Charles Dillingham

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For the managing director of the Center Theatre Group, see Charles Dillingham (managing director).

Charles B. Dillingham

Charles Bancroft Dillingham (May 30, 1868 – August 30, 1934) was a Broadway producer. He started his career as a theater reviewer for the New York Evening Post, then became a manager for such actors as Julia Marlowe.

Dillingham began his producing career in 1902, with a production of The Cavalier, starring Julia Marlowe, William Lewers and Frank Worthing. Other noteworthy productions include:

The Little Princess, 1903
Miss Dolly Dollars, 1905
Miss 1917, 1917
A Bill of Divorcement, featuring Katharine Cornell, in 1921
Bulldog Drummond, 1921
Peter Pan, 1924
The Little Minister, 1925
Sidewalks of New York, featuring Ruby Keeler, 1927
Waterloo Bridge, 1930

He also produced several musicals and musical reviews during his career, including Watch Your Step, the first musical by Irving Berlin (which featured Vernon and Irene Castle in their Broadway debut).

In 1915, Dillingham hired the famous Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova to perform in New York City for six months.

External links

Charles B. Dillingham's credits at the Internet Broadway Database

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