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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Harris and Selwyn Theaters |
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architect |
C. Howard Crane and H. Kenneth Franzheim |
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location |
180-190 N. Dearborn St. |
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date |
1922 |
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style |
Italian Renaissance |
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construction |
rendered masonry |
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type |
Theatre |
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Built by New York theatrical producers, Sam H. Harris and Archie & Edgar
Selwyn, at a time when the legitimate theater flourished, these "Twin
Theaters," as they were called, were designed for stage productions. The
Harris was designed with Italian Renaissance details; the Selwyn was
based on English Classical styles. Among the actors who appeared in
performances here are Ethel Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Charles Laughton,
Tallulah Bankhead, Mae West, Boris Karloff, and Audrey Hepburn. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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