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The Enchanted Island, Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero and Miranda (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 1) MET DP109509.
Off Broadway
Victoria L. Dammer

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

The Resident Acting Company in New York City celebrated the 400-year anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio with a performance of The Tempest on November 16 at The Players.

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Program for Edwin Booth and Helena Modjeska touring in Macbeth in English's Ohio and Indianapolis. Public domain
Art Appreciation
Victoria L. Dammer

The Players 2nd Annual Artists Exhibition

In keeping with the founder’s wish, 25 pieces of artwork were displayed, allowing members and guests to mingle as they enjoyed the compositions showcased in the library. Among the renowned artists in attendance was Peggy Kinstler, spouse of famed portrait artist Everett Raymond Kinstler, showing her 24” x 12” photograph entitled “Everett and Friends Viewing Sargent’s ‘The Children of Edward Darley Boit.”

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The Resident Acting Company. From racnyc.org
Comedy
Edward A Kliszus

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The troupe aptly expressed the story with its twists and turns, plot and subplots, and its sojourn into the supernatural world of the night forest. We were indeed transported into the supernatural moonlit dreamscape of fairies. We experienced the mystical, love potions, and the droll interactions of humans and pixies.

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Artwork at the Players. 50 Selected Essays by Michael Gerbino
Book Reviews
Victoria L. Dammer

Artwork at The Players

In 2017, NYC photographer, creative director of Archigrafika, and Chair of The Players art committee Michael Gerbino began sending out monthly email blasts entitled Artwork at The Players. He wanted to spotlight the priceless historical artifacts housed in the Edwin Booth mansion at 16 Gramercy Park South with each correspondence.

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