Goodman Theatre

The Goodman Theatre in Chicago's Loop was founded in 1925 as a tribute to the Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, who had died of pneumonia in 1918. The theater was funded by Goodman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William O. Goodman, who donated USD$350,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago to establish a professional repertory company and a school of drama at the Institute. The theater was designed by the architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, although its design was severely hampered by location restrictions resulting in a lack of space for scenery and effects and poor acoustics.

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Chicago - Loop - 1925 - Chicago - Playwright - Kenneth Sawyer Goodman - Pneumonia - 1918 - Theater - USD - Art Institute of Chicago - Drama - Howard Van Doren Shaw - Acoustics

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The opening ceremony on October 20, 1925, featured three of Kenneth Sawyer Goodman's plays: Back of the Yards, The Green Scarf, and The Game of Chess. The theater presented its first public performance on October 22, 1925, with John Galsworthy's The Forest.

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October 20 - 1925 - Back of the Yards - The Green Scarf - The Game of Chess - October 22 - John Galsworthy - The Forest

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