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Drama - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project

Rosa Ponselle: Meriden’s Famous Musical Daughter

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New London’s Tradition of Burning Benedict Arnold…in Effigy – Who Knew?

Actress Gwen Reed Best Remembered for Dedication to Childhood Literacy

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William Gillette’s Last Performance – Today in History: February 27

Goodspeed Opera House Opens – Today in History: October 24

“Gentleman’s Farming” Comes to Waterford

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Marietta Canty House

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Four Saints in Three Acts Debuts – Today in History: February 7

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Hartford’s Charles Dillingham Discovered Broadway Stars

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Aunt Polly and Its Preservation

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Katharine Hepburn Born – Today in History: May 12

Eugene O’Neill’s Connecticut Connections

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Holmes at Home: The Life of William Gillette

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Remembering Fredi Washington: Actress, Activist, and Journalist

Ernest Borgnine: Breaking the Hollywood Mold

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Portland’s Guy Hedlund: Actor and Activist

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American Actor Changes 19th-Century Theater – Who Knew?

Broadway Comes to Westport

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Hartford’s Louis Peterson, Groundbreaking African American Playwright

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Sylvester Poli, Negotiating Cultural Politics in an Age of Immigration

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The Origins and Enduring Legacy of New Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre

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The Story of the Oakdale Makes Great Theater

Katharine Hepburn’s Love Affair (with Connecticut)

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Arthur Miller dies – Today in History: February 10

Sarah Bernhardt Performs in Hartford – Today in History: June 8

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Ivoryton Playhouse Opens – Today in History: June 17

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Looking Back: How the Vote Was Won

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Preserving an All-American Downtown in Torrington

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