Repertory Theater - Ivoryton CT
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nomadwillie
N 41° 20.922 W 072° 26.525
18T E 713996 N 4580624
Comstock-Cheney Hall, also known as Ivoryton Playhouse. Construction began in 1910 and was completed 1911 as a recreation hall for the Comstock-Cheney factory. The theatre is the first self-supporting summer theatre in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM17NW6
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2023
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Left on State 144 is the village of IVORYTON (Town of Essex), Int., a. community
that clusters around the former Comstock-Cheney and Company Plant, a pianoaction concern that at one time used so much ivory that the scrap from the great
mills was shipped to Japan to be carved into novelties. This concern did not sur- vive the depression. A recent merger has been completed between this firm and
the Pratt Read Company of Deep River. The summer Repertory Theater in Ivoryton presents plays with casts of New York professionals.
American-Guide-Series - Connecticut: a Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People, p.519 (1938)
This is the first self-supporting summer theater in the nation. When it was first opened it was supported by actors from New York, mainly who were friends with the owner, Milton Stiefel.