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Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:13 PM
Subject: The Comedy Playhouse August 2012 Newsletter
The Comedy Playhouse
The Comedy Genius of
Montague Glass
Opens July 20th
The Comedy Genius of Montague Glass opens July 19th at The Comedy Playhouse.
Montague Glass was a quiet, unassuming man. He had practiced law for eleven years, but he didn't like it. So he began to sit at his dining room table and write funny stories. His wife sat next to him and typed the stories for submission to publishers. At last after years of submissions, The Saturday Evening Post published one of Montague Glass' stories.
The story was an immediate hit. Abe Potash and Morris Perlmutter were the subjects of the story. Potash and Perlmutter were partners in a cloak and garment business in New York. Montague Glass has fashioned his stories around humorous anecdotes and cases he had heard of during his time as a lawyer. Thus the stories had a feeling of reality about them and that added a humorous edge to his characters.
Abe Potash handled sales and distribution, while Morris Perlmutter was in charge of design and manufacturing. Never far from bankruptcy, Abe and Morris maneuvered their firm through the traps and pitfalls of the New York garment district.
Montague Glass eventually cobbled four of his stories together to create a play. The play, Potash and Perlmutter, was a hit and ran for a year and a half on Broadway. After that, it was sent to Hollywood and transformed into a movie. Both the play and the movie spawned numerous sequels. Glass also released several anthologies of his stories.
Enjoy Tony Eckstat, Butch Lynn and Bruce Bieszki as they present The Comedy Genius of Montague Glass. The Comedy Genius of Montague Glass runs July 20th to July 29th at The Comedy Playhouse. Performances will be Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm. Admission is $12, with discounts available for seniors and students.
The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Prince Road. The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking. The Comedy Genius of Montague Glass is appropriate for ages eight and up.
Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.
Remember to check the theater listings in the Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section, the current edition of the Tucson Weekly and The Curtain Going Up column in The Desert Leaf for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!
Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com
Coming in August…
The Mystery Genius
Of Sax Rohmer's
Dr. Fu Manchu
Opens August 3rd
Strange things have been happening. Dead bodies have been turning up and the police are baffled. The police may be stumped, but Special Commissioner Nayland Smith is not. Nayland Smith knows that these are signs that the evil Dr. Fu Manchu has returned and he is continuing his quest to conquer the world.
Nayland Smith and his associate, Dr. Petrie had vanquished Dr. Fu Manchu over two years ago. In the process, the relationship between Smith and Petrie had been strained. This was because Dr. Petrie was smitten by the beautiful, but deadly Karamaneh, minion of Fu Manchu.
But the past is past, and Smith and Petrie must join forces again. They must defeat Dr. Fu Manchu. They must not fail; the world depends on them!!!
Be there to witness Drew Kallen, Paul Hammack, Joan O'Dwyer and Bruce Bieszki as they bring Smith, Petrie, Karamaneh and, of course, Dr. Fu Manchu alive
The Mystery Genius of Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu runs August 3rd through August 11th at The Comedy Playhouse. Admission is $12, with discounts available for seniors and students. Performances will be Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoon at 3:00pm. (Only One Matinee)
The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Prince Road. The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking. The Mystery Genius of Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu is appropriate for ages eight and up.
Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.
Remember to check the theater listings in the Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section, the current edition of the Tucson Weekly and The Curtain Going Up column in The Desert Leaf for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!
Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com
Email: bruceb1786@aol.com
Also Coming in August…
The Truth About Blayds
By A. A. Milne
August 17th – September 16th
Oliver Blayds, England's foremost poet, is celebrating his ninetieth birthday. His family and colleagues have gathered to honor him. After the celebration, Oliver tells his younger daughter, Isobel, a secret. It is the secret of his poetry; the secret of his success; the secret of his life. Isobel is amazed; Isobel is astonished. The secret will change literature; the secret will change the future; the secret will change everything. The secret is The Truth About Blayds.
Watch Comedy Playhouse favorites Cristin Phibbs, Drew Kallen, Frank Solis, Tina Swope, Callie Hutchinson and Bruce Bieszki and learn The Truth About Blayds.
The Truth About Blayds runs August 17th through September 16th . Performances will be Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm. Admission is $18.00 with discounts available for seniors and students.
The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Prince Road. The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking. The Truth About Blayds is appropriate for ages eight and up.
Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.
Remember to check the theater listings in the Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section, the current edition of the Tucson Weekly and The Curtain Going Up column in The Desert Leaf for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!
Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com
Email: bruceb1786@aol.com
The Golden Age of Radio
Returns September 9th
The Comedy Playhouse will return its new series, The Golden Age of Radio, on Sunday September 9th.
For over three decades, radio regularly offered entertaining, contemporary, drama and comedy. On the second Sunday of every other month, The Comedy Playhouse will present some of these pieces.
Comedy, drama, romance, science fiction; the sky's the limit. Every presentation will be filled with surprises. On September 9th enjoy a visit with The Bickersons in "The Tax Refund." Then sit back and try to beat Sherlock Holmes to the solution in "The Death of the Adventuress."
Featured performers will be Comedy Playhouse favorites Tony Eckstat, Denise Blum, Butch Lynn and Joan O'Dwyer.
The September presentation of The Golden Age of Radio will be at 12:30pm on Sunday September 9th. Admission is $12.00, with a $ 2.00 discount for students and seniors.
The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Prince Road. The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking. The Golden Age of Radio is appropriate for ages eight and up.
Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.
Remember to check the theater listings in the Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section, the current edition of the Tucson Weekly and The Curtain Going Up column in The Desert Leaf for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!
Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com
Email: bruceb1786@aol.com
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