Updated August 27, 2009
My research was done not only from my personal records of 50 years of theatregoing, from my book “Give ‘Em The Old Razzle Dazzle (50 Years of Theatre and Footlights)”,(c) 1998, but in the Toronto Reference Library, Performing Arts Section, the internet using all search engines and a big thank you to:
“Amazing Tales of St. Lawrence Neighbourhood” by Bruce Bell – Community Bulletin Newspaper Group Inc. – 2001
At This Theatre: 100 Years of Broadway Shows, Stories and Stars – Louis Botto – Playbill Inc 2002 (Applause Theatre & Cinema Books)
“Broadway North: The Dream of a Canadian Musical Theatre, Mel Atkey – Natural Heritage Books, The Collector’s Choice
“Cinema Treasures: A New Look at Classic Movie Theaters,” Ross Melnick & Andreas Fuchs, 2004, MBI
City and the Theatre (The History of New York Playhouses – A 250-Year Journey from Bowling Green to Times Square) – 2004 BackStage Books (Watson-Gyptill Publications)
“Concise Oxford Companion to American Theatre,” by Gerald Bordman, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-505121-1, copyright 1987
“Documents of American Theater History (Volume 1 (1716-1899),” ISBN 0-8389-0136-0); (Volume 2 (ISBN 0-8389-0137-9) by William C. Young
“It’s a Hit!” by David Sheward, Back Stage Books, ISBN 0-8230-7636-9, copyright 1994
Encyclopedia of Opera – edited by Leslie Orrey, Pitman Publishing 1976
Exhibition Place, Records and Archives, Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, for CNE Grandstand show archives
The Film Encyclopedia, Ephraim Katz, Revised by Ronald Dean Nolen, Sixth Edition 2008, Harper Collins
Nicholas Van Hoogstraten for his wonderful book, “Lost Broadway Theatres,” revised edition 1997, Princeton Architectural Press (ISBN 1-56898-116-3)
Mike Rivest’s Ultimate List of Movie Theatres
“The Nabes, Toronto’s Wonderful Neighbourhood Movie Houses,” – John Sebert 2001 ISBN 0-88962-770-3
O’Keefe Centrw, Thirty Years of Theatre History, Hugh Walker, Key Porter Books, 1991
“On Broadway,” Photographs by Fred Fehl, Text by William and Jane Stott ISBN 0-306-80125-6 (1978 University of Texas Press)
“Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre,” (edited by Eugene Benson & L.W. Conolly) Oxford University Press 1989
“Oxford Companion to the Theatre,” (edited by Phyllis Hartnoll)Fourth Edition – Oxford University Press 1995
“Palaces of the Night – Canada’s Grand Theatres,” by John Lindsay ISBN 1-894073-17-7
Philadelphia Theaters: A Pictorial History – Athenaeum of Philadelphia & Dover Publications, Inc., New York 19994
Andreas Praefcke’s wonderful postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide
The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance and Musical Theatre – editor Claude J. Summers – Cleis Press 2004
Royal Alexandra Theatre – A Celebration of 100 Years – Robert Brockhouse with photo essay by Edward Burtynsky (McArthur & Co 2007)
Theatre London: an architectural guide – Edwin Heathcote – British Library 2001
Theatres and Opera Houses – Masterpieces of Architecture – Terri Hardin – Todtri, 1999
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street (416-395-5577) Performing Arts Centre, Floor 5
and my friends who put up with my obsession, and sometimes even join me, and every artist, designer, director, composer, lyricist, producer and theatregoer in the world.