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Popular Stock Companies Shape Modern Theatre Training
The piece argues that widespread stock companies, year round or seasonal, fund a vast payroll and royalties while reshaping actor development. It cites 1800 actors employed in Summer stock, describes varied roles, training benefits, and notable careers launched by stock performance, contrasting with old permanent troupes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Heidelberg
Etack
New York
Chicago
Broadway
Popular Stock Company
Jersey
Cig
Arl Hainrich
Heidelburg
Karl Heinrich
Arizona
Augustus Thomas
Bonita
Lieut. Denton
Denton
Lena
Mr. Thomas
Kate Blanche
Josepha Crowell
Zula Hawes
James Neill
William Ingersoll
Harry Carson Clarke
John B. Maher
Alfred Burnham
Alfred Fisher
Neill and
Giffen
Lyceum Theatre
Denver
Salt Lake City
T. Daniel Frawley
Neill- Giffen
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Madge Carr Cook
Blanche Bates
Henrietta Crosman
Jane Kemmark
Phyllis Rankin
Lillian Dailey
Belle Archer
Fanny Burt
Cora Morlan
Phosa McAllister
Anne Blanche
Jean Coyne
H. D. Blakemore
Howard Kyle
Harry Gibbs
Murray Hill Theatre Stock Company
Frances Starr
Laura Hope Crewes
Dorothy Donnelly
Richard Bennett
Bruce McRae
Nance O'Neil
Jane Cowl
Florence Roberts
Charlotte Walker
Julia Dean
Jane Grey
Jessie Busley
Marguerite Clark
Margaret Wycherly
Theodore Roberts