Ethel Barrymore Theatre
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The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 243 West 47th Street in midtown-Manhattan.
Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp and constructed by the Shuberts, it opened on December 20, 1928 with The Kingdom of God, a play selected by leading lady Ethel Barrymore. Over the next dozen years she returned to star in The Love Duel (1929), Scarlett Sister Mary (1930), The School for Scandal (1931), and An International Incident (1940).
It is the only surviving theatre of the many the Shuberts built for performers who were affiliated with them. It has been used continuously as a legitimate house, unlike many of the older theatres that have been used for a variety of purposes throughout the years.
- 1929: Death Takes a Holiday
- 1931: Melo, with Basil Rathbone as Marcel Blanc
- 1932: Gay Divorce
- 1933: Design for Living
- 1936: Night Must Fall; The Women
- 1938: Knickerbocker Holiday
- 1940: Pal Joey
- 1941: Best Foot Forward
- 1947: A Streetcar Named Desire
- 1950: Bell, Book and Candle
- 1951: The Fourposter
- 1953: Tea and Sympathy
- 1955: The Chalk Garden
- 1959: A Raisin in the Sun
- 1960: Critic's Choice
- 1966: Wait Until Dark
- 1967: Black Comedy/White Lies
- 1968: Don't Drink the Water
- 1970: Conduct Unbecoming
- 1971: Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
- 1972: Don't Play Us Cheap!
- 1977: I Love My Wife
- 1979: Romantic Comedy
- 1983: Baby
- 1984: Hurlyburly
- 1988: Joe Turner's Come and Gone
- 1989: Rumors
- 1993: The Sisters Rosensweig
- 1997: The Life
- 1999: Putting It Together
- 2000: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
- 2005: The Glass Menagerie
- 2006: Ring of Fire; Company
- Who's Who in the Theatre, edited by John Parker, tenth edition, revised, London, 1947, p.1184 for Basil Rathbone.
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