Tommy Peristeris

and

Rick Rogow

invite you to join us for lunch or dinner 7 days a week

opened for movies but the Depression
closed it. Starting in 1935, it became
Sam's Cut Rate (department store) and
was demolished in 1966.
"In the 1940s, David Nederlander
bought the Shubert share of the Shubert-
Lafayette, which fell to the wrecker's ball
and parking-lot pavers in 1963.
"Smaller theaters met a tragic fate as
well. The Vanguard in the mid-1960s
filled a building on Elizabeth. Concept
East, a tiny coffeehouse theater on
Grand Circus Park, was alive and well
in the 1960s. The Stables in those
same years saw its first light in the for-
mer stable on Temple near downtown.
One faction stayed on as the eccentric
Unstabled and the other moved to the
basement of the Earle Hotel. The
Stables moved again to the Wolverine
Hotel, where it became the Masque
Theater but soon died.
"The Riviera on Grand River and
the Vest Pocket Theater further up the
street had their days of glory.
"Nederlander's Riviera survived
because it had room for large musicals
such as 'My Fair Lady' and sexy Harry
Belafonte performed there. The inti-
mate Vest Pocket thrived with 'Hair'
and 'Boys in the Band from 1968-70.
Both theaters are now part of the
boarded-up Grand River wasteland.
"Northland Playhouse ran shows
under a geodesic dome and then in the
open air with mosquitoes biting the-
ater-goers. A tent blew away in a sum-
mer storm. When managing director
Kenny Schwartz took away the shelter,
the lights attracted insects from miles
around. The geodesic dome was set up
but the heavy patter of rain drowned
out all the dialogue and all action was
suspended until the rain stopped.
"The Attic Theater, the Fourth
Street Playhouse and others of their
ilk, had their share of problems. Yet
they managed to survive successfully
until the end, seemingly on a shoe-
string but with some real talent."
FIRST CD recording put out by
songster/guitarist Billy Rose, is a beaut
... It's called "We Live in a World" ...
with his vocalizing of so many favorites
... He's backed by his two sons, Chris
and Tony; two grandsons, Ryan and
Josh; and two cousins, Kevin and
Daren De Costa . . . They're sons of
Ronnie Shandel, who was with Billy
years back at Angel's Hour Glass.
Billy's CD has a couple of fine tunes
written by him, "We Live in a World"
and "Soon You'll Leave Nie" in tango
beat ... plus "I've Gor You Under My
Skin", "Come Fly With Me", "Mack
the Knife," "Fools Rush in," "Fly Me
to the Moon" and others.

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