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[[left page]] AT THIS THEATRE [[image - photograph of a theatre, by Stan Stark]] [[caption]] THE PLYMOUTH [[/caption]] [[left margin]] STAN STARK [[/left margin]] The Plymouth opened October 10, 1917 with William Gillette in A Successful Calamity. The next Plymouth success was Redemption, starring John Barrymore. John was back with brother Lionel in 1919 in The Jest. In 1924 What Price Glory? started a new wave of realism and salty dialogue. Laurette Taylor graced Philip Barry's In A Garden in 1925; Barbara Stanwyck and Hal Skelly scored in Burlesque (1927); Zita Johann and a young Clark Gable appeared in Machinal, a surrealistic play based on the sensational Snyder-Gray murder case (1928); Philip Barry returned with his scintillating high comedy, Holiday, starring Hope Williams. Some notable productions played the theatre during the 1930's. Paul Muni was hailed in Elmer Rice's Counsellor-At-Law (1931); Roland Young, Elizabeth Patterson, Laura Hope Crews and Frances Fuller garnered laughs in Her Master's Voice (1933); Tallulah Bankhead had a brain tumor in Dark Victory (1934); Constance Cummings was captivating in Accent On Youth (1934); Pride and Prejudice proved a brilliant adaptation of Jane Austen's novel (1935); Italian star Marta Abba made a dazzling U.S. debut with John Halliday in Tovarich (1936); Gertrude Lawrence scored one of her biggest hits in Susan and God with Nancy Kelly as her daughter (1937); Raymond Massey enthralled in Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize-winning, Abe Lincoln In Illinois (1938); and the decade came to a riotous close with Clare Boothe's Margin For Error, starring Sam Levene. Seventy-three producers had found Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth too hot to handle, but with a cast that included Fredric March, Tallulah Bankhead, Florence Eldridge and young Montgomery Clift, it was the sensation of the season. The 50's included such productions as a reading of Don Juan in Hell; Dial M for Murder; Michael Redgrave in Tiger at the Gates; Romanoff and Juliet. The 60's opened with Irma la Douce. Fredric March was back in Paddy Chayefsky's Gideon. Tchin-Tchin, in October 1962, starred Anthony Quinn and Margaret Leighton. A series of British imports began next that included Sidney Michaels' Dylan, starring Alec Guinness and Kate Reid. The Odd Couple appeared on March 10, 1965. Mike Nichols directed and Art Carney and Walter Matthau starred. On February 14, 1968, Simon had another comic valentine for Plymouth audiences - Plaza Suite, starring Maureen Stapleton and George C. Scott. In December of 1970, Simon's first serious drama appeared at the Plymouth - The Gingerbread Lady, again starring Maureen Stapleton. The 1971-72 season presented Sada Thompson who won the Tony for her performance in George Furth's Twigs. Peter Shaffer's stirring drama, Equus, opened at the Plymouth in October 1974, starring Anthony Hopkins. Later in the run, the lead role was played by Anthony Perkins, followed by Richard Burton. In 1977 Tom Courtenay was a big hit in Otherwise Engaged. Runaways, the Elizabeth Swados musical, moved from the Public Theater to the Plymouth in 1978; Ain't Misbehavin' moved in from the Longacre in 1979; and Nicholas Nickleby triumphed in 1981. Most recent hits: Piaf, Plenty, You Can't Take It With You, The Real Thing, Lily Tomlin's one-woman show, Pygmalion, Burn This, The Heidi Chronicles and The Big Love. Space limitations prevent us from mentioning all the productions which have played this theatre. 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