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May 2, 1922
The Public Ledger
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
The Shuberts arrange a unique performance of 'The Rose of Stamboul' at the Century Theater using only understudies, giving them a rare chance to perform for an audience of fellow actors.
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A performance of understudies!
That is something new in the theatrical world.
Through long seasons, hopeful understudies hang about the dressing rooms or the curtain's edge, cheerful in the thought that the leading woman may stumble on a crack in the floor and break her neck or that the leading man may be blackjacked just outside the stage entrance.
But those things so rarely happen!
The Shuberts have sympathetically decided to give the whole corps of understudies a chance at once and put them on in a single performance. It is a professional performance of "The Rose of Stamboul" to be given at the Century Theater, with the whole cast drawn from the understudies. Fancy having such a chance with an audience wholly composed of other actors and actresses to play for!
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That is something new in the theatrical world.
Through long seasons, hopeful understudies hang about the dressing rooms or the curtain's edge, cheerful in the thought that the leading woman may stumble on a crack in the floor and break her neck or that the leading man may be blackjacked just outside the stage entrance.
But those things so rarely happen!
The Shuberts have sympathetically decided to give the whole corps of understudies a chance at once and put them on in a single performance. It is a professional performance of "The Rose of Stamboul" to be given at the Century Theater, with the whole cast drawn from the understudies. Fancy having such a chance with an audience wholly composed of other actors and actresses to play for!
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What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Understudies Performance
Theatrical Opportunity
Shuberts Production
Rose Of Stamboul
What entities or persons were involved?
Shuberts
Where did it happen?
Century Theater
Story Details
Key Persons
Shuberts
Location
Century Theater
Story Details
Understudies usually wait for stars to falter, but the Shuberts give them a full performance of 'The Rose of Stamboul' at the Century Theater before an audience of actors.