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THE O'KEEFE CENTRE - Thirty Years of Theatre History by Walker, Hugh (introduction by Herbert Whittaker) - 1991
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THE O'KEEFE CENTRE - Thirty Years of Theatre History
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Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1991. (ix) (ix) 310 pp. Personalized inscription by Hugh Walker, along with a personal dropped-in letter from Walker to Mary Rooney, the wife of Jim Rooney, the front doorman and a retired employee of the O'Keefe Brewing Company, on the demise of Mr. Rooney. Also dropped-in is a brief newspaper article from 1996, also written by Hugh Walker. Brown boards lettered in gilt on the spine; brown endpapers; headband; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. Some of the finest performers in the world played the O'Keefe, from Harry Belafonte to Carol Channing and Katherine Hepburn, Richard Burton, Anne Murray, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, Richard Harris, Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Diahann Carroll, Mary Martin, Cab Calloway, Chaim Topol, Juliet Prowse, Joel Grey, Rudolf Nureyev, Yul Brynner, Mickey Rooney, Marlene Dietrich, Liberace, Laurence Olivier, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong... The list goes on and on. The Contents are: Introduction by Herbert Whittaker; Part One: The Theatre: Beginnings; The Theatre: York Wilson's Mural; Some Technical Features; Staff; Booking Attractions; Subscriptions; Art Exhibitions; The Press; The Gift to Metro: Under New Management; The Board of Management: Learning the Ropes; The Second Fifteen Years; A Business Like No Other. Part Two: Performances: Musicals; Revues, International Artists, Jazz; Plays; Operas; Ballets; Canadian Opera Company; National Ballet of Canada; Symphonies; and Miscellaneous; followed by appendices.. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Book.
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THE O'KEEFE CENTRE: THIRTY YEARS OF THEATRE HISTORY.
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Toronto: Key Porter, 1991. 310 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H). "Since its opening in 1960, the O'Keefe Centre has been Canada's premier theatre: home of the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company, the chief venue for Broadway musicals and plays, international artists, modern and classical dance companies - everything glorious in the performing arts. Almost 300 black-and-white photographs of distinguished entertainers illustrate this lively history of the O'Keefe Centre from 1960 to 1990. The book includes the design and building of the centre, sections on the National Ballet of Canada, the Canadian Opera Company, musicals and revues, theatrical productions and star performers who have played at the O'Keefe, from Harry Belafonte, Liza Minelli and Anne Murray to Sir Laurence Olivier, Katharine Hepburn and Richard Burton. The author, who was manager of the centre for the first fifteen years, describes personal encounters with a multitude of stars and directors, and…
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Key Porter Books, 1991. Hardcover. NF./VG+.. 0x0x0. Brown cloth boards. History of the Toronto, Ontario performing arts centre, written by the manager for its first fifteen years. Black and white photos.
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Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1991. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to. (ix) (ix) 310 pp. Personalized inscription by Hugh Walker, along with a personal dropped-in letter from Walker to Mary Rooney, the wife of Jim Rooney, the front doorman and a retired employee of the O'Keefe Brewing Company, on the demise of Mr. Rooney. Also dropped-in is a brief newspaper article from 1996, also written by Hugh Walker. Brown boards lettered in gilt on the spine; brown endpapers; headband; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. Some of the finest performers in the world played the O'Keefe, from Harry Belafonte to Carol Channing and Katherine Hepburn, Richard Burton, Anne Murray, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, Richard Harris, Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Diahann Carroll, Mary Martin, Cab Calloway, Chaim Topol, Juliet Prowse, Joel Grey,…
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Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1991. True 1st CDN Edition, 1st Printing. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 11 3/4" X 9 3/4. Various. Number line: 91 92 93 94 95 6 5 4 3 2 1. Author was President and General Manager of the O'Keefe Centre from 1960 to 1975. Book is illustrated with almost 300 b/w photographs of entertainers who have performed there. Also detailed is the design, and building of the centre. Introduction by Herbert Whittaker, Drama critic emeritus, Globe and Mail. Book divisions: Part I - The Theatre, Part II - Performances. 278 pp. plus: Appendix A - Officers, Directors, and Boards of Management, Appendix B - Consultants for Construction, Appendix C - The O'Keefe Bears, Appendix D - Musicals, Appendix E - Revues, International Artists and Jazz, Appendix F - Plays, Appendix G - Operas, Appendix H - Ballets, Appendix I - Canadian Opera Company Productions, Appendix J - COC Major Corporate Sponsors and Patrons, Appendix K - COC…
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