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THIS DAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: Hell Opens on Broadway–April 27, 1911


Today—April 27—back in 1911, Broadway audiences were exposed to the dangers of temptation and the evils of hell on stage. The occasion was the opening of a new playhouse. It was called the Folies Bergere New York, for rank publicity … Continue reading

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