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=Ethel Barrymore Theater (NY)= //Brittany Kipers//



Aim: On 243 West 47th Street there is a theater in New York City that is well known for famous plays, and performances. The Ethel Barrymore Theater is known for helping many actors and actresses from plays into the real acting world. This Theater seats 1,096 seats, designed by Herbert J. Krapp, it's an ideal place for huge plays, and also smaller more intimate plays, and small-scale musicals. It was named after the actress Ethel Barrymore; she was the leading lady in the first play, //Kingdom of God.// Which was played on December 20, 1928. The theater has been a place to hold hundreds of plays, but only 54 made it on the Notable production listings.

"Ethel Barrymore Theatre — New York, NY." //Ethel Barrymore Theatre//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. "Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway." //Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.

Historical: Built in 1928 by Lee and J.J. Shubert, the Ethel Barrymore Theater. They named the theater after Ethel Barrymore who was a well-known actress around New York and the London Society. She had achieved stardom under the management of producer Charles Frohman. Her acting career started in 1901 with Frohman. Which in 1928 made J.J. and Lee Shubert offer to build the theatre for her and to premiere in her namesake house. The Ethel Barrymore Theater is home to many successes in the 1930s, and 40s, Fred Astaire starred in Cole Porter’s //Gay Divorce,// and another example is Gene Kelly is known for his act in //Pal Joey.// The Barrymore is the last theatre Lee and J.J. Shubert built. The exterior was designed from the idea of the public baths in Rome, with a two-story terra-cotta grillwork screen. The interior is more of a combination of Elizabethan, Mediterranean, and Adamsesque styles.

"Ethel Barrymore on Broadway." //Ethel Barrymore on Broadway//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr.2013. "Ethel Barrymore Theatre." //Ethel Barrymore Theatre//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.

Audience: The Ethel Barrymore Theatre attracts a lot of different people. A lot of different plays are performed every year, and attract a number of different people. The Barrymore Theater mostly performed Broadway performances, but it has played a number of musicals. The audience that the theater brings in are critics, and people that either enjoy dramas, suspense, romance, musicals and or tragedies.

"Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, New York." //Findthebest//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.

Cultural: Built in 1928 by Lee and J.J. Shubert, built for Ethel Barrymore, and Designed by Herbert J. Krapp. The Ethel Barrymore theater hosts several performances a year. It was the last theater that the Shubert brothers built.