From Broadway to Cleveland: A History of the Hanna Theatre (Cleveland Theater)

"Built by Daniel R. Hanna as a tribute to his theater-loving father, Marcus Hanna, the Hanna Theatre opened its doors on March 28, 1921, with an adaptation of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper starring William Faversham. Billed as a "Broadway-style theater," the Hanna was located not on Euclid Avenue but around the corner on the side street of East 14th. Its interior decor was opulent, finished in what was described as combination of Italian Renaissance and Pompeian style. For three generations of Clevelanders, "I saw it at the Hanna" was a bragging point that could only be trumped by "We saw it in New York.""--BOOK JACKET.John Vacha is the author of 'From Broadway to Cleveland: A History of the Hanna Theatre (Cleveland Theater)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780873389051 and ISBN 0873389050.