32) Provincetown Players. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Provincetown Players, American theatrical company that first introduced the plays of Eugene O'Neill. The company opened with his Bound East for Cardiff at the Wharf...

33) Shubert Brothers. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The brothers were Lee (1871-1953), Sam S. (1878-1905), and Jacob J. (1880-1963). Originally from Syracuse, N.Y., they began as managers of touring companies. In 1900...

34) Habima Theater. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Founded in 1917 in Moscow by Nahum Zemach and at first affiliated with the Moscow Art Theatre, it was one of the first Hebrew-language theaters. In 1926 the company...

35) Bancroft, Marie Effie Wilton, Lady. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Marie Effie Wilton, Lady, 1839-1921, English actress and manager. She made her debut (1856) at the Lyceum Theatre, London, and in 1865 became joint manager of the...

36) Drinkwater, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Birmingham Repertory Theatre, he was associated with it as actor, director, and general manager for many years. He is best known for his chronicle plays, including...

37) O'Hara, Frank. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Hara was a founder of the Poet's Theatre and later of the center of the New York School of Poets. His writings include Collected Poems (1971)...

38) Plisetskaya, Maya. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Pliesetskaya became a soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on graduating from its school in 1943. She soon gained recognition as one of the world's foremost...

39) Granville-Barker, Harley. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...English dramatist, actor, producer, and critic. As comanager of the Court Theatre from 1904 to 1907 he was an advocate and producer of "uncommercial" and experimental...

40) Belasco, David. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American theatrical manager and producer, b. San Francisco. He was actively connected with the theater from his youth, and while associated with Dion Boucicault in...