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THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE:  A CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS.

THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE: A CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS.

THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE:  A CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS.

THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE: A CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS.

by Brockhouse, Robert

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155278648X
ISBN 13
9781552786482
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Toronto: McArthur, 2007. 346 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in colour, b&w and sepiatone with photographs/reproductions. "It was one of those grand civic gestures so loved by the aristocracy of the Gilded Age: a gift to Toronto meant to call the world's attention to its blossoming as a great city. The giver was Cawthra Mulock, 'the boy millionaire', one of the wealthiest men in Canada. The gift was the Royal Alexandra, a magnificent new theatre built - with no regard to cost - to equal the most splendid houses of London, Paris and New York. It was to be the lodestar of North American theatres, attracting the finest performers and the very best in dramatic art to a city that still smarted under the nickname 'Hogtown'. If Cawthra Mulock had known what obstacles lay in the way, he might never have broken ground. He could not have foreseen the cut-throat rivals who would seek to bankrupt him; nor the two World Wars; nor the coming of the movies, radio and television; nor the Great Depression that would close every other theatre in the country. This book tells the story of a Canadian national landmark and beloved Toronto institution, and of the remarkable, dogged and devoted champions - from Mulock to Mirvish - who have kept it alive, thriving and triumphant over 100 years." Small crease at top edge of pages 193 to 204., light waviness to edges og text block, very light wrinking at bottom of spine. Dust jacket very minor edge wrinkling, very minor rubbing, very soft wrinkle on rear panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good+. Illus. by Edward Burtynsky, photographer..

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
29176
Title
THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE: A CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS.
Author
Brockhouse, Robert
Illustrator
Edward Burtynsky, photographer.
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
155278648X
ISBN 13
9781552786482
Publisher
McArthur
Place of Publication
Toronto
Date Published
2007
Keywords
Royal Alexandra Theatre, Theater, Toronto, Theatres, Theaters, Acoustics, Tallulah Bankhead, Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Barrymore, Booking Agents, William Breen, Frederick Sproston Challener, Katharine Cornell, Dumbells, Abraham Lincoln Erlanger, Fire Safet
Bookseller catalogs
Film/Theatre/Television; Canada - Toronto; Canada - Architecture;

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