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The First Fifty Years

First Preview: Jun 1, 2014
Opening Date: Jun 11, 2014
Closing Date: Jul 19, 2014
Running Time: 01:35
The First Fifty Years

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Playing @
East Lynne Theater Company
First Presbyterian Church, Cape May, NJ 08204
Written by Henry Myers, it premiered on Broadway in 1922, and charts the ups and downs of a married couple in seven scenes from 1872, seven years after the end of the Civil War, to their golden anniversary at the beginning of the Roaring ‘20s, in 1922. 

ELTC’s artistic director tracked down the only known script of this forgotten gem at the Billy Rose Collection at Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts. 


Many may know the 1952 Tony Award-winning play The Fourposter written by Jan de Hartog that covers 35 years of a marriage from 1890-1925, and was adapted into the musical, I Do! I Do!  but The First Fifty Years came first.
Regional
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Audience Advisory: Seating is first-come-first-served

Performance Schedule



PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

WED  8:30 PM
THURS 8:30 PM
FRI   8:30 PM
SAT  8:30 PM


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$25.00 - $30.00

Lottery & Rush

$15 - Students (full time)

Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    An infrared audio amplification system is installed and receivers are available at the box office.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    None available
  • Entrance

    The cement sidewalk to the main entrance meets the minimum requirements for accessibility, but the entrance has a non-accessible threshold. The doorway itself meets the minimum width requirements for accessibility and leads into a small landing. From this landing are two small stairways with railings: one leading down to the restrooms and another leading to the vestibule, which serves as the theater’s lobby, box office area, and concession.
  • Parking

    There are two spaces, marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility, both van accessible, and paved.
  • Passenger Loading Zone

    There is an accessible drop off/passenger loading area in front of the entrance.
  • Restroom

    There is an accessible restroom on the same level as the sanctuary (ELTC's performance space).
  • Seating

    There is accessible seating for service animals.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Visual Assistance

    Playbills are available in large print format on performance evenings, and when requested via e-mail by sending an e-mail to eastlynneco@aol.com.
  • Water Fountain

    The water fountains are on the lower level. Front of house staff give cups of water to those who have walking difficulties. Bottled water is also available in the lobby area.
  • Wheelchair Info

    There is a wheelchair lift near the parking lot, fully-operable by one in the chair, able to take the person up to the second floor where the performance space is located, or to remain on the first floor.

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