The final decades that Edwin Forrest spent in Philadelphia - and his lasting legacy in the city. (Re-edited and re-scored from our original Episode 16.)
In honor of the 250th anniversary of American Independence, we bring back this episode about Philadelphia theater during the Bicentennial year of 1976.
Header image: Mary Martello as Mama Rose in Gypsy. Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia. May 2017. Photo by Mark Garvin. Here are just A FEW samples of the MANY roles Ms. Martello has played on the stage. I have so many in my collection, but I'll ju…
Above: an illustration of the interior of the fairground's Horticultural Hall from Frank Leslie's Historical Register of the Centennial Exhibition. Above: the observation towers set up for people to gaze at the park from on high.Below: Two 'bird's …
ABOVE: The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin's 1939 photo of the balcony of the old Concordia Theatre on 4th and Callowhill Streets - after the building had been used for many years as a brewery bottling plant.BELOW: From a 2013 Inquirer article, the in…
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