Walnut Street Theatre: Difference between revisions

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The Walnut Street Theatre in the year 1885.

The Walnut Street Theater gives the following descriptive information:

The mission of Walnut Street Theatre Company is to sustain the tradition of professional theatre and contribute to its future viability and vitality.

It does so through:
The production and presentation of professional theatre.

The encouragement, training and development of artists.

The cultivation of diverse audiences and the preservation and chronicling of its theatre building, a national historic landmark.

The Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1809, is America's Oldest Theatre. It is also the Official State Theatre of Pennsylvania, and a National Historic Landmark. With more than 55,000 season ticket holders, the Walnut is also the most subscribed theatre company in the world!

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Wikipedia: Walnut Street Theatre

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-Standing at the corner of Ninth and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia since 1809, '''Walnut Street Theatre''''s National Historic Landmark structure has housed two centuries' worth of American popular entertainment. Most noteworthy American actors of the 19th century and many from the 20th century have appeared on stage at the Walnut. Some of the Walnut's shining stars include: Edwin Forrest, Edwin Booth, Edmund Kean, the Drews, the Barrymores, George M. Cohan, Will Rogers, The Marx Brothers, Helen Hayes, Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Ethel Waters, Audrey Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, Lauren Bacall, George C. Scott, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Julie Harris, Jack Lemmon, and William Shatner. Over the years audiences have clapped and cheered for circus, opera, vaudeville, lectures, music, dance, motion pictures, and of course, the live theatre productions for which it is best known today.
+{{toplink|url=http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org|name=walnutstreettheatre.org}}[[File:WalnutStreetTheatre.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Walnut Street Theatre in the year 1885.]]The '''Walnut Street Theater''' gives the following descriptive information:<blockquote>The mission of Walnut Street Theatre Company is to sustain the tradition of professional theatre and contribute to its future viability and vitality.<br><br>It does so through:
+*The production and presentation of professional theatre.
+*The encouragement, training and development of artists.
+*The cultivation of diverse audiences and the preservation and chronicling of its theatre building, a national historic landmark.
+<br>The Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1809, is America's Oldest Theatre. It is also the Official State Theatre of Pennsylvania, and a National Historic Landmark. With more than 55,000 season ticket holders, the Walnut is also the most subscribed theatre company in the world!</blockquote>
-== External Links  ==
+==Info==
+*Event Calendar:&nbsp;[http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/calendar.php Performance Calendar]
-*[http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org Walnut Street Theatre]
+*Wikipedia:&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Street_Theatre Walnut Street Theatre]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Street_Theatre Walnut Street Theatre] Wikipedia entry
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+[[Category:Does-Event_Calendar]][[Category:Is-Arts_Organization]][[Category:Is-Arts_Venue]][[Category:Is-Cultural_Venue]]
-[[Category:Is-Theater]]
+[[Category:Where-Center_City_East]]