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In 1837, the first resident theater company, the short-lived Chicago Theater, opened in the Sauganash Hotel. One of the players was then a boy named Joseph Jefferson, who grew to become a very successful comedic actor. Chicago's main theater prize, the Joseph Jefferson award, is named after this pioneer.
The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was the flagship for the Balaban and Katz (B&K) group of theaters run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban and partner Sam Katz. [5 ...
The Roman theatre also had a podium, which sometimes supported the columns of the scaenae frons. The theatre itself was divided into the stage (orchestra) and the seating section . The cavea was sometimes constructed on a small hill or slope in which stacked seating could be easily made in the tradition of the Greek theatres.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater [7] Chopin Theatre [8] Citadel Theatre (Lake Forest) [9] Copernicus Center (formerly Gateway Theatre) [10] Court Theatre [11] Factory Theater [12] First Folio Theatre (Oak Brook) [13] Goodman Theatre [14] iO Theater [15] Kane Repertory Theatre (St. Charles) [16] Lifeline Theatre [17] Lookingglass Theatre Company [18 ...
Congress Theater; Copernicus Center (Chicago, Illinois) Crosby's Opera House; D. Drury Lane Theatre (Illinois) E. ETA Creative Arts Foundation; F. First Folio Theatre;
Roman Theatre at Hierapolis Hierapolis: Pamukkale: Turkey 103 metres (338 ft) Entry in ...
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Chicago Cultural Center. The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small.Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop;