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- Kenley_Players abstract "The Kenley Players was an Equity summer stock theatre company which presented hundreds of productions featuring Broadway, film, and television stars in Midwestern cities between 1940 and 1996. Variety called it the \"largest network of theaters on the straw hat circuit.\" Founded by and operated for its entire lifespan by John Kenley, it is credited with laying the groundwork for Broadway touring companies.The company's success was predicated on booking big-name stars for their box office potential, casting them in familiar plays and musicals, and keeping prices low, thereby attracting large crowds. In its heyday, Kenley Players productions drew crowds of 5,000 in Dayton, Akron, and Columbus Ohio. Kenley \"pioneered the notion of putting TV stars in summer stock.\" In a 1950 interview Kenley told The Washington Post, \"I only charge $1.50 top...I'd rather have full houses every night than be stuck with a batch of empty seats.\"Headliners included Rudy Vallee, Tommy Tune, Tallulah Bankhead, Cyd Charisse, Rosemary Clooney, Olivia de Havilland, Veronica Lake, Gypsy Rose Lee, Arthur Godfrey, Burt Reynolds, Ethel Merman, Mae West, Billy Crystal, William Shatner, Betty White, Florence Henderson, Mickey Rooney, Roddy McDowall, Marlene Dietrich, Jayne Mansfield, Rock Hudson and Gloria Swanson. Those who appeared in more than five productions included Edie Adams, Ed Ames, Vivian Blaine, Mitzi Gaynor, Genevieve, Robert Goulet, Lois Hunt, Van Johnson, Carol Lawrence, Paul Lynde, Gordon MacRae, Ann Miller, Karen Morrow, John Raitt, Martha Raye, Alexis Smith, Betty White, Barry Williams, and Earl Wrightson.Backstage called the Kenley Players \"a legendary summer stock circuit.\" Playbill called it \"for decades, a renowned midwestern summer stock outfit.\"".
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- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Akron,_Ohio.
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- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Burt_Reynolds.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Carol_Lawrence.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Category:Theatre_companies_in_Ohio.
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- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Earl_Wrightson.
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- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink John_Raitt.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Karen_Morrow.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Lois_Hunt.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Mae_West.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Marlene_Dietrich.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Martha_Raye.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Mickey_Rooney.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Mitzi_Gaynor.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Olivia_de_Havilland.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Paul_Lynde.
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- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Robert_Goulet.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Rock_Hudson.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Roddy_McDowall.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Rosemary_Clooney.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Rudy_Vallée.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Summer_stock_theatre.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Tallulah_Bankhead.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink The_Washington_Post.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Tommy_Tune.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Van_Johnson.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Variety_(magazine).
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Veronica_Lake.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink Vivian_Blaine.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLink William_Shatner.
- Kenley_Players wikiPageWikiLinkText "Kenley Players".
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- Kenley_Players subject Category:Theatre_companies_in_Ohio.
- Kenley_Players hypernym Stock.
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- Kenley_Players comment "The Kenley Players was an Equity summer stock theatre company which presented hundreds of productions featuring Broadway, film, and television stars in Midwestern cities between 1940 and 1996.".
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