrome spectacle. The 1919 Equity Strike gets its first break as the producers... Sign in to see full entry.

8/29 In Musical Theater History

Equity officers and theater producers race to Washington, DC, to petition Congress this day for help in stopping the 1919 strike. However, with the government beset with the 1919 red scare, debate on the League of Nations taking up their time, and a disabled president in the White House, lawmakers... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 28, 2006

8/28 In Musical Theater History

The pre-WWI musical Adele opens at the Harris Theater on this day in 1913. Opening tonight at the Longacre Theater in 1917 is one of the best Jerome Kern/P.G. Woodhouse/Guy Bolton musicals, Leave It to Jane (167p). A successful Off Broadway revival in 1960 will run four times as long as the... Sign in to see full entry.

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